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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
You never quite know what you do in life that leaves a seed behind that grows into an oak tree.
- Independence
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- Nov 07, 2020
British-built railways in India helped the British to make money and maintain order; but, as a by-product, they served to unite the country, making it ripe for independence.
- Media
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's a dilemma for every modern parent - how to keep children safe on social media without monitoring their every post.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Of all the places I've visited in my life, Egypt has been the most fascinating. I've explored almost the whole country: Cairo and the Pyramids, Alexandria, the temples of Luxor and Karnak, the Valleys of the Kings and the Queens and the Nobles.
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- Nov 07, 2020
If, like me, you're interested in history, Egypt is a place of wonders. It's the land of many civilisations, including Greek, Roman, Christian, and Muslim.
- Egypt
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you are a fan of my BBC series 'Great Continental Railway Journeys,' you'll probably not be surprised to learn that one of my great aspirations is to travel on Egypt's railways.
- May
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- Nov 07, 2020
If a prince marries a foreign princess, one to the manner born, he is being snobbish and old-fashioned. If he chooses a Diana or a Fergie, glamorous outsiders, they may never adapt to the restrictions of being Royal, with calamitous results.
- Edward
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- Nov 07, 2020
King Edward VIII was forced to abdicate because he was determined to marry a divorced woman. As a result of that decision, the Queen's father, George VI, was obliged to lead the country through a war that threatened its survival, with all the personal pain portrayed in 'The King's Speech.'
- Joy
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- Nov 07, 2020
In any family, the joy of a wedding must be tinged with a little anxiety. So many marriages fail. Luckily, people often get over such traumas. But for the Royal Family, marriages carry the gravest dangers.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ask anyone where they were when they heard of Diana's death, and they won't hesitate, because nobody can forget. Along with 9/11, it remains the most poleaxeing public event, news so shocking it made me shake, and drove everything else from my mind for days.
- My Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
My own father was a refugee from the Spanish civil war in the 1930s, later going on to become a BBC radio producer after World War II.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like so many other grammar schools that flourished in Britain before they were abolished through a mix of ideology and political folly, Harrow County was a fiercely competitive institution, where all boys were taught to strive for excellence. It was precisely because of this demanding regime that results were so good.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
One enjoyable consequence of being in the Scouts was that, at the start of each new school year, we had to camp out in tents on the school playing fields.
- Glow
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- Nov 07, 2020
I look back on my schooldays with a warm glow of nostalgia.
- Consciousness
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- Nov 07, 2020