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Sacred Mysteries: The surprising waxworks of Westminster Abbey

There were some intriguing moments in the lives of the ancestors of Samantha Cameron, Lady Cameron of Chipping Norton, the wife of the Foreign Secretary.

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The Abbey, iconic WeHo gay bar, is sold to tech entrepreneur. But the party goes on

The Abbey and the Chapel, landmarks of West Hollywood's gay nightlife scene, have been sold to a new owner: Tristan Schukraft, a tech entrepreneur and longtime patron of the bar.

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The Abbey, the Legendary West Hollywood Gay Bar, Is For Sale

The venue, which first opened as a coffee shop in 1991, is one of the foremost gay bars in Los Angeles.

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The Coronation Service

it's something for the king and queen on this day that is beyond the pageantry. this is something that's completely personal. i mean, the pageantry shows who they are, but this shows what they're like. and i think the music and the flowers show that they're. .. ..what lovely people they are. even the chairs being prepared for the service reflect that sense of sustainability, restored and adapted by specialist craftspeople. and they sit in the heart of westminster abbey. in 1953, the abbey was closed forfive months to prepare for the coronation. this time, they've had to do it amidst much of their normal services. the abbey's been a hive

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Crowning The King

it's something for the king and queen on this day that is beyond the pageantry. this is something that's completely personal. i mean, the pageantry shows who they are, but this shows what they're like. and i think the music and the flowers show that they�* re. . . what lovely people they are. even the chairs being prepared for the service reflect that sense of sustainability, restored and adapted by specialist craftspeople. and they sit in the heart of westminster abbey. in 1953, the abbey was closed forfive months to prepare for the coronation. this time, they've had to do it amidst much of their normal services. the abbey's been a hive of activity for two weeks.

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Crowning The King

this is something that's completely personal. i mean, the pageantry shows who they are, but this shows what they're like. and i think the music and the flowers show that they're. .. what lovely people they are. even the chairs being prepared for the service reflect that sense of sustainability, restored and adapted by specialist craftspeople. and they sit in the heart of westminster abbey. in 1953, the abbey was closed forfive months to prepare for the coronation. this time, they've had to do it amidst much of their normal services. the abbey's been a hive of activity for two weeks. there's an awful lot of work that has to be done that nobody sees. the place has been cleaned. it's been re—gilded.

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Crowning The King

now, the focus, as the king draws up in front of westminster abbey, all upon him. moving the carriagejust back a few feet so that he can get out of it at exactly the right spot. yes, there is, now, the king's moment. yes, there is, now, the king's moment-— yes, there is, now, the king's moment. ., ., , ., ., moment. with all of the preparation that ou moment. with all of the preparation that you do. — moment. with all of the preparation that you do. it's _ moment. with all of the preparation that you do, it's always _ moment. with all of the preparation that you do, it's always different - that you do, it's always different on the _ that you do, it's always different on the day— that you do, it's always different on the day and that is exactly what it was_ on the day and that is exactly what it was like — on the day and that is exactly what it was like just now outside the abbey. — it was like just now outside the abbey, because the choreography was slightly— abbey, because the choreography was slightly different to what we were expecting when the prince and princess— expecting when the prince and princess of wales arrived, the king and queen— princess of wales arrived, the king and queen ended up arriving first. a mixture _ and queen ended up arriving first. a mixture of— and queen ended up arriving first. a mixture of hand signals and sometimes scribbled notes and other things— sometimes scribbled notes and other things i_ sometimes scribbled notes and other things i had to remember like there was a _ things i had to remember like there was a pause that had to happen at a certain— was a pause that had to happen at a certain moment in time for radio three _ certain moment in time for radio three to — certain moment in time for radio three tojoin us. so there are lots of things— three tojoin us. so there are lots of things you are juggling at a moment— of things you are juggling at a moment like this.

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Crowning The King

for the _ amazing that we are here, singing for the coronation. the king's i run through through every detail, the seasonal flowers and foliage going into the abbey have his seal of approval. both he and the queen love the gardens, they know what they like, the arrangements are all sustainable, made without a single used plastics or floral foam. made without a single used plastics orfloralfoam. mr; made without a single used plastics or floral foam.— or floral foam. my approach was completely _ or floral foam. my approach was completely that _ or floral foam. my approach was completely that it _ or floral foam. my approach was completely that it should - or floral foam. my approach was completely that it should be - completely that it should be personal to the king and queen and their passion is nature and the garden. so my approach was that everything should come from the garden, from the soil of the kingdom. the four corners, if you like, the four nations. it is something for the king and queen, on

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Crowning The King

the gold state coach is manoeuvred into place at the abbey's west door for the journey back to buckingham palace. those who were there will remember, the power of the service will stay with them. it the power of the service will stay with them-— the power of the service will stay with them. . , , ., , with them. it was unbelievable, it was surreal. _ with them. it was unbelievable, it was surreal, obviously _ with them. it was unbelievable, it was surreal, obviously it - with them. it was unbelievable, it was surreal, obviously it was - with them. it was unbelievable, it was surreal, obviously it was such with them. it was unbelievable, it i was surreal, obviously it was such a monumental moment in history and you cannot understand how, like, honoured i am to be involved in such

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Crowning The King

this day, that is beyond pageantry. this is something that is completely personal. the pageantry shows who they are, but this shows what they are like. i think the music and the flowers show what lovely people they are. . . , flowers show what lovely people they are. . ., , , , are. even the chairs being prepared for the service _ are. even the chairs being prepared for the service reflects _ are. even the chairs being prepared for the service reflects a _ are. even the chairs being prepared for the service reflects a sense - are. even the chairs being prepared for the service reflects a sense of i for the service reflects a sense of sustainability. restored and adapted by specialist craftspeople. and they sit in the heart of westminster abbey. in 1953, the abbey was closed for five months, abbey. in 1953, the abbey was closed forfive months, to prepare for the coronation. this time, they have had to do it amidst much of their normal services. the abbey has been a hive of activity for two weeks, an awful lot of work that has to be done that nobody has seen, places being

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