On Duty With the Queen: My Time as a Buckingham Palace Press Secretary (20 page)

Belgian Suite, The:
Named after Leopold I, uncle of Prince Albert and first king of the Belgians, this suite of rooms is used by all State Visitors, guests of the Queen, and is where the Obamas slept during their visit in 2011

Bow Room:
The Bow Room is familiar to the many thousands of guests to Royal Garden Parties who pass through it on their way to the garden

BP:
Buckingham Palace

BST:
British Summer Time

Chinese Dining Room, the:
Originally called the Chinese Luncheon Room during the reign of Queen Victoria its furnishings come from George IV’s 19
^th
Century folly – the Brighton Pavillion

Civil List:
Royal income – money given by the state to support the Queen, indirectly from the taxpayers. This has now changed to the Sovereign’s Grant, which comes direct from the Crown Estates

DCMS:
Government Department of Culture, Media and Sport

Equerry:
Military officer on personal attendance to the Queen or senior male member of the Royal Family

FCO:
the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; a government ministry responsible for foreign affairs – similar to the state department in the USA

Folly
:
An elaborate and eccentric building that’s of absolutely no use to anyone

HM:
Her Majesty

KP:
Kensington Palace

Narwhal:
A small Arctic whale, the male of which has a long forward-pointing spirally twisted tusk developed from one of its teeth

PPO:
Personal Protection Officer – armed Scotland Yard police officer

Privy Purse:
The finance section responsible for the financial management of the public funding granted to the Royal Household in the form of the Sovereign Grant

Scruff Order:
Casual dress code, usually trousers and open necked shirt, no tie or jacket required – jeans acceptable occasionally

Spare:
When Harry was born he was called a spare to his brother, in other words a third in line to the throne. Now he is fourth in line, and when and if the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have more children, Harry will move further down the line of succession

Suite car:
A car used to carry members of the household in attendance on the principal/s – press secretary, equerry and lady in waiting, if the latter two were not individually travelling with the principal

SUV:
Sports utility vehicle (or 4x4)

TRH:
Their Royal Highnesses

Yachtie:
Royal Yacht seaman

1844 Room:
So named after its occupation by Emperor Nicholas of Russia in 1844 as a guest of Queen Victoria

1855 Room:
So named after Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie who stayed in the room when they visited Queen Victoria

Adelaide, Queen
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Adler, Prof. Michael
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Airlie, Lord
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Albert, Prince
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Allen, Peter
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Andrew, Prince, Duke of York
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at Charles–Diana wedding
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press secretary of
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and Windsor Castle fire
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Anita (au pair)
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Anne-Marie, Queen
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Anne, Princess Royal
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and
Britannia
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press secretary of
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Anne, Queen
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Anson, Charles
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,
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Arbiter, Dickie:

in
Abie’s Irish Rose
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at Balmoral
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BBC role assumed by
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birth of
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on-camera briefing given by
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and exercise
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fiftieth-birthday party of
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in Haifa
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and ice skating
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IRN/Sky award for
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IRN/Sky award presented by
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in Johannesburg
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Kensington Palace move of
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in
King and I
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LBC joined by
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,
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LBC quit by
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loud ties worn by
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LVO honour for
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move to Rhodesia by
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name changes for
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and national service
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in
Oklahoma!
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public speaking by
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Queen summons
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on Queen’s bicentennial tour
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resident in Rhodesia
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retirement of
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with Rhodesia Broadcasting Corporation
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Rosemary marries
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see also
Arbiter, Rosemary

Royal Collection joined by
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and royal press office:

approach regarding
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beginning of role in
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offer regarding
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return to role in
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at school
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Sky, ITV and Channel 5 work by
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theatrical touring of
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in TV entertainment
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in Unicorn Theatre for Children
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Arbiter, Reg (1st stepfather)
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Arbiter, Rosemary (wife)
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DA meets
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DA proposes to
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DA’s marriage to
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and DA’s party
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,
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at Diana reception
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Kensington Palace move of
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lonely-hearts ad of
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at Windsor Castle
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Arbiter (formerly Presch, later Bernstein),

