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Must Be Santa?
Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:03 PM EST
England’s Father Christmas became part of the greater European Santa Claus in the 1950s.
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A British Isles Christmas Compendium of Fun
Sat Dec 24, 2011 10:00 AM EST
Some interesting local legends and traditions that take place during the Christmas season in the British Isles: In the north of England, it was common to find a dish of mugga on the Christmas Eve table.
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Kate Middleton and Diana share the same style, says designer Elizabeth Emanuel, but the two young royals are very contrasting women
Seeded on Sat Dec 24, 2011 5:32 AM EST (the Mail online)
What could be more appropriate? The Duchess of Cambridge causes a stir on Monday night by appearing in a daring, strapless black dress at an awards ceremony with Prince William. In the same week, it’s revealed another black dress worn by another beautiful royal bride, wh …
Duke of Edinburgh taken to hospital with chest pains and treated for a blocked coronary artery
Seeded on Sat Dec 24, 2011 5:12 AM EST (the Mail online)
The Duke of Edinburgh was this morning recovering after being airlifted to hospital for emergency heart surgery. Prince Philip was flown to the specialist cardiothoracic unit, near Cambridge, in a RAF search and rescue helicopter after being taken ill at Sandringham with serio …
A Right Royal Christmas: The Modern Royals
Seeded on Sat Dec 24, 2011 4:54 AM EST (the Mail online)
It has been reported that Kate has bought Harry a plastic ‘grow your own girlfriend’ kit, hand-made fishing flies for Prince Philip and a simple silver picture frame for the Queen. Prince Charles is said to still use a white leather loo-seat given to him by his sis …
Jersey girl! Duchess of Cambridge slim and chic on low key visit to homeless shelter
Seeded on Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:28 PM EST (the Mail online)
After her appearance as belle of the ball earlier this week, it was a more sober look for the Duchess of Cambridge on a visit to a homeless shelter yesterday. Three days after she dazzled in a £4,000 black velvet evening dress at a military awards, Kate sported a Ralph L …
Boy's recovery from flesh-eating bacteria linked to Blessed Kateri's sainthood
Seeded on Wed Dec 21, 2011 8:54 AM EST (bellinghamherald.com)
Pope Benedict XVI has decreed that a Sandy Point boy's recovery from the flesh-eating bacteria that nearly killed him in 2006 is a miracle that can be attributed to Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha's help, making possible the canonization of the first American Indian saint in the Cath …
A Right Royal Christmas: Party Like It's 1499!
Wed Dec 21, 2011 7:32 AM EST
Those right royal Christmas parties were night after night of raucous revels. Once the religious significance of Christmas had been duly put paid to, it was time for the big year-end blowout! First there was the: BRINGING IN THE YULE LOG AND THE HOLY BOUGH On Christm …
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The belle of the ball: Duchess Kate brings some festive sparkle to bravery awards in velvet strapless dress and diamonds
Seeded on Mon Dec 19, 2011 3:17 PM EST (the Mail online)
Just hours before, she joined her husband for a Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace with the Queen. But it was just the young royal set at the Sun Military Awards tonight. The Duchess of Cambridge was the belle of the ball in a strapless black velvet dress as she walked the …
Marshmallow World
Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:16 AM EST
This Christmas-y song amused me as a kidlet & Dean Martin's version was what did it for me :-D I'm actually plonking in 2 of them as one is his original studio recording & the other is a duet he did on his show with Frank Sinatra.
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Scrooge and Albert
Seeded on Thu Dec 15, 2011 5:27 AM EST (HistoryToday.com)
Today it is somewhat of a cliché to say that Christmas as we know it in Britain was either invented or largely created by the Victorians.
Andrew's dogsbody: Prince advertises for £16,000 skivvy who can run a bath, help with the packing... and maybe darn the royal socks
Seeded on Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:42 AM EST (the Mail online)
The Duke of York is looking for a ‘hardworking’ housekeeper who must be able to sew by hand and polish his antiques. The successful applicant should also be prepared to pack and unpack suitcases – no surprises there, for the prince is notoriously well-travell …
All dressed up with no place to reign: Unseen portrait of Edward VIII in royal robes after the Coronation that never was
Seeded on Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:30 AM EST (the Mail online)
When King Edward VIII choose love over the monarchy it was the scandal of the century. But this forgotten painting of King Edward VIII in coronation robes he never wore, released to mark today's 75th anniversary of his abdication, shows how the royal family could have been ver …
A Right Royal Christmas: Why Henry VIII Surpassed Pleasingly Plump
Sat Dec 10, 2011 12:47 PM EST
If there was one thing the royals knew how to do, it was to put on the feedbag for the holidays! This is probably where the term "groaning tables" originated, because at the castles and palaces, there was seemingly no end to the goodies prepared and brought out to gorge up …
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A Right Royal Christmas: Who's Who
Tue Dec 6, 2011 6:21 AM EST
Just who exactly went to court to rub shoulders with the royals and celebrate Christmas? Well, first, of course, there were: THE ROYALS The king (or queen, once we get into the Tudors) was the Christmas Court cynosure. Sumptuously garbed accordi …
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Historical Book Review: The Firemaster's Mistress
Mon Dec 5, 2011 11:03 AM EST
No, it's not some lame historical romance, although the title and the cover (I really wish they'd stop cutting the heads off women for historical novel jackets) rather gives that impression. The Firemaster's Mistress by Christie Dickason is set in one of our fa …
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Queen left 'in tears' over Duke of Edinburgh's 'brutal' demand she take his name
Seeded on Sat Dec 3, 2011 8:19 AM EST (the Mail online)
The Duke of Edinburgh made the Queen cry with his ‘almost brutal’ attitude when she refused to take his surname of Mountbatten, a biography claims. It says the Queen ‘failed to see that her actions would have a profound effect on Philip, leading to strains in …
A Right Royal Christmas: How'd That Party Start?
