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  • The problem is, we have this thing called the Royal Family, and it does strange things to our patriotism bone.

    Harry Schmarry. Fathorse 2008

  • The problem is, we have this thing called the Royal Family, and it does strange things to our patriotism bone.

    Archive 2008-02-01 Fathorse 2008

  • Back then, the Royal Family was the polarizing force of England.

    The Relevence of the British Royal Family 2007

  • It has displayed great energy and ingenuity in pestering and insulting naturalised Germans and people of German origin in Britain -- below the rank of the Royal Family, that is -- and in making enduring bad blood between them and the authentic British.

    What is Coming? 1906

  • To a Princess of the Royal Family, that is to say to the sister, sister-in-law, or aunt of the king, she handed the garment directly; but to a Princess of the Blood (the king's cousin by blood or marriage) she did not yield this service.

    The Eve of the French Revolution 1869

  • Another member of the Royal Family was the Duke of Gloucester, nephew and son-in-law of George III.; he was more interested in philanthropic movements than in politics, but was a moderate Conservative, who favoured Catholic

    The Letters of Queen Victoria, Volume 1 (of 3), 1837-1843) A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861 Queen of Great Britain Victoria 1860

  • The Royal Family has been a loyal advertiser, but social changes have eroded its traditional readership since the Edwardian heyday epitomised in

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • The Royal Family has been a loyal advertiser, but social changes have eroded its traditional readership since the Edwardian heyday epitomised in

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • The funding of the Royal Family is a complex formula comprising government grants and Civil List payments agreed by Parliament.

    Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • Norwegian politicians and the Royal Family have spent the last days meeting with large crowds of people, with limited security, always at a discreet distance.

    Eirik Bergesen: Norway is Passing the Test of Terror Eirik Bergesen 2011

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