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Its all in the title Greg - everything used to belong to the Crown, but that now means "the Government". Our postal service is HM postal service, but actually it belongs to the private Sector. Its a good seller :o "About Her Majesty's Courts Service Her Majesty’s Courts Service (HMCS)...

That has never been more evident than at the time of Princess Diana's death. Tony Blair (Prime Minister at the time) had to do some serious, blunt talking with HM. If the Palace had done nothing at that time I seriously believe that there would have been a revolt against the Monarchy.

Please slow down gentlemen :eek: the Royal family have no say so in how the British Government is conducted - they have not for MANY, many years. As mentioned above 1640 -1660 English History The Queen/King may advise all they want but they have no power. They are indeed a figurehead...

Do you not see a class system here in the US Greg? :confused:

Oh I wouldn't be so sure about that, check out English History 1640 - 1660 :) We have also had our own little ol'civil war don't y'know ;)

57 years - Coronation was on June 2 1953 :) Accession and Coronation

BBC News Dec 30 Agathe von Trapp, eldest daughter of the Austrian family who inspired The Sound of Music, has died at the age of 97 in the US state of Maryland. She died in a hospice in the Baltimore suburb of Towson after suffering congestive heart failure in November, a long-time...

BBC News Dec 30 Executors of Michael Jackson's estate have asked the Discovery Channel to cancel plans for a programme claiming to re-enact the late singer's autopsy. John Branca and John McClain said the show was "in shockingly bad taste". In a letter, the pair accused the company of...

Update on this story BBC News Dec 30 Khodorkovsky gets six more years in Russia jail Imprisoned former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, has been sentenced to six more years in jail for fraud. With his current sentence due to expire next year...

BBC news Dec 30 The West African region has suffered more than its fair share of military coups and civil wars and its leaders have made a clear commitment to ensuring that these come to an end. Three African presidents are due to travel to Ivory Coast on Tuesday to give incumbent...

Empty - waiting at Monee for another (please & thank you :p):p

The Times Square ball gets all the publicity, but it's not the only thing being dropped on Dec. 31 -- and we're not talking bad habits. Seems like almost every city -- big and small -- marks the new year by dropping something from a tall building or a crane For instance, the city of...

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Re: Did you ever wonder why, how or who ......? Did you ever wonder who sent the first Christmas Card? A relatively recent phenomenon, the sending of commercially printed Christmas cards originated in London in 1843. Previously, people had exchanged handwritten holiday greetings. First...

In a Czechoslovakian tourist agency: Take one of our horse-driven city tours - we guarantee no miscarriages. Advertisement for donkey rides in Thailand: Would you like to ride on your own ***? In a Swiss mountain inn: Special today - no ice cream. (kein Eis?) In a Bangkok...

This one is from Alabama.... Why Opossum Has A Bare Tail (Creek/Muscogee Tribe) retold by S. E. Schlosser One day, Opossum was walking in the woods around sunset when he spied Raccoon. Now Opossum had always admired Raccoon because he had a beautiful tail with rings all around it...

The movie "Excalibur" (1981), is a really good movie IMO if you like the King Arthur legend (waaay better than the most recent attempts) $5.98 on amazon :D

Amazing isn't it !! This is from Britannia,com "What of the Winchester Round Table then? In 1976, this became the subject of extensive scientific investigations. It was first recorded at Winchester in 1463 and had probably been painted with a likeness of Henry VIII in 1522. Now...

I'm sure you have all heard of King Arthur & the Round Table and Robin Hood. so I won't bore you with those - but wouldn't it be fantastic if they were finally proved to have existed ...awesome. Anyway I digress ..... Here is a story from Texas El Muerto A Texas Ghost Story...

There's probably a Macdonalds out there already LOL :D