Fri Dec 2, 2011 3:07 AM EST
The roots of the holiday of Christmas were always more Pagan than Christian, associated with a multitude of pre-Christian traditions in many countries around the world. The Christmas season was closely associated with the birth of gods and heroes that pre-dated the Christian cal …
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A Right Royal Christmas: Medieval and Tudor Christmas Courts
Seeded on Wed Nov 30, 2011 3:05 AM EST (britainexpress.com)
One of the hallmarks of the medieval era was the emergence of the court as the hub of political clout and social influence. As the nobility became more cultured and worldly, their posturing for power became more sophisticated.
Prince Charles could become king... of ROMANIA after revealing he is related to Vlad the Impaler
Seeded on Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:38 PM EST (the Mail online)
He is already the longest serving heir apparent in British history. So if Prince Charles ever gets too bored of waiting to accede to the throne, then he might just be tempted to have himself crowned King Carol 111 instead. Central European newspapers yesterday were alight wit …
The Horn of Plenty: A Thanksgiving Tale from Greek Mythology
Wed Nov 23, 2011 4:49 AM EST
Ever wonder how the cornucopia became a symbol of Thanksgiving? Well, wonder no more! The answer lies within our tale..... THE HORN OF PLENTY BY OVID [ADAPTED] Aeneus, King of Aetolia, had a daughter whose name was Deianira.
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I'm all white with it: Kate dazzles in Grecian gown at St James's Palace dinner after Wills gets six-week Falklands posting
Seeded on Fri Nov 11, 2011 12:57 AM EST (the Mail online)
If she felt down at just hearing her husband is to undertake a six-week posting to the Falkland Islands, she was not letting on. Instead the Duchess of Cambridge looked every inch the glamorous hostess as she and Prince William hosted a charity dinner last night. Wearing a si …
Veterans' Day at Kato's Korner
Fri Nov 11, 2011 12:05 AM EST
I know we have several military men here at Kato's Korner, so this article is specifically for all of you. Goes without saying that the rest of the KK membership is grateful for guys like you who've stepped up to serve. Many thanks from everyone else for your co …
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Secret tunnels of the Somme: Historians unearth truth about World War One's underground battles after reopening lost labyrinth
Seeded on Sun Nov 6, 2011 6:18 AM EST (the Mail online)
They are a hidden maze of tunnels where a bloody underground war was played out in terrifying darkness and where the bodies of 28 heroes lie entombed forever. Now, after lying practically undisturbed since troops laid down their arms in 1918 and just days before Remembrance Su …
Air Miles Andy's £7,700 suites on Far East jaunt at taxpayer's expense
Seeded on Sun Nov 6, 2011 6:07 AM EST (the Mail online)
Prince Andrew has been criticised for staying in luxurious hotel suites, advertised at up to £7,700 a night, at taxpayers’ expense. The Duke of York has just completed a 12-day tour of Hong Kong, China and Malaysia for talks with business and political leaders &nda …
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Must Be Santa?
England’s Father Christmas became part of the greater European Santa Claus in the 1950s.
A British Isles Christmas Compendium of Fun
Some interesting local legends and traditions that take place during the Christmas season in the British Isles: In the north of England, it was common to find a dish of mugga on the Christmas Eve table.
Kate Middleton and Diana share the same style, says designer Elizabeth Emanuel, but the two young royals are very contrasting women What could be more appropriate? The Duchess of Cambridge causes a stir on Monday night by appearing in a daring, strapless black dress at an awards ceremony with Prince William. In the same week, it’s revealed another black dress worn by another beautiful royal bride, wh …
- Duke of Edinburgh taken to hospital with chest pains and treated for a blocked coronary artery
The Duke of Edinburgh was this morning recovering after being airlifted to hospital for emergency heart surgery. Prince Philip was flown to the specialist cardiothoracic unit, near Cambridge, in a RAF search and rescue helicopter after being taken ill at Sandringham with serio …
- A Right Royal Christmas: The Modern Royals
It has been reported that Kate has bought Harry a plastic ‘grow your own girlfriend’ kit, hand-made fishing flies for Prince Philip and a simple silver picture frame for the Queen. Prince Charles is said to still use a white leather loo-seat given to him by his sis …
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