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Camilla and the Keepers of the country: From the Lady of the Isles to the Queen's Swan Marker, the weird and wonderful ancient roles that help keep British history alive
Hereford :: United Kingdom | 1 hour ago
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Of course, many people will find it vaguely comical to see a middle-aged gent in fancy dress upholding a ritual which some regard as obsolete, if not absurd. From Gilbert and Sullivan to Monty Python, comedians have had a field day with job titles
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DA: Presidential spending can't be secret
Victoria :: Seychelles | 1 month ago
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The policy to regulate how the president and deputy president spend public money cannot be kept hush-hush, the DA said on Sunday. "The presidency has been turned into a state-within-a-state, beyond proper oversight and scrutiny by Parliament," said
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King orders closure of...
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | 3 months ago
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Sunday 10 February 2013 Last Update 9 February 2013 11:19 pm Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has ordered the liquidation of Tamour Al-Mamlaka shareholding company, Sabq.org reported yesterday quoting Commerce and Industry Minister Dr.
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British establishment alarmed over royal succession change
Cambridge :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago
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Prince William and his wife Catherine's baby will not be born until the summer, but changes to the rules of succession that would fundamentally affect its life are causing disquiet in the British establishment. Prince Charles has led the warnings
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Future shape of the Imperial Family
Ōsaka :: Japan | 6 months ago
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Under the 1947 Imperial Household Law, female members of the Imperial Family must become commoners upon marriage, giving up their position and official membership in the Imperial Family. The proposal is aimed at preventing a decrease in the number of
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Liberia: President Sirleaf's 'Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way'
Monrovia :: Liberia | 7 months ago
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They could have been right considering the fact that she's the head of the government. But again, they were reminded, in response, about the government being a composition of individuals in whom the president has explicit confidence. To her, like any
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Royal double standard: exceptional when it suits them, normal when it doesn't
London :: United Kingdom | 7 months ago
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Story video The latest batch was the subject of a freedom-of-information request from the Guardian newspaper. Three judges agreed that the letters should be released, on the grounds of public interest. But, this week, Attorney-General Dominic Grieve
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India revives NAM tune amid Iranian PR hoopla
New Delhi :: India | 9 months ago
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summit in Tehran last week was touted as a diplomatic coup by a sanctions-hit Iran to fight back its international isolation. But amid all that Iranian public relations hoopla and high-voltage photo-ops, India managed to inject some economic and
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Africa: Where Families Seek to Rule
Accra :: Ghana | 9 months ago
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Why are there still so many monarchies among the 193 states of the world?...But it is hard to find any common thread that explains their survival or revival. There are ten European monarchies including Britain and 16 other countries that recognise
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Presidency remains most coveted job
Nairobi :: Kenya | 9 months ago
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Rating In Summary Fears are now being expressed that, despite reforming the overarching presidency which underscored the clamour for constitutional change, appetite for the office appears not to have dissipated and reducing the do-or-die duel is not
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