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Patricia Treble

@patriciatreble.bsky.social
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"Royal family game theory" and other Crown topics. Write Royalty on Substack. Also, Canada, weather, and an inordinate fondness of pivot tables. Signal username: Treble.01

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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 11h
“David argues that the law infringes on Quebecers’ … right to effective representation, because they’ll be represented by politicians “who are not constitutionally qualified to hold office” www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
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Lawyer seeks order forcing Quebec legislature members to swear oath to the King
MONTREAL - Lawyers are asking Quebec Superior Court to grant an emergency order that would force the new crop of elected members of the provincial legislature to swear an oath
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Legal Affairs Canada @lawscribes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Some pictures of the new Supreme Court Canada courthouse in West Memorial Building #Ottawa. The #SCC home while the original court building undergoes extensive renovations. [Source linkedin].
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Having read it myself, I can attest that this is an important and very readable memoir, albeit one which dwells more on the author than the subject. But it also raises the question: how many other memories may be ‘clouded’?” www.dailymail.com/news/royals/...
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ROBERT HARDMAN investigates Earl's most shocking allegations
As the Palace, Piers Morgan and others push back on Earl Spencer's bombshell memoir, ROBERT HARDMAN reveals what's fiction and what's true.
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Margaret Dougherty 🇨🇦 @emdeeinto.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Living that jet setter private jet lifestyle, a flying visit to Ontario? EXCLUSIVE: Prince Harry on Canada’s ‘incredibly important’ role when it comes to ‘moral leadership’ in the world www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
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‘I love every single thing about Canada’: Prince Harry gives exclusive interview to CTV News
Prince Harry is reflecting on his love for Canada and what he says is an 'incredibly important' role that the country plays when it comes to 'moral leadership in today’s world.'
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“It is entirely possible to find Swan Song both a violation of Diana’s memory and a fascinating example of historical myth-making. Earl Spencer is adept at reframing every media opportunity as a solemn act of brotherly devotion.” www.thetimes.com/culture/book...
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 20/09/2026
Canada's new time zones are confusing and hilarious. (Here's data journalist @graemebruce.bsky.social trying to make it make sense: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...)
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“That’s like an arsonist trying to sell you a fire hose and about as convincing as all those others close to Diana who’ve cashed in on her confidences over the years.” www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...
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Hypocrite Earl Spencer is peddling Diana’s privacy, say King’s allies
Insiders around King Charles have hit back at the ‘much-married’ earl, saying he once lectured the media for ‘hounding’ his sister
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Charles Spencer has reignited the war of the Waleses — and he has Prince Harry on his side. Are the royals braced for what comes next? Early analysis by Kate Mansey www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...
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Earl Spencer v King Charles: the battle for Diana’s legacy
Charles Spencer has reignited the war of the Waleses — and he has Prince Harry on his side. Are the royals braced for what comes next?
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“Charles Spencer is clearly stewing in vitriol. And it doesn’t seem like a coincidence that he’s come out with this just as Harry, the king of perpetual grievance, has returned to the fray – and is now physically back in the country too.” www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09...
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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The overall response rate for the 2026 Census of population reached 98.4% nationally. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 www.canada.ca/en/statistic...
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Statistics Canada thanks Canadians for their exceptional participation in the 2026 Census - Canada.ca
Thanks to outstanding participation across the country, the final response rate for the Canadian census is among the highest ever recorded.
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Richard Palmer @royalreporter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Marching to Buckingham Palace, the band of the Coldstream Guards will perform The Thunderer and The Stars and Stripes Forever. On the forecourt they will play both US and UK national anthems, Hymn to the Fallen (from Saving Private Ryan) and Amazing Grace.
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Every time I see a horse in person I am like, oh yeah, horses are bigger than you think, but boy oh boy that is a HORSE
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“The letter cannot do what the King and his circle believe it can. It is guidance. There is no sanction. All it kills is deniability.” www.dailymail.com/news/royals/...
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The King's Harry and Meghan letter exposes an unforeseen weakness
Charles III's accession was read as a new beginning. Instead, it has been a hard transition. Queen Elizabeth could end an argument with ease. Her son cannot. This week he proved it.
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Only 16% of Britons want Harry & Meghan to return to be working royals “at some point”, according to a new YouGov poll, & there’s little difference in response by age or political affiliation. One sign that the public agrees with the King — they are private individuals yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...
Yougov poll
Which of the following comes closest to your opinion on the status of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex?
Published on 9 September 2026
Survey conducted on 9 September 2026 on 4506 GB adultsYougov poll, by ageYougov poll, by political affiliation
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Trevor A. Branch @trevorabranch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This is seismic news for fisheries scientists. Northern cod is *the* iconic symbol of total fisheries collapse due to overfishing (and other factors) *and* the iconic symbol of a complete failure to recover for decades afterwards. This is like announcing the complete recovery of bison on land.
