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NEWS ABOUT: royalty

royalty stories: 15 news summaries

 Dutchman Dies After 
 Attempted Attack on Queen 

Assailant killed 5 by ramming his car into crowd

May 1, 09 5:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The man who drove his car into a crowd at a parade in an attempted attack on the queen of the Netherlands died of his injuries today. Five people were killed and 12 injured after 38-year-old Karst Tates rammed his car through two police barricades and careened toward an open-top... More »

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Netherlands • royalty • Holland • assassination attempt • Queen Beatrix • Dutch royal family

UPDATED

Possible Assassination Try Kills 4 Near Dutch Royals

Car zooms through crowd at Queen's celebration; 13 injured

Apr 30, 09 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Four people were killed today and 13 injured in a possible assassination attempt at a celebration honoring the Dutch queen, Radio Netherlands reports. A car broke barriers and zoomed through a crowd, crashing into a monument just as the royal family was passing in an open-topped bus; they were sped... More »

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Netherlands • royalty • attack • Holland • assassination attempt • crowd • Queen Beatrix • Dutch royal family

 White House 
 Denies Prez 
 Bowed to 
 Saudi King 

President accused of royal breach of protocol at G20 summit

Apr 9, 09 4:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The White House denies President Obama broke centuries of protocol by bowing to a foreign monarch at the G20 talks, Politico reports. A video from the summit showing the president dipping as he greeted Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has infuriated right-wingers who believe the movement was a bow. The deep... More »

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Barack Obama • Saudi Arabia • King Abdullah • royalty • G20 • President Obama • Obama bows

Royal Murders Continue to Haunt Nepal

New regime reopens probe into 8-year-old palace massacre

Apr 8, 09 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - In an effort to cover up their own difficulties, the Maoist rebels-turned-rulers who govern Nepal have relaunched a probe into the royal massacre that helped bring them to power, Time reports. The incident 8 years ago—the crown prince killed the king and nine other relatives before taking his own... More »

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royalty • massacre • Nepal • Maoists • Gyanendra • Birendra • Crown Prince Paras

(Newser) - During her chat with the queen today, Michelle Obama briefly and lightly put her hand on the royal back. And while this may not seem like a big deal to ordinary humans, it is a violation of strict rules of royal etiquette, which amount to: Beyond a limp handshake, keep... More »

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Michelle Obama • Queen Elizabeth II • royalty • Queen • Britain • etiquette

Swedish Princess Will Marry Personal Trainer 

Swedish couple met at a gym

Feb 25, 09 12:03 PM CST
(Newser) - In what sounds like a real-life Disney movie, the crown princess of Sweden lifted her country out of a glum mood—at least for one day—by announcing her engagement to her personal trainer, the Times of London reports. Crown Princess Victoria's fiancé has undergone a royal makeover: no more... More »

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royalty • Sweden • engagement • personal trainer • Scandinavia • Crown Princess Victoria • Daniel Westling • Carl Gustav XVI

 Bhutan Crowns 
 28-Year-Old King 

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck heads newly democratic Himalayan nation

Nov 6, 08 2:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Bhutan, the world’s youngest democracy, has its youngest monarch today, with 28-year-old Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck crowned king, the Telegraph reports. Reformist King Jigme Singye passed on the title on the heels of this year’s first-ever parliamentary elections. “What is important to me are the hopes and... More »

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Bhutan • royalty • monarchy • King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

glossies

All But a Princess, Wills' Kate Is No Lady in Waiting

Poised Middleton 'has never put a foot wrong'

Oct 5, 08 6:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kate Middleton’s ascension from nouveau-riche commoner to almost-princess may seem like a Cinderella story, but Prince William’s girlfriend has been in control of the situation every step of the way. With a royal wedding looking likely, Vanity Fair’s Vicky Ward examines the poise and powerful personality of... More »

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Prince William • Kate Middleton • Vanity Fair • royalty • British royals • Royal Family

Princess Caught Prancing Naked at School

Young royal scolded after night of drunken
'high jinks'

Jun 14, 08 3:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Princess Eugenie got a stern rebuke from school officials after prancing naked around her college campus last month. The Duke of York's daughter reportedly downed drinks with friends before dancing in the buff around the £23,000-a-year school. Their playful shrieks awoke senior staff. "It was nothing more... More »

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royalty • British royals • Princess Eugenie

TV review

 Diet Duchess 
 Leaves Sour Taste 

Lecturing poor on diet a sicking symptom of TV's feast on self-respect

May 23, 08 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Watching Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson lecture some of Britain’s poorest—and hungriest—on the virtues of healthy eating on the UK show "The Duchess of Hull" may turn stomachs, but it's just the latest offering from a lengthy menu of a la carte snobbery perpetuated by today’... More »

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reality TV • health • United Kingdom • diet • royalty • poverty • Royal Family • Sarah Ferguson

'McCain the Bruce' Claims are Baloney

Genealogists ridicule senator's alleged links to Scottish king

Mar 21, 08 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain might be a sure thing to be crowned the GOP nominee, but experts say claims that his family is related to a Scottish king are pure fiction. McCain wrote in a 1999 memoir that his great-aunt was descended from Robert the Bruce, who reclaimed Scottish independence in 1314.... More »

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John McCain • Scotland • royalty • historian • genealogy • Robert the Bruce

Prince William May Try Stint
as Journo

Reporting would show him media's point of view, handlers say

Feb 2, 08 5:23 PM CST
(Newser) - In an odd twist, Prince William may try a stint in journalism to train for public life, the Guardian reports. Officials say he would benefit from reporting on others, as journos will one day report on him as heir to England's throne. His handlers are also considering spells for William... More »

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media • Prince William • England • journalism • royalty • Britain • British royals • Lady Di

Scotland Yard Busts Royal Sex Tape Blackmailers

Pair threatened to reveal video of mystery royal

Oct 28, 07 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two men have been arrested for attempted blackmail of a member of the British royal family who was threatened with exposure of a videotape allegedly showing a sex act, according to Scotland Yard officials. Authorities would not reveal the identity of the target, who was told to pay $100,000... More »

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Prince Charles • England • Scotland Yard • royalty • blackmail • Britain • sex tape • British royals

Norway Royal Talks to Angels

Peculiar princess speaks of miracles, psychic powers, claims she'll teach disciples

Jul 25, 07 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Princess Martha Louise of Norway says she can talk to angels—and teach other people how to strike up a chat as well. The 35-year-old princess claims to have psychic powers that she plans to use in her new alternative therapy center: For about $4,150 a year she'll teach... More »

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Norway • horse • royalty • physical therapy • alternative treatment • British royals

Radio Should Pay to Play, Artists Argue

Music industry wants
to start collecting AM, FM royalties

Jul 5, 07 6:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's time AM and FM radio broadcasters started paying for the music they play, a group of music industry types has decided. They're lobbying Congress to amend the federal law that has exempted terrestrial radio from paying artists' royalties for nearly a century, Business Week reports.   More »

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music • radio • satellite radio • music industry • Recording Industry Association of America • House Judiciary Committee • CDs • royalty • royalties • RIAA • MUSICfirst coalition • terrestrial radio • mp3 • web radio • podcast • singers • digital downloads • artist • musician

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