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British royals stories: 107 news summaries

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For Britain's Young Princes,
a Role Reversal

Harry's Afghan tour, Wills' chopper antics flop public perception

Apr 24, 08 10:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - It seems like only yesterday that William was Britain's standup prince, brother Harry the misled stoner in an SS uniform. But after revelations that William landed his RAF helicopter on his girlfriend’s lawn, and that the younger Harry served actual combat in Afghanistan, the tables have turned, the AP... More »

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Prince William • Kate Middleton • Prince Harry • helicopter • British Army • Royal Air Force • British royals • Afghanistan war • Chelsy Davy

 Princes: Now Leave Mum Alone 

William and Harry relieved grueling inquest is over

Apr 8, 08 3:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Prince William and Harry are relieved that the grueling inquest into their mother's death has concluded, hoping it will quiet speculation about conspiracies behind the tragedy. "They just want it to end after all this time," a source told the Daily Telegraph. The inquest concluded yesterday that Princess... More »

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Prince William • Prince Philip • Princess Diana • Prince Harry • paparazzi • Henri Paul • Diana inquest • Dodi Fayed • Pont d'Alma tunnel • British royals • Trevor Rees • Rosa Monckton • Lord Stevens • Royal Courts of Justice • Mohamed Al-Fayed • drunk • Royal Family

 Prince Philip Hospitalized 

Queen's husband is being 'assessed and treated' for chest infection

Apr 4, 08 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Prince Philip has been hospitalized with a chest infection, Buckingham Palace announced today. Queen Elizabeth’s husband, 86, walked into the hospital unaided and was able to sit up in bed and write, the Times of London reports. Using his formal title, a palace spokeswoman said: "The Duke of... More »

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Prince Philip • Queen Elizabeth II • Britain • British royals • Duke of Edinburgh

 Diana Coroner Dismisses
 Conspiracy 

Duke of Edinburgh, British intelligence not to blame for Princess' death

Mar 31, 08 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Diana wasn't the victim of a murder plot, her coroner told an inquest jury today after six months of testimony. Lord Justice Scott Baker told jurors to decide either that the Princess and Dodi died in an accident, or as result of gross negligence—her driver's or the paparazzi's. But... More »

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Princess Diana • jury • MI6 • Diana inquest • British royals • Princess of Wales • coroner's report • Mohamed al Fayed • Dodi al Fayed • Duke of Edinburgh • Scott Baker

 Diana Inquest Headed to Jury 

Jurors to decide whether lovers' deaths were accidental or part of a plot

Mar 30, 08 1:47 PM CDT
(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,... More »

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

Harry Praised
by US Pilots 

F-15 flyers note composure of then unknown Brit who called in airstrikes

Mar 16, 08 11:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - American F-15 fighter pilots were impressed with the composure of the British soldier who called in air cover on Taliban entrenchments in Afghanistan in December. But for 2 months Capt. Ben Donberg and Col. Dan DeBree had no idea that "Widow Six Seven" was actually Britain's Prince Harry calling... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Prince Harry • British Army • British royals • airstrike • US Air Force • Helmand province • F-15 pilots • Forward Operating Base Delhi • Widow Six Seven • Ben Donberg

OPINION

Prince Harry Should Have Stayed

Christopher Hitchens asks what threat he posed others

Mar 12, 08 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Matt Drudge revealed to the world Prince Harry was in Afghanistan, there he should have stayed, writes Christopher Hitchens for Slate. It's "piffle" to think that his royal highness was a "bullet magnet" in Helmand province, already one of the most dangerous places on Earth for any... More »

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Afghanistan • War on Terror • Prince Harry • Drudge Report • Matt Drudge • war • Buckingham Palace • British troops • British Army • British royals • Helmand province

Aussie Mag Apologizes
to Harry

Publishing Afghan story was 'irresponsible and insensitive,' say editors

Mar 10, 08 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Australian women's magazine has apologized to Britain's Prince Harry for breaking a media embargo and being the first to reveal that he was serving with troops in Afghanistan. The young royal was immediately pulled from the combat zone after just 10 weeks because of fears he would become a... More »

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Afghanistan • Prince Charles • Prince Harry • Drudge Report • British troops • Britain • British royals • Harry

Brits Probe Soldier Who Tried to Sell Harry Pics

Comrade defied media ban, says Guardian

Mar 9, 08 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The British military is investigating a soldier who defied military orders and tried to sell "extraordinary" pictures of Prince Harry’s secret Afghanistan deployment to the media, the Guardian reports. In the pictures, Harry witnesses the beheading of a live goat during Christmas celebrations and films the event... More »

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Afghanistan • The Sun • Prince Harry • Drudge Report • Matt Drudge • Britain • British royals • American press • British press

NEW RELEASE

All in All, Not a Bad Job

Heist movie highly entertaining, if forgettable

Mar 7, 08 7:35 AM CST
(Newser) - You probably won't ponder The Bank Job once you've left the theater, but most critics say you're likely to enjoy it while you're there. The heist film, very loosely based on a real bank robbery that happened in London in 1971—which captivated the public because of its rumored connection... More »

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London • heist • British royals • guy movies • action movie • Jason Statham

