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  • March 2008

    • Diana Inquest Headed to Jury

      Reuters  |  Mar 30, 08 1:47 PM CDT

      Diana Inquest Headed to Jury

      (Newser) - Was Diana, Princess of Wales, pregnant? About to marry Dodi? Murdered by the royal family? The inquest into her death, alternately official investigation and media spectacle, is nearing its conclusion this week after six months and more than 250 witnesses, reports Reuters. The presiding judge will make his summary tomorrow, and the jury will begin deliberations Wednesday to determine whether the deaths were accidental or if there was evidence of a plot. More »

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      British royals  • Princess Diana  • Diana inquest  • Dodi al Fayed  • Prince Philip  • Queen Elizabeth  • inquest

    • Brits Ready the Red Carpet for Sarko Visit

      Reuters  |  Mar 23, 08 9:40 AM CDT

      Brits Ready the Red Carpet for Sarko Visit

      (Newser) - Carla Bruni isn’t the only tempestuous romance in Nicolas Sarkozy's life—the “turbulent love affair” of Anglo-French relations comes to the fore Wednesday as the flamboyant French prez prepares to meet with Queen Elizabeth. But Sarkozy is a vocal fan of Britain’s hardy economy, and with increasing economic interdependence between the oft-warring neighbors, smoother relations are expected. More »

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      France  • Great Britain  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Gordon Brown  • Carla Bruni  • prime minister  • Queen Elizabeth  • Windsor

  • January 2008
  • December 2007

    • Queen of YouTube

      BBC  |  Dec 23, 07 8:24 AM CST

      Queen of YouTube

      (Newser) - Look who's using YouTube. The British Royals have just joined the ranks of YouTube users with the launch of a "Royal Channel" on the video-sharing Internet site that showcases recent and historical clips of the queen and her family. On Tuesday the queen will broadcast her 50th anniversary Christmas message on the channel, which she hopes will make the talk "more personal and direct," BBC reports. More »

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      Great Britain  • YouTube  • British royals  • Christmas  • Queen Elizabeth

  • October 2007

    • BBC Exec Resigns Over 'Crowngate'

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 6, 07 7:29 PM CDT

      BBC Exec Resigns Over 'Crowngate'

      (Newser) - A BBC chief resigned yesterday over footage of the Queen allegedly storming out of a photo session, the Los Angeles Times reports. A probe found that she never stalked out; another clip of her was spliced into the BBC doc. An ex-exec who led the "Crowngate" probe said the snafu was sparked by “misjudgments, poor practice and ineffective systems." More »

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      documentary  • BBC  • Annie Leibovitz  • Queen Elizabeth  • BBC1

  • July 2007

    • BBC Grovels Over Royal Tantrum

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 13, 07 4:34 AM CDT

      BBC Grovels Over Royal Tantrum

      (Newser) - BBC television has offered a groveling apology to Queen Elizabeth for making it appear she threw a royal tantrum with celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, the Guardian reports. Producers edited video clips—implying the Queen stormed out of a photo shoot—to promote a documentary. She was actually hurrying to the shoot. The clip was aired worldwide. More »

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      BBC  • Annie Leibovitz  • Queen Elizabeth  • Buckingham Palace

  • May 2007
  • April 2007

    • Queen Behind Royal Split

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 16, 07 11:25 AM CDT

      Queen Behind Royal Split

      (Newser) - Royal watchers were rewarded today with a report in the News of the World   that  Queen Elizabeth was behind the sudden split between Prince William and his commoner girlfriend, Kate Middleton. The tab said Wills dumped Kate after a closed-door meeting with his grandmother, who said she didn't "want another Diana."  More »

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      British royals  • tabloids  • Prince William  • Kate Middleton  • Prince Philip  • Queen Elizabeth

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