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Where’s the war? Apparently he was taking part in training operations for urban conflicts… but I don’t know the identity of the alleged...

Having examined countless BMD records [births, marriages and deaths] in the context of my personal genealogical research, I was delighted t...

Prince Charles has been in combat, over the years, on all kinds of hostile fronts. So, it’s normal that the breast of the future monarch s...

After David Cameron 's astonishing behavior at last week's summit in Brussels, the UK is henceforth wandering around on the fringe o...

Here's a picture of the kind of hat I have in mind: Let me refer to it as an iHat (even though I would imagine that this term is alread...

Here in rural France, I buy groceries in plebeian places such as Leclerc and Intermarché supermarkets. On the other hand, if I were to set...

It's not often that I share the tastes of Elizabeth II in the domain of beauty, art, fashion and that kind of stuff. I've never lik...

The English are often just a short step away from Lewis Carroll 's topsy-turvy world of the Mad Hatter . In case you didn't recogniz...

If you want to give your front lawn a William & Kate look, nothing could be better than these royal gnomes. Unfortunately, they're...

I know it's far too early to start suggesting nominations for the prestigious awards highlighting the dumbest press articles published i...

Many years ago, on a warm Saturday afternoon, I happened to be strolling towards the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville in Paris with a female f...

It would be an exaggeration to suggest that many generations of French kids have been inspired by charming tales about the anus of Louis XIV...

These 18 photos are most revealing. What a great pity that the chances of Charles ever becoming king are evaporating like morning mists whe...