throne
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Mr. Naismith, a professor of medieval history at Cambridge University, notes that he came to the throne “under murky circumstances.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The property empire spans 128,000 acres across 19 counties and is given to the heir of the throne but there has been a push for a greater focus on "social impact".
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The Princess of Wales, whose husband Prince William is the heir to the British throne, will be welcomed in the northern Italian city of Reggio Emilia.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
I had an informal meeting with him in the UK recently and I asked him then whether he really was heir apparent to the Apple throne.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Father told me he has been expecting this to happen ever since June, when Ismail Pasha, the khedive of Egypt, abdicated the throne and his son Mehmet Tewfik Pasha became the new khedive.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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