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Boris Johnson has revealed that the late Queen Elizabeth joked: "Were you naked?" when he informed her about his nightmare of being late to see her and Prince Philip. The former UK Prime Minister reflected on his conversations with the late monarch as the first anniversary of her death approaches and recalled an example of her quick wit. Writing in his Daily Mail newspaper column, Boris said: "I once told her that I had a nightmare that I had been late for her and the Duke (of Edinburgh). "'Oh yes', she beamed, and I could tell that she had heard this one before, probably from other PMs. 'Were...
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By Mohammed Kudrati A viral message on social media, claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is only the second leader in history to address a joint session of the US Congress after Winston Churchill, is false. Records with the US Congress show that Benjamin Netanyahu has addressed its joint session thrice, while Nelson Mandela of South Africa and wartime Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill, have addressed it twice. Ukraine's incumbent president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is noted to have addressed it once, though the US Congress notes that he has had an informal meeting with it...
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King Charles is said to dislike the idea of living at Buckingham Palace. The 74-year-old monarch, who was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 6 May, has access to more than 30 privately owned residences, but reportedly favours smaller options than the iconic London residence. Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and the author of multiple royal biographies, told The Times: “Maybe in the end he will have to move into Buckingham Palace, but I don’t think he wants to. “Buckingham Palace is so huge and impersonal and red, with red carpets and curtains. It’s not his style. “He may decide ...
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Michael Crawford says Queen Elizabeth has "taken him through" his life. The 80-year-old actor was just 10 years old when Queen Elizabeth - who died at the age of 96 on September 8 following a 70-year reign - acceded to the throne after the death of her father King George and upon hearing the news, he immediately went home from school to start a scrapbook on her, which he has kept to this day. He said: "Well I was a 10-year-old choirboy at the London Choir School in Bexley in Kent and we were called out to the tennis courts to be given an announcement and it was just very plain and simple 'The ...
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'The Crown' is reportedly getting five prequels - with a whopping budget of £500 million. While the main series of the historical Netflix hit based on the British royal family will end after series six, it has been claimed writer Peter Morgan is already hard at work on several spin-off series. According to the Daily Mail newspaper, the prequel will start with the death of Victoria in 1901, and include the scandal of Edward VIII falling for Wallis Simpson. A young Sir Winston Churchill - the late former British Prime Minister - is also expected to appear. A source said: "This is a bit like 'Sta...
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Tom Cruise is reportedly moving into Winston Churchill's old home. The 'Mission: Impossible' actor is taking over the late British Prime Minister's former war rooms in Whitehall while he returns to London next year to start work on the next movie in the franchise. A source told The Sun newspaper: "Tom is working in central London a lot next year and wanted somewhere nearby to base himself rather than commuting in and out of town. “He saw that Churchill’s former offices had come on the market and was immediately excited — and was won over. “They’ve been turned into the most incredible flats, se...
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Guy Ritchie is to direct 'Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare'. The 52-year-old filmmaker will helm and write the World War II movie for Paramount Pictures. Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman are producing on behalf of Jerry Bruckheimer Films. The latest draft of the script has been written by Arash Amel, who was handpicked by Bruckheimer after working with the producer on several films. The flick is set in 1939, when Brits were being pounded by Germany during combat. Winston Churchill was determined to hit back hard and urges British troops to stop fighting under the gentlemanly rules of engagemen...
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Surviving The Pandemic: Five Great Lessons, Many Great Teachers From Munger to ChurchillQ2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and moreThe world is unpredictable.Anything can happen.If you didn’t know before the pandemic, you know now.So people seek comfort in predictionsCharlie Munger, famed investor and polymath, is rightly contemptuous of prognosticating pundits and latter-day soothsayers.As Charlie says, all prognosticators have one thing in common:“None of them know.”Five Instructions for Playing Pundit1) Be confident.2) Intone.3) If you got it wrong and do nothing else right4) Always re...
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