Abdication a dirty word at the Palace.(News)

From: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland) | Date: July 16, 2003 | Copyright information

ABDICATION is a dirty word at Buckingham Palace. It strikes at the root of monarchy which is founded upon the principle of hereditary succession.

The only British sovereign to have ...

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