Prince Charles to celebrate his 60th birthday twice making taxpayers worried

Heir to the British throne Prince Charles is turning 60 in November and plans to celebrate his birthday twice. The "birthday boy" will first attend a formal dinner at Buckingham Palace and than party with his family...

Silly Hats To Be Made From Fake Fur

The silly hats worn by Buckingham palace guards are set to be made from fake fur instead of bear skin as they are at the moment. This is a major victory for animal rights groups that have been campaigning for...

Queen Ivy - Reggaeton's Hot Tamale

Reggaeton is a form of urban music popular in Latin countries that's sort of a hybrid of reggae, Jamaican dancehall, Caribbean pop, rap and traditional Latino dance.But the best thing about the genre is that it...

They're changing hats at Buckingham Palace to save the black bear

Good news for bears - especially North American bears - the bearskin hats worn by the Queen's Palace Guardsmen are to be replaced by designer hats designed by maybe Vivienne Westwood and Stella McCartney. The mind...

Royal stockings sold for £8,000

The lure of of stockings prevailed over bloomers when it came to the price realised by a pair of Queen Victoria's legware. Her stockings made £8000 wheras her 50" waist bloomers made only just over half that at a...

"Queen of the Furrows" Creator of the Facebook group "Beauty versus Industry"

Just a random i found about the Island, this ones about a local beauty queen with a salt shaker full of irony.  "A young woman from Souris, P.E.I. who began a Facebook group that was against the fashion industry's definition of beauty has won a pageant. Heather Ross, 18,...

The Chronicle Of Tengger

"The history : Tenggerese live around Bromo Mountain, East Java. They are the descendants of the Majapahit princes. Most of the entire population is centered in thirty villages in the isolated Tengger mountains...

Is Stephen Harper breaking his own election law?

With all signs pointing to an early election call in Canada, have you ever wondered just how Canadians make it to the polls? With the changes made to Canada's Elections Act in May of 2007 Canada was supposed to join...

Pop queen Madonna has 50th birthday

The Queen of Pop has reached half a century. For some this may be a sign that they should start slowing down and taking it easy - but not Madonna.Even as her birthday is upon her, she is getting ready for her Sticky...

London's Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth stays empty - for now

There are four plinths in Trafalgar Square and one of them has been empty for a while now. Many are saying that it is being left empty for when the Queen dies, but if a statue of her is placed there, it will most...

the longest hair

"When Jean Burgess's pals told her it was high time she let her hair down to celebrate her 70th birthday, she did just that - all FIVE FEET and six inches of it.As the pretty pensioner hasn't had her locks lopped for...

Who Will Light the Olympic Flame?

"As the most controversial torch relay in Olympic history comes to an end, folks here wonder: Who will light China's fire? Guessing the person who will light the huge flame inside the National Stadium has become the...

DNA tests to study mummy fetuses in King Tut tomb

"Egyptian scientists are carrying out DNA tests on two mummified fetuses found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun to determine whether they are the young pharaoh's offspring, the antiquities authority said Wednesday. The two tiny female fetuses, between...

Queen's Guitarist Publishes Astrophysics Thesis

Damn you Brian May! Weren't you blessed enough to be a great musician in one of the most successful rock bands? So now on top of that you've got to be a rocket scientist as well? How about leaving something for the...

Queen Victoria's undergarments auctioned

Queen Victoria of Britain must be embarrassed with public auctioning of her undergarment in her grave. The auction has revealed her ample measurements and brought out all her vital statistics in public scrutiny . Her Majesty's underwear had been kept by one of the...

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