Ruth (mother)
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passim
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Bernstein marries
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and DA’s party
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Diana’s parallels with
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fashion-buyer role of
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move to Rhodesia by
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resident in Rhodesia
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Arbiter, Victoria (daughter)
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and DA’s party
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at Diana reception
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drama-school scholarship of
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Kensington Palace move of
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stepmother’s relationship with
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Ardent Productions
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Asher (fellow pupil)
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Aylard, Richard
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Balmoral
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Bashir, Martin
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Beatrix, Queen
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Beckwith-Smith, Anne
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Bernstein, Asher (2nd stepfather)
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Bernstein, Ruth (mother),
see
Arbiter, Ruth

Blair, Tony
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Booth, Rev. Willie
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Brailsford, Simon
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Branson, Richard
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Britannia
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decommissioning of
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described
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maiden voyage of
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Brooke, Peter
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Bryan, John
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Buckingham Palace:

Chinese Dining Room in
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Queen’s broadcast from
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flags at, following Diana death
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garden parties at
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security breaches at
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summer opening to public of
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Burrell, Paul
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Cambridge, Duchess of
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marriage of
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Cameron, Douglas
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Campbell, Alastair
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Centrepoint
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Chapel Royal
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Charles I
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Charles, Prince of Wales:

in Africa
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Australia visit by
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at Balmoral
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and
Britannia
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and Camilla
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,
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stunt to publicise relationship of
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in Canada
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DA meets
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and DA’s on-camera briefing
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,
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deteriorating marriage of
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see also Diana: Her True Story

and Diana’s death,
see
Diana, Princess of Wales: death of

at Diana’s funeral
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Diana’s separation from
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Diana’s throwaway comments concerning
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divorce of
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documentary filming by
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at Expo ’
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extramarital affair owned by
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in Gulf
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as heir
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honeymoon of
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in Hungary
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in India
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in Indonesia
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Morton book about
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own press office of
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polo injury suffered by
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and prospects of accession
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rumours concerning marriage of
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in South Korea
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Turkey holiday of
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TV interview of
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‘villain’ status of
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wedding of, to Diana
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‘whatever “in love” means’ comment of
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and Windsor Castle fire
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Chinese Dining Room
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Queen’s broadcast from
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see also
Buckingham Palace

Churchill, Winston
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Condon, Paul
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Coppen-Gardner, Bill
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Corby, Tom
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Cornwall, Duchy of
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Couric, Katie
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Cousins, Robin
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Crawford, Geoff
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Daily Mirror
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Dean, Christopher
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Diana: Her True Story
(Morton)
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Diana, Princess of Wales:

in Africa
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and AIDS sufferers
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Australia visit by
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at Balmoral
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birthday party given by, for DA
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in Budapest
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and bulimia
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in Canada
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car change of
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in car crash
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Charles’s separation from
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DA meets
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and DA’s art knowledge
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and DA’s loud ties
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death of
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and condolence books
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and flags
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and funeral,
see
Diana, Princess of Wales: funeral of

and Queen’s TV tribute
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return of body after
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deteriorating marriage of
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see also Diana: Her True Story

divorce of
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dubbed ‘People’s Princess’
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in Egypt
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and England football team
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at Expo ’
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extramarital affair owned by
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funeral of
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broadcast worldwide
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date set for
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days preceding and preparations for
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eve of
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and internment
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Spencer’s scathing oration at
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in Gulf
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honeymoon of
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in Hungary
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in India
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in Indonesia
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and leprosy sufferers
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Morton book about
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on Necker Island
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in New York
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organisations supported by
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Panorama
interview of
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parallels of, with DA’s mother
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piano played by
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pre-Christmas reception given by
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rumours concerning marriage of
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in South Korea
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and Squidgygate
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and swimming
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Teresa meets
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on-tour faintness spell suffered by
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‘victim’ status of
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wedding of
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weight loss by
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Dimbleby, Jonathan
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