The Duke s ceremonial military roles, which saw him take up prestigious titles of Canadian, New Zealand and British military units, were dramatically returned to the Queen on Thursday.
Palace sources said the ruthless and swift decision had been widely discussed within the Royal Family following Andrew s failed bid to persuade a judge to dismiss the civil lawsuit.
we thought it was a good idea, so we started a company, which was called the millennium wheel company, and we put in a planning application. we gradually got more and more exposure to the project, and we did a deal with british airways and we put a lot of our own money in, but we mortgaged the house and whatever, but then they gave us some serious money in order to be able to properly pay engineers. and so it kind of had a snowball effect, really, and because it was at that extraordinary time of the millennium, you know, ifeel that, you know, something extraordinary could happen. but it wasn t all plain sailing. there were still some people who were unconvinced. did anybody say, listen, look at it, it s a horrible eyesore, it looks.it s ruining the skyline ? yes! no, they did, absolutely. so when we were doing the consultations, we went to the royal fine art commission, and the chairman of the royal fine art commission
who were unconvinced. did anybody say, listen, look at it, it s a horrible eyesore, it looks.it s ruining the skyline ? yes! no, they did, absolutely. so when we were doing the consultations, we went to the royal fine art commission, and the chairman of the royal fine art commission did not like it at all. he was apoplectically against it. so there were people who were against it of course. and even now. even now. ..some people say. well, yes, i mean, i m sure there are some people who don t like it, but, you know, that s. you know, you can t have everything! there were 32 capsules in all, representing the 32 london boroughs. each of them had to be floated down the thames and installed one by one. it s one thing to actually
wheel company, and we put in a planning application. we gradually got more and more exposure to the project, and we did a deal with british airways and we put a lot of our own money in, but we mortgaged the house and whatever, but then they gave us some serious money in order to be able to properly pay engineers. and so it kind of had a snowball effect, really, and because it was at that extraordinary time of the millennium, you know, ifeel that, you know, something extraordinary could happen. but it wasn t all plain sailing. there were still some people who were unconvinced. did anybody say, listen, look at it, it s a horrible eyesore, it looks.it s ruining the skyline ? yes! no, they did, absolutely. so when we were doing the consultations, we went to the royal fine art commission, and the chairman of the royal fine art commission did not like it at all. he was apoplectically against it.