Di's Butler Refuses Court Return

Burrell denies he perjured himself to princess' inquest

Mar 6, 08 1:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Princess Diana’s ex-butler rejected a request to return to Britain to clarify statements made to a reporter about having lied to the inquest into her death, the Guardian reports today. Paul Burrell, who now lives in Florida, says he had "been drinking all evening and was tired and... More »

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Princess Diana • perjury • Britain • Diana inquest • British royals • Paul Burrell • lying • butler

Prince Harry: I'm No Hero

Praises fellow soldiers, wants to return 'very, very soon'

Mar 2, 08 8:14 AM CST
(Newser) - In a revealing interview with the British press, Prince Harry spoke yesterday of his stint in Afghanistan as one of the happiest times of his life, and said he "generally" doesn't "like England that much." The third-in-line to the British throne insisted he's not a hero, and... More »

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Afghanistan • Prince William • Prince Charles • Prince Harry • England • British Army • British royals

Harry's Dad 'Enormously Proud'

But Prince Charles also 'frustrated' over early return

Mar 1, 08 12:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Prince Charles welcomed Harry home from Afghanistan today, telling the media he was “enormously proud” of his son. “It’s obviously a great relief to see him home in one piece,” he said, adding that he now understood what service families endure. But he also was frustrated... More »

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Afghanistan • Prince William • Prince Charles • Prince Harry • Drudge Report • British royals

UPDATED

Prince Harry Arrives Home After Deployment

Young royal flourished under adverse conditions of battle

Mar 1, 08 7:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Prince Harry is back home after an abrupt end to his hitherto unreported Afghanistan deployment, CNN reports. The frustrated royal had earlier rued his return. "I don't want to sit around in Windsor," Harry, third in line to the throne, had told the Telegraph. "But I generally... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Prince Harry • British Army • British royals • Windsor

Media Leak Ends Harry's Afghan Mission

Army planning emergency exit
for soldier prince

Feb 29, 08 5:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Britain's defense ministry is setting up emergency plans to withdraw Prince Harry from his battalion in Afghanistan after yesterday's news leak that he had been stationed there. He has completed 10 weeks of what was supposed to be a four-month tour of duty in Helmand Province, reports the Times of... More »

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Afghanistan • media • Prince Harry • Drudge Report • British military • British royals • Helmand province

Secret No More: Prince Harry's
in Afghanistan

UK press promised silence, but foreign media leaked story

Feb 28, 08 1:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Prince Harry is indeed in Afghanistan fighting the Taliban, the BBC reports. The news was leaked by foreign media and confirmed by the UK government despite a press agreement to stay mum on Harry’s military service. The prince, nicknamed “bullet magnet,” said he appreciates frontline duty: “... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Prince Harry • Richard Dannatt • soldier • British Army • British royals • bullet magnet

Royal Butler Recalled to Diana Inquest

Paul Burrell is asked
to return after video suggests he lied

Feb 22, 08 5:15 PM CST
(Newser) - After a video showed the former royal butler saying he’d been untruthful during an appearance at the Princess Diana inquest, Paul Burrell is being asked to return and explain himself, reports the BBC. In the tape, Burrell allegedly claims to have dropped “red herrings” and kept secrets in... More »

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The Sun • United Kingdom • Princess Diana • England • Britain • British royals • Paul Burrell • Hasnat Khan • butler

Former UK Intel Boss Refutes Diana Charges

He says agents didn't kill princess, calls allegations absurd

Feb 20, 08 7:51 PM CST
(Newser) - In uncharacteristic public statements, the former head of British intelligence service MI6 denied during a court appearance today that agents were behind Princess Diana's 1997 death, the Telegraph reports. While Sir Richard Dearlove—known as "C" during his 1999-2004 tenure as agency boss—admitted MI6 can authorize assassinations, he... More »

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Tony Blair • Princess Diana • Prince Charles • MI6 • Diana inquest • British royals • Mohamed al Fayed • Dodi al Fayed • conspiracy theory • Sir Richard Dearlove • Duke of Edinburgh

Diana's Butler Cops to Lying
at Inquest

'I was very naughty,' Burrell confesses
on videotape

Feb 18, 08 1:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Princess Diana's ex-butler threw the $20-million inquest into her death "a few red herrings," "didn't tell the whole truth," and could be facing some quality time in the pokey for his trouble, reports the Sun. The British paper says it uncovered a 3-hour videotape in which... More »

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Princess Diana • Queen Elizabeth II • perjury • Diana inquest • British royals • Paul Burrell • butler • Camilla Parker Bowles • red herrings

Fayed: 'Nazi' Philip Killed Diana

Dodi's dad decries royals, details conspiracy theory in inquest rant

Feb 18, 08 9:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Prince Phillip—a “Nazi” who should be sent “back to Germany from where he comes”—headed a royal family plot to murder Princess Diana and his son, Dodi Al Fayed's father told the Diana inquest today. “You want to know his original name—It ends with... More »

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Prince Philip • Princess Diana • Secret Service • conspiracy • inquest • Diana inquest • British royals • Mohamed Al Fayed • royal conspiracy • Dodi al Fayed

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