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Should Richard III Be Welcomed 'Home' to Yorkshire?

Rob Atkinson | Posted 07.04.2013 | UK
Read More: York Minster, Dna, Richard III, Archaeology, England, Westminster Abbey, British Monarchy, UK News
Rob Atkinson

The news that ancient remains, discovered under a Leicester car park, have been positively identified as those of King Richard III of England has led,...

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The Same Old New Royal Portrait: Queen Liz Keeps the Best Pokerface in the Business

Martin Newman | Posted 30.11.2012 | Home
Read More: Portraiture, Ralph Heimans, Painting, The Queen, Queen Elizabeth II, Westminster Abbey, Lucien Freud, Annie Leibovitz, New Royal Portrait Queen, Home News
Martin Newman

Like Freud before Heimans, Annie Leibovitz with her dark photographic take, or the purpling rigamortis skin of Antony Williams' 1996 effort, this painting, like all before, fails to tell us anything meaningful about the monarch.

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I Vow My Bonus to Thee My Country

Daniel Wood | Posted 02.04.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Stephen Hester, Banking Crisis, Rbs, Bonuses, Labour Party, George Osborne, David Cameron, Westminster Abbey, UK Politics News
Daniel Wood

Thus far, the political debate surrounding bankers' bonuses has been as nuanced and subtle as a fart in a lift.

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Forces Gather To Celebrate British Legion's 90th Anniversary

PA | Posted 19.11.2011 | UK
Read More: Army, Poppy, Westminster Abbey, Royal British Legion, Navy, Anniversary, Air Force, Military Veterans, UK News

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Military veterans and their families are due to gather for a service to mark the 90th anniversary of the Royal British Legion. ...

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Memorial Services In New York And London

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 10.11.2011 | UK
Read More: American Embassy, 9/11 Memorial, Tony Blair, 9/11 Anniversary, Westminster Abbey, September 11 Anniversary, Twin Towers, St Paul's Cathedral, September 11th, 9/11 Victims, Boris Johnson, UK News

Many of the families of the 67 British victims who died in the 9/11 attacks will attend services in London and New York on Sunday. Members of aroun...

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