There is a division in the United Kingdom at the present time. It has caused thousands to march on London and bitter debate
both in and out of Parliament. The reason? Foxhunting. To many it is deemed a reasonable and traditional passtime yet to others
a cruel and barbaric hobby. So where do the Royals stand on the subject? It would be naive to think that they have no views
either way on the issue. After all their estates do cover quite an acreage of rural land where foxes roam. Camilla Parker Bowles
does ride with a hunt and the Royal family as a whole are more suited to the rural rather than the urban way of life. The
pro-hunting lobby would probably therefore expect the sympathy of, if not the direct support of, the Prince of Wales. The
anti-hunting lobby, who are led by Prime Minister, Mr.Charisma, Tony Blair, would probably expect the prince to side with their
opponents too. If you were to be the next King of England whose side would you choose? Exactly. This is one of those issues
when the judgment of Solomon cannot be brought to use. The royal fence is required. A statement made yesterday, prompted
by a report that Prince Charles was indirectly supporting the pro-foxhunting lobby, states quite clearly that the Prince does not
have any active involvement in their cause. The Prince, through his statement, has merely done what he had to do. But the very
fact that he did it is enough to ensure that he has maintained his dignity, something which members of both sides of the argument
would do well to copy.
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Now She's A Royal Bairn
PRINCESS Anne was made an honorary Bairn when she visited Falkirk yesterday. She was handed a Falkirk FC scarf by a
fan in the town's High Street after a local radio station interview. Clutching the scarf, Anne was then driven off in her limo.
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Diana dresses go on show in London
LONDON, Sept 27 - Designer dresses made for Princess Diana and later bought by an American collector go on show next
month in her London home, Kensington Palace.
Fourteen dresses by couturiers Catherine Walker, Zandra Rhodes, Bruce Oldfield and Victor Edelstein will be shown alongside
the existing royal costume exhibition at the palace.
Kensington Palace director Nigel Arch said: "Diana, Princess of Wales was a person of extraordinary style and the exhibition
seeks to capture that part of her life."
The dresses were bought at auction on 1997 by American collector Maureen Rorech-Dunkel.
Profits from the exhibition, expected to reach 150,000 pounds ($250,000), will go to charity -- half to the Diana, Princess of
Wales Memorial Fund and half to improving facilities for visitors to Kensington Palace.
The exhibition runs for six months from October 1 in the state apartments of Kensington Palace, which was Diana's London
home before she died in a Paris car crash on August 31, 1997.
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The wedding of Philippe and Mathilde will be solemnized on December 4th as already was said. The civil marriage will take place in the Townhall of Brussels at 10:00am, and the religious marriage at 11:00am at the St.Michiels- & St.Goedele Cathedral in Brussels. At about 1:30pm a lunch is held in the Royal Palace in Brussels, and at 6:00pm the reception at Laken Castle begins. Already on November 13th the couple hosts a festive evening at Laken Castle with guests out of all groups of people and from all Belgian provinces.