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Queen Victoria's complete private diaries are now on-line

A message from HM Queen Elizabeth II In this the year of my Diamond Jubilee, I am delighted to be able to present, for the first time, the complete on-line collection of Queen Victoria's journals from the Royal...

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Official: Queen Victoria's Panties Were Massive

As Kensington Palace prepares to re-open after a £12 million refit, British newspaper The Sun was allowed a sneak preview of one of the most unusual - and certainly most personal - items of Royal memorabilia yet seen... Queen Victoria's 52" knickers. The voluminous pants...

created by Colonel Boyle | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Nanaimo Celebrates Empire Days

Small town Nanaimoites turned out to watch the traditional May Day parade on Sunday. The province wide holiday goes by various names - Victoria Day, Empire Day, 24th of May - but for the past 85 years in...

created by Barbara McPherson | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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76 Trombones Led The Big Parade

Well, maybe not quite 76 trombones, but there were tubas and trombones and drums and pipes on the downtown streets of Nanaimo yesterday. The Empire Days association put on its traditional parade yesterday...

created by Barbara McPherson | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Uncomfortable Is The Head That Wears The Crown

The Queen famously declared that she would devote herself to the service of her people until the end of her life, thereby ruling out the possibility of the Crown passing to her son through Abdication. Now, though, it's rumoured that the 80-year-old monarch is set to cast...

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The Night Prince Harry Took 'Granny' For A Spin

First it was smoking, then drinking. Now it's been revealed Prince Harry has spent a night at a casino. And the young man who is already a multi-millionaire left £500 richer.

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Token Booth Closings Start in April

The first nine of the 164 token booths scheduled for closing will be shut down in April. The Daily News says the first retired booths will include ones in Union Square and Penn Station, and then the remaining booths will close weekly until October. Then, 600 of the clerks...