October 30, 2002. Burrell trial, suspended:
Telegraph article
October 29, 2002. Actor Liam Neeson admitted his nervousness at receiving an OBE from the Queen.
BBC News article
A new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art features the clothes of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
New York Times article
Burrell trial, continued:
BBC News article (halted again)
Telegraph articles
Times Online articles
Jordan's King Abdullah has a difficult task in trying to satisfy both the U.S. and Jordanians.
Telegraph article
French scientists have refuted the rumor that Emperor Napoleon I was poisoned by the British.
BBC News article
Telegraph article
October 28, 2002. More on the Bulgarian royal wedding:
Hello! article
Burrell trial, continued:
BBC News article
Princess Diana's mother revealed that her stolen jewellery was not insured.
Telegraph article
October 27, 2002. Queen Geraldine of Albania (1915-2002):
New York Times full obituary
The British people would accept a marriage between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, but continue to reject the idea of her becoming queen.
Telegraph article
BBC Panorama: "Queen Camilla?"
BBC Panorama poll
Sarah, Duchess of York, spoke candidly of her struggles in the past and her hopes for the future.
Observer article
Observer interview
Burrell trial, continued:
Telegraph article
October 26, 2002. Princess Kalina of Bulgaria, daughter of former King and current Prime Minister Simeon II, married Spanish explorer Kitin Munoz in Borowets, Bulgaria.
BBC News article
Hundreds of Albanians attended the funeral of Queen Geraldina in Tirana.
New York Times article
Prince Albert of Monaco visited a Miami high school.
Miami Herald article
A former Buckingham Palace official accused Prince Charles's adviser Mark Bolland of damaging the reputation of other members of the Royal Family in his PR campaign on behalf of the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles.
Telegraph article
More on the Shand Kydd burglary:
Telegraph article
Times Online article
Burrell trial, continued:
Telegraph article
Times Online article
October 25, 2002. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden visited Minneapolis's Swedish Institute.
Burglars targeted the mother of Princess Diana while she was away giving evidence at the Burrell trial.
BBC News article
The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the Prince of Wales joined mourners at the service for the Bali victims.
New York Times article
BBC News article
Burrell trial, continued:
BBC News article
Telegraph articles
Times Online articles
Lady Longford:
New York Times full obituary
Queen Geraldine:
Times Online obituary
October 24, 2002. Prince Albert of Monaco hosted the Princess Grace Awards in New York.
Hello! article
Prince Andrew had to quickly leave a school he was visiting when the fire alarm went off.
BBC News article
The departure of communications secretary Simon Walker is believed to signal the end of "spin" at Buckingham Palace.
Times Online: People
Prince Charles asked charities enjoying his patronage to consult him before embarking on architectural projects.
Telegraph article
Burrell trial, continued:
BBC News articles: 1, 2,
3
Telegraph articles
More on Elizabeth Longford (1906-2002) (whose The Oxford Book of Royal Anecdotes is a favorite of mine):
Telegraph article
Telegraph obituary
Times Online obituary
Independent obituary
Queen Geraldine of the Albanians (1915-2002):
Telegraph obituary
Independent obituary
October 23, 2002. HM Queen Geraldina of Albania, 87, died in Tirana.
BBC News article
Noted royal biographer Elizabeth, Countess of Longford died at 96.
BBC News article
A friend revealed that Camilla Parker Bowles is called "the Queen" by her family.
BBC News article
Telegraph article
Burrell trial, continued:
BBC News article
Telegraph articles
The dispute between Swaziland's traditionalists and modernists over King Mswati III's latest marriage does not bode well for the future of the monarchy.
Telegraph article
October 22, 2002. The Queen opened London's new Darwin Centre.
BBC News article
Burrell trial, continued:
Telegraph articles
Times Online articles
More on the Norwegian royal family's happy news:
Hello! article
October 21, 2002. Princess Martha Louise of Norway is expecting her first child.
Aftenposten article
Burrell trial, continued:
BBC News article 2
BBC News article 1
More on Swaziland's royal teen bride controversy:
Times Online article
October 19, 2002. The Queen has authorized the flying of the Union flag at half-mast at Buckingham Palace in honor of the Bali victims.
New York Times article
Times Online article
Burrell trial, continued:
Telegraph articles
Times Online article
October 18, 2002. A dinner for Queen Sirikit of Thailand in Texas was marked by breaches of royal protocol by U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
Houston Chronicle article
Burrell trial, resumed:
Times Online article
BBC News article
A new stamp will mark Prince William's 21st birthday next year.
BBC News article
A judge ruled that sensitive information in the Paul Burrell trial may be suppressed to protect Princes William and Harry.
Telegraph article
Times Online article
October 17, 2002. Queen Geraldina of Albania was hospitalized for a lung condition.
Yahoo! News article
The mother of Swazi King Mswati III's young prospective tenth wife is suing the monarch for abduction.
BBC News article
Iraqis jostled a group including Prince Andrew at a trade fair in Jordan.
BBC News article
More on the Burrell trial suspension:
BBC News article
Telegraph article
October 16, 2002. Paul Burrell's trial was unexpectedly halted by the judge.
BBC News article
With the republicans' petition officially declared unsuccessful, the Italian royal family are welcome to return home.
BBC News article
Globe and Mail article
A Canadian cycling champion astonished officials by putting his arm around the Queen for a casual photo.
BBC News article
Telegraph article
Burrell trial, continued:
Telegraph article
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