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'The King's Speech' Leads Oscar Nominations, but It Got Some Facts Wrong

Who knew a stutter could be so engaging? "The King's Speech," starring Colin Firth as King George VI, swept the 2011 Academy Award nominations with a whopping 12 nods. The film tells the story of George VI's terrible stutter, which he was able to get under control -- for the most part, at least -- thanks to the unorthodox...

Christmas Caroling Tradition Pioneered by Drunks

(Nov. 28) -- Christmas caroling has long been a favorite tradition of church groups, elderly choirs and children, but did you know that the first groups of carolers were nothing but a bunch of rowdy drunks? That's the tune from David McKillop, senior vice president of programming for the History Channel, who recently...

Monaco's Prince Finally Pops the Question

(June 23) -- It was a long time coming, but Monaco has finally got what it's wanted. Its reigning ruler, Prince Albert, for years considered one of the world's most eligible bachelors, is getting married. The son of the late Hollywood star Grace Kelly has fathered a son and daughter out of wedlock, which makes them...

Prince Albert of Monaco: Global Warming Is For Real

WASHINGTON (Nov. 30) -- Prince Albert of Monaco today waded into the controversy over the hacked e-mails that have given fresh ammo to climate change skeptics, saying, "There is no more room for doubt." The prince, who heads a private environmental foundation that works on issues related to climate change, said the...

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06/03/12 Double your fun in London and Paris [Photos] Source: Toronto Sun - Toronto ON - Canada France is the world's No. 1 tourist destination but there is no denying that Merry Old England is the hippest place on the planet this year.
05/31/12 Prince Albert man helps save girl struggling in river Source: CBC.ca A quick-acting Prince Albert man teamed up with rescue officials to save a 13-year-old girl who was in the swift-flowing North Saskatchewan River earlier this week.
05/25/12 Did Joshua Jackson Buy An Engagement Gift for Diane... Source: Seven News Ltd Joshua Jackson helped Prince Albert and former US President Bill Clinton raise more than $750,000 for their respective foundations Wednesday night at the first-ever "Nights in Monaco" benefit dinner in Monte Carlo.
05/24/12 Queen Victoria's love for her husband outlined in... Source: Telegraph - London - UK Although biographers and historians have had access to the journals, they have never been published in full, and have only been available by appointment at the library in Windsor Castle.
05/23/12 Prince Albert police staffers' work recognized... Source: Prince Albert Daily Herald - Prince Albert - SK - Canada For their influential work toward preventative policing, two Prince Albert Police Service staffers have been commended internationally.

Background on prince albert

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel; later The Prince Consort; 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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