When the monarchy went into showbiz

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The British monarchy has been increasingly portrayed in showbusiness terms over recent years, with constant media intrusion having turned it into a source of entertainment and robbed it of its serious role. This culminated in the recent television interview of the Princess of Wales, in which her comments served to undermine the British constitutional system. It can no longer be taken for granted that the monarchy can survive any amount of commercial exploitation, and it is now time to look very carefully at what system the British people really want.

Monarchy, British monarchy

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'Some South Africans want to paint the bleakest possible picture of our country.'

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The UK and the US should assist in attracting more foreign investment to South Africa, according to President Thabo Mbeki. He believes that some South African businessmen are presenting an unnecessarily negative picture of South Africa to potential investors.

United Kingdom, United States, International Affairs, South Africa, International politics, Intnl Diplomacy, Foreign investments, Political activity, Political aspects, Mbeki, Thabo, Diplomacy

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Katharine Graham

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Newspaper publisher Katharine Graham was born in New York, NY, in 1917. She took over the family newspapers after her husband committed suicide in 1963, and was Chmn of the American Newspaper Publishers Association between 1980 and 1982.

Obituary, Publishers (Persons), Graham, Katharine

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