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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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British royals stories: 107 news summaries

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The Queen Is
Not, in the End,
a Blair Fan

Elizabeth "frustrated" at retiring Prime Minister Tony Blair's legacy

May 27, 07 6:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Tony Blair prepares to leave office, one of those uneasy about his legacy is his queen, who the Telegraph reports is "exasperated and frustrated" at the effect of 10 years of New Labour rule. Queen Elizabeth is said to be unhappy about Blair's  "overstretching"  the military... More »

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Tony Blair • United Kingdom • Queen Elizabeth II • England • Britain • British royals

British Army Grounds Harry

In official about-face, young royal won't deploy to Iraq for fear of assassination

May 16, 07 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - British brass have dashed 22-year-old Prince Harry's dreams of fighting in Iraq, citing fears of a targeted assassination. The head of Britain’s army made today’s announcement—a reversal from earlier promises that Harry would fight—after a visit to Iraq last week revealed direct threats against the prince. More »

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Iraq • Prince Harry • Richard Dannatt • Britain • British royals

Prince Harry Heads for Iraq

Apr 27, 07 6:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - England's Prince Harry is scheduled to deploy to south-east Iraq with his regiment next month, in spite of misgivings about the high-profile royal becoming a target for insurgents. The British Ministry of Defense continues to support his deployment, saying that holding him back would be a "tremendous propaganda coup"... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Prince Harry • deployment • Ministry of Defence • British royals

Tina's Book Slams Diana

Ten years later, a tell-all book draws again on never-ending public fascination

Apr 23, 07 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new book about Princess Diana portrays her as a "spiteful, manipulative, media-savvy neurotic" more in love with her title than with Prince Charles, the Daily Mail reports. Ex-New Yorker editor Tina Brown's book, timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of Diana's death, depicts the heir apparent as... More »

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Tina Brown • Princess Diana • Prince of Wales • Prince Charles • Vanity Fair • British royals

Queen Behind Royal Split

Tab claims matriarch urged Wills to dump Kate, vowing "no more Dianas"

Apr 16, 07 11:25 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Wills and Kate Have Split

Brits mourn fairtytale marriage of Prince William to commoner Kate Middleton

Apr 14, 07 4:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Prince William's four-year romance with shopgirl Kate Middleton is off, the Sun reported in a "world exclusive" today. Though palace-watchers had been betting on another fairytale wedding at St. Paul's, the couple has been growing apart since Wills started his military service, and seemed to prefer carousing with army... More »

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media • Prince William • Kate Middleton • tabloids • Britain • British royals

Prince Will's Steady Fights Back Against Tabloids

Kate Middleton ups the ante in struggle for privacy

Mar 30, 07 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Prince William's girlfirend Kate Middleton is getting tough on tabloids to get the paparazzi out of her face. Her lawyers filed a complaint with the Press Complaints Commission yesterday after the Daily Mirror published a close-up photo of her she said was obtained through harassment, the Daily Telegraph reports. More »

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Prince William • Kate Middleton • tabloids • paparazzi • British royals

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