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The Queen Gave me Medals, But no Cufflinks

Peter Worthington | Posted 08.12.2012 | Canada Living
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Peter Worthington

I had written irreverently about a drunken Haida Indian in the Queen Charlotte's stealing the show by staggering and weaving on the red carpet, much to the amusement of Prince Philip who nudged the Queen to take note. The article was not appreciated. I think I became the first Royal Tour media honcho not to get a set of cufflinks in gratitude for loyal press leadership. I apparently set a poor example.

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Part1: The Two Faces of Queen Elizabeth

Tim Knight | Posted 07.28.2012 | Canada
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Tim Knight

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor is 86 years old and celebrates her Diamond Jubilee as Queen of Canada and 15 other countries this weekend. She is, by most accounts, actually two different and distinct people. Generations of journalists have followed her every move, written endless Elizabethan stories since before she was conceived, much less born. But she's never once been interviewed.

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