March 14, 2014

Earlier this week the Guardian newspaper won a nine year court battle with the UK government in order to see letters sent by Prince Charles to UK ministers under the Freedom of Information Act.
The letters apparently show evidence of the prince lobbying senior government ministers to change policies that he is unhappy with.
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January 16, 2012
Did nobody tell Michael Gove MP that we are in a recession so £60m of public money to pay for a Royal Yacht may not go down well.

Or maybe we do have the money….
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November 17, 2011

The Queen and the Archbishop held a special service marking the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. This version of the bible had been painstakingly translated into English so it could be read aloud at congregations.
Many Islamic scholars have argued
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August 11, 2011

As you all know, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert made a fine couple and named a thousand pubs along the way, but did you know she had a strong “friendship” with an Indian man 40 years her junior and who was her servant called Abdul Karim? Queen Vic took a liking to her cute servant
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