Royal Family
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WTF Right Royal Rumble Special
Hallo Readers, These are tough times to be Royal. Her Majesty the Queen is ninety-three years old. Her knees probably hurt (all that horse-riding) and she must have the odd aches and pains, like you do when you are a nonagenarian. Her… Continue reading
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WTF The Worst of the Worst Poll Special
Hallo Readers, Imagine that you were to invite someone to your house for the weekend. You steam-clean the carpets, air the spare bed, and get the caterers in for a slap-up dinner. Then he goes on Twitter and announces that he wants to… Continue reading
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WTF Royal Baby Special
Hallo Readers, What can be more British than the birth of a Royal Baby? The whole thing is steeped in years of tradition. For example, hours after pushing out something the size of a football, the Royal Mother is supposed to appear… Continue reading
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WTF Mega-VMAs Special
Hallo Readers, In George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, which grew up to be My Fair Lady. Alfred Doolittle appears at Henry Higgins’ house after his daughter Eliza has moved in there to learn to speak proper and, in effect, offers to sell her to him for… Continue reading
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WTF Twenty Years On Special
Hallo Readers, 20 years ago on 31 August 1997, the Nation went stark, raving mad. Princess Diana, “The Queen of People’s Hearts”, died in a car crash with her paramour in a car driven by a drunk chauffeur in Paris who… Continue reading