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In October 1970, the 21-year-old Prince Charles met his great-uncle, the erstwhile Edward VIII, at his Paris home. Above: Charles pictured at the Duke's home in May 1972, just days before his death.
Less than a week after becoming Conservative leader in 1975, Mrs Thatcher had breakfast with the US secretary of state, Henry Kissinger. Not long afterwards, Kissinger privately advised the then President Gerald Ford, “Soames may be a big Conservative leader sometime. I don’t think Margaret Thatcher will last.”
He put the interests of the state before the wishes of the people
The Royal Family has had a long love affair with France. But few senior members will have experienced such strong personal feelings about its capital city as King Charles.
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