June 29, 2002. Albanian police are investigating weapons found in Crown Prince Leka's posession.
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Following revelations in The Guardian, MP Louise Ellman has called for an investigation into the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's alleged Nazi links.
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June 28, 2002. Crown Prince Leka of Albania, son and heir of King Zog, returned to his homeland.
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Prince William was rewarded with a kiss from Claudia Schiffer after winning a charity polo match.
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New figures from Buckingham Palace reveal that the Queen has more than halved spending in the past ten years.
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The Queen enjoyed yesterday's display of war games.
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June 27, 2002.
A Philadelphia restaurant manager aroused the anger of the Thai government after she placed an ad irreverently depicting King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
A newly discovered 1500 cookbook shows what would have been eaten at late medieval royal feasts.
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Buckingham Palace is proud of its recent cost-cutting measures.
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One of India's royal families has lost a legal battle over gold ownership.
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The Queen observed a mock battle staged by the armed services in Portsmouth.
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Queen Homaira, the wife of Afghanistan's former King Zahir Shah, died in Rome at 84.
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British soldiers are proud to serve their Queen and country.
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The Queen has appointed her son the Prince of Wales to the Order of Merit.
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Prince Charles condemned the "stark brutality" of many modern hospitals.
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More on the royal letters auction:
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June 26, 2002. The manuscript of a historic speech by King Louis XVI of France failed to sell at auction.
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The Queen thanked Britain's "courageous" armed forces.
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Some of the British royal family's private letters will be auctioned in the US later this year.
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Police expressed concern that radio scanners could endanger the Queen.
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More on Princess Margaret's will:
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The Queen led tributes to the Duke of Norfolk (1915-2002), Earl Marshal of England.
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June 25, 2002. Princess Margaret left the bulk of her £7.6 million estate to her two children.
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The Queen and Prince Philip thanked London Underground staff for their efforts during the Jubilee weekend.
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June 24, 2002. David, Viscount Linley, enjoys his thriving furniture business but unsurprisingly misses his late mother Princess Margaret.
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Tony Blair and Prince Charles have discussed expanding the role of the Prince's Trust.
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Wimbledon was criticized for failing to mark the Queen's Jubilee as it did in 1977.
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June 23, 2002. The Prince's Trust announced that its crime-fighting plans are still under discussion.
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St James's Palace condemned Fox's forthcoming TV movie on Prince William as "deeply offensive."
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June 22, 2002.
Alexander, Earl of Ulster (son and heir of HRH the Duke of Gloucester) married Claire Booth at the Queen's Chapel, St. James's Palace.
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The doctor who prescribed drugs to Princess Leila of Iran (1970-2001) before she died of a drug overdose was "overawed by her status," investigators found.
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Yet another woman claiming to be Russia's Grand Duchess Anastasia (1901-1918) has surfaced in Georgia.
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June 21, 2002. Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko keep their distance from the press.
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Today Queen Elizabeth II overtakes King Edward III (reigned 1327-77) to become the fourth longest reigning monarch in English history (after Victoria, George III, and Henry III).
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Zara Phillips continues to shine at Royal Ascot.
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Archaeologists have discovered that King Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries may have delayed the Industrial Revolution by two centuries.
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Prince William turned 20 today, as discussed last night by a panel on CNN's Larry King Live.
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June 20, 2002. Count Flemming of Rosenborg, formerly Prince Flemming of Denmark, died in France at 80.
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Prince Charles hopes to interest young people in the arts instead of TV.
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BBC crew wore full morning dress at Royal Ascot after the Queen complained about their appearance on the first day of the event.
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June 19, 2002. The recently expanded Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace (which I visited on June 1) offers an impressive glimpse of "Royal Treasures."
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"Prince" Paul of Romania, grandson of King Carol II, continues to claim the vacant throne.
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European royals joined the Windsors at Royal Ascot as the Queen's fashionable granddaughter Zara Phillips attracted attention.
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Buckingham Palace announced that the watercolours by Prince Charles sold yesterday were not originals.
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June 18, 2002. Three paintings by the Prince of Wales sold for much more than expected.
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Yesterday's dinner at Windsor was a grand spectacle of European royalty.
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June 17, 2002. Tonight's dinner guests represented most of the reigning European royal families.
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The Queen honored her cousin King Harald V of Norway by making him a Knight of the Garter.
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European royals gathered at Windsor for a Jubilee dinner hosted by Queen Elizabeth II.
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Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus of the Netherlands are thrilled with their first grandchild.
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June 16, 2002. A Cambodian princess married a mathematician from New Jersey.
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Prince Michael of Kent responded to MPs' criticism of his family's living arrangements.
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