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A hot pink ric-rac squaw skirt by Betsey Johnson.
Emperor Akihito of Japan was admitted
to hospital on Thursday, three days before he is scheduled to
have surgery for prostate cancer. The head of the world's
oldest royal dynasty, he has transferred his constitutional
duties to his 42-year-old son Crown Prince Naruhito, the first
time a reigning emperor has done so due to illness.
Empress Michiko was at her husband's
side as he entered the University of Tokyo Hospital for the
Saturday operation. Never before has a Japanese emperor been
treated at a public medical facility, marking yet another
historical first. A spokesman for the royal family confirmed
that Akihito will stay in a private room at the hospital but
has asked for little special treatment so he does not disturb
other patients. Akihito,
69, is expected to remain hospitalised for at least a month
meanwhile, his subjects have begun to sign books at the
Imperial Palace in Tokyo wishing for his quick recovery.
The emperor, who was diagnosed with
the disease last month, ascended the throne on January 7,
1989, after the death of his father Hirohito of intestinal
cancer.
Relief as missing French snowboarders are found safe after spending three nights in an igloo in the Alps.
Giorgio Armani
30 JANUARY 2003
Secret intelligence files on Edward
VIII and his wife have revealed that the former Prince's lover
cheated on him with a car salesman. The documents, which have
just been released after 70 years under lock-and-key, say that
Wallis Simpson lavished gifts on Guy Trundle and concealed
their relationship from both Edward and her husband.
At the time she had become deeply
involved with Edward, but was still married to her husband
Ernest Aldrich Simpson. The
extent of the files suggests the American divorcee, whose
affair with Edward cost him his throne, was the subject of a
large surveillance operation. Her then-husband was also being
watched.
In 1935 a senior Special Branch
officer wrote: "Contact with the Simpsons is being
maintained but the identity of Mrs Simpson's secret lover has
not yet been established. Mrs Simpson is apprehensive of
losing the affection of the Prince Of Wales which she is
anxious to avoid for financial reasons." The same officer
later reported to his superiors, saying: "The identity of
Mrs Simpson's secret lover has now been definitely
ascertained. He is Guy Marcus Trundle, now living at 18 Bruton
Street in Mayfair."
"Trundle is described as a very
charming adventurer, very good looking, well-bred and an
excellent dancer… Secret meetings are made by appointment
when intimate relations take place." The
documents also reveal that the then Prime Minister Stanley
Baldwin prevented Edward from appealing to his subjects in a
broadcast. The heir to the throne had apparently hoped he
could win the nation's approval to marry Mrs Simpson and
retain the throne. Winston Churchill himself is thought to
have engineered plans for the appeal.
It is also made clear that the Queen
Mother played a pivotal role in forcing the couple's exile and
it's thought her recent death may have played a role in the
timing of the information's release
Christian Lacroix
In an interview to mark his
35th birthday, the man voted dishiest bachelor crown prince, Prince
Felipe of Spain has revealed there's "nothing new" in his
private life. But when his future queen does appear, he says, he'll tie
the knot for love.
Portrait
initially priced at $80 confirmed to be an authentic Van Gogh, was sold
for $500,000!.
29 JANUARY 2003
An 18th birthday is a milestone in
any young woman's life, but for Athina Roussel today is of
monumental significance. When the Onassis heiress woke this
morning she was one year older and several billion pounds
richer. The young equestrian has already treated herself to an
early present, in the shape of a thoroughbred showjumper worth
over £1 million.
Victor & Rolf
Norwegian Lasse Kjus jumps through the air at the World Ski Championships in St Moritz.
Queen Rainia raising money for the Palestinians
Tony
Blair
Locals on alert as Mexico's Popocateptl Volcano starts to rumble
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