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The Sussex reply countdown clock started the minute the palace guidance was made public. Yet again. writeroyalty.substack.com/p/deja-vu-al...
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Déjà vu, all over again
The Sussex desire to always have the last word is doing them no favours
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
King Charles reaffirms the status of Harry and Meghan in written guidance to official bodies (government, military, Lord Lieutenants, etc): —the Duke and Duchess of Sussex remain private citizens — their HRH titles remain in abeyance — security queries to be directed to individual police forces
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A perceptive piece by Richard Palmer “That does bring us on to the point that there are different levels of security. It may be that a certain amount of police protection can be provided without the whole shebang.” royalreporter.substack.com/p/do-we-owe-...
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Do we owe the Sussexes a duty to protect them?
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s decision to move back to Britain has left the UK government in an awkward position over the family’s security.
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Prince William will represent the KiNg at the funeral of King Harald of Norway. His aunt, Princess Anne will also attend.
NEW: The Prince of Wales will represent King Charles III at the funeral of King Harald V of Norway in Oslo next Wednesday. The Princess Royal, King Haakon VIII’s godmother, will also be present.
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The King’s bank note is steeped in maple leaf-enveloped symbolism: “Our currency affirms our sovereignty and our determination to define ourselves in the eyes of the world on our own terms” writeroyalty.substack.com/p/the-new-20...
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The new $20 bill: the monarch and maple leaves
The Bank of Canada creates a striking bank note designed to ‘evoke pride in Canada’
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Larry and Emmanuel are having a moment on the other site I think the Bayeaux Tapestry is safe. For now.
Larry the Cat talks to the President of France. The President of France responds to Larry the cat
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Charles III, King of Canada, on the new vertical design of the $20 banknote. The iconic Vimy Ridge Memorial is on the back His mother has been on the note since 1954. Other features the floral emblems of provinces and territories. www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/ve...
King Charles on the new $20 banknote The Vimy Ridge Memorial on the back of the new $20 banknote
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This is the first of three weather alerts sent to Toronto residents in the past 90 minutes as bands of dangerous weather batter the city. “Biblical end days warning,” is how one neighbour described it. Cracks of thunder, torrential rain, and sirens are the only sounds.
Hail and bad weather alert for Toronto
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I remember my mum crying as she heard the news on CBC Radio. She was a nurse and knew what that diagnosis meant, especially in 1980. I didn't understand how could a man running a marathon a day could become so ill.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 01/09/2026
I don't know if anyone outside of Canada has been following the saga of the island that appeared then disappeared but there has been a big development. It has re-appeared. And that's the top story on CBC News right now: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Screenshot  of main cbcnews.ca page: Lost island in northern B.C. lake — that appeared then disappeared — located, B.C. Hydro says
Newly formed island found along shore of Williston Reservoir after drifting for 30 kilometres
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An island mysteriously appeared — then disappeared — on B.C.'s largest reservoir
Used bookstores navigate 'suspicious' bulk orders amid AI book-shredding fears
Canadian booksellers worry buyers are scanning, destroying books to train AI
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To shelve or not to shelve: How the American alcohol response varies widely by province
'That choice to not shelve product, that's been a very powerful symbolic message,' says tariffs expert
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Élections Québec to mail voter information in French only for 1st time in a provincial election
Élections Québec will send voters information documents in French only for the first time in a general election to comply with changes to Quebec's language laws, the agency said in a news release on Tuesday.
Canada -Montreal |
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Schools in Edmonton and across Canada cancel international field trips
Boards are calling off trips due to trade war, unrest, 'evolving global context'
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Liberals sweep 3 federal byelections in Ontario, Quebec and B.C.
Carney government secures majority in crucial test amid U.S. trade war
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2 tankers carrying Saudi oil hit in Strait of Hormuz as war shows no signs of stopping
World |
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'It is Lake Ontario and it won’t change,' business owners in Niagara region respond to Trump renaming lake
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Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is a picture of two women from the Vernon Cadet Training Centre, which holds summer programming for 12-18 year olds to develop skills on the way to adulthood. Unlike Secretary Hegseth, they do not deserve contempt or ridicule.
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
“What is Harry’s talent? What gives his life meaning out in the world, separate from his family? “ www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/o...
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Opinion | Goodbye, Harry and Meghan. Turns Out We Didn’t Need Actual Royals.
With their departure, can America please shake off its obsession with royalty?
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A perceptive look at the royals most affected by the return of the Sussexes (Bonus: Richard uses my royal work data for context)
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 28/08/2026
BREAKING: King Harald V of Norway, Europe's oldest monarch, dies aged 89.
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Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89 and his son becomes King Haakon VIII
King Harald V of Norway has died at 89. He went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of European noblewomen in order to marry his school sweetheart.
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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"Their hydronyms" is a legitimately funny punchline.
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Stolen from the Bad Place.
Vincente Fox Mulder:

Well yes this is what a constitutional monarch does; she reigns, she does not rule

Quoting Drew Savicki:

Was always fascinated by Dolly Parton's ability to remain stridently apolitical.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Reminder: Dolly Parton helped fund the Moderna vaccine for COVID.
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Dolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ (Published 2021)
The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to “get out there and get your shot.”
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
About time... Looks like we'll finally get the King on our banknotes. #MapleCrown
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Can Prince Harry do what his great-great uncle, King Edward VIII, was never able to accomplish during his time in exile — be welcomed back into the royal fold? My latest in the @thestar.com www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Prince Harry is on track to accomplish a royal feat. But this one thing might derail him
Prince Harry could achieve what his great-great uncle, King Edward VIII, was never able to do - be welcomed back into the royal family.
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Curious to see how they navigate the lengthy process of obtaining work visas Sources say the ‘international couple’ are unlikely to settle in Britain for ever — and could decide to try Canada or Australia in six months’ time www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...
“They might suddenly go: ‘Why don’t we try Canada for a while? Why don’t we try Australia?’ It’s one of the great things about being private individuals [that they can live where they choose].”
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Richard III Society of Canada @richardiiisocca.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
We have been putting an In Memoriam in the Globe & Mail newspaper every year since 1966. Sixty years! #Medievalsky #RichardIII #skystorians
In Memoriam notice in the newspaper. It says “Richard Plantagenet. In memory of Richard III, king of England, who died 22 August 1485, defending his crown against the usurper, Henry Tudor. 
Loyaulte me Lie. 
Richard III Society of Canada 
www.richardiii.ca 
Info@richardiii.ca
 @richardiiisocca.bsky.social
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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I hate everything about this trade war, but let me tell you: I'm not mad that Canada walked away. Even if we had a (bad) deal, we couldn't trust the US to stick to it. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/w...
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Canada-U.S. Trade War Escalates as Talks Collapse
Intense negotiations to stave off new levies by the Trump administration ended in an impasse as Mark Carney suspended talks. U.S. tariffs on Canada, and retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., will come into...
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
A roughly ~$20 million INTERIM payment. In a week. Ouch.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Avoiding AI is about to be a superpower.
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
“The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay / If they'd put fifteen more miles behind her”
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
An extraordinary (and very expensive and very important) victory for the Miami Herald and reporter Julie K Brown
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Yes, this is behind the paywall for the next two weeks. Here's why. 🧵
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The NYT keeps having to update the number of petitioners. They’re going to have to do it again soon. Right now, the petition is at 199,000 Canadians
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
CBC using "King of England" in the Canadian context. Not King of Canada. There hasn't been a King of England since 1702. FFS, CBC. This is basic civics and you can't even get that right. www.youtube.com/shorts/R5B-N...
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Why this lawyer is challenging the Quebec law ending mandatory oath to King
YouTube video by CBC News Quebec
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
“Paul Theroux traced the British coastline in 1982 for his book “The Kingdom by the Sea.” This year he walked parts of the new King Charles III England Coast Path, a continuous route along the country’s seashore.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/t...
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Walking the King Charles III England Coast Path, Now Open to All
Paul Theroux traced the British coastline in 1982 for his book “The Kingdom by the Sea.” This year he walked parts of the new King Charles III England Coast Path, a continuous route along the country’...
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 12/08/2026
This isn't about what anyone thinks about the monarchy. This is about whether we are going to ignore the constitutional amending formula and allow provinces to unilaterally vandalize the Constitution's clear rules. My Osgoode Hall Law Journal article: digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/ohlj/vol60/i...
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Provincial Constitutions, the Amending Formula, and Unilateral Amendments to the Constitution of Canada: An Analysis of Quebec’s Bill 96
This article critically analyzes provincial authority to unilaterally amend the Constitution of Canada. Via an assessment of the purported amendments in Quebec’s Bill 96, which would recognize Quebece...
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
It's about gods damned time. That law is blatantly unconstitutional, and the federal government was too cowardly to challenge it directly.
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Quebec law ending mandatory oath to King faces constitutional challenge | CBC News
A lawyer is seeking to strike down a 2022 Quebec law that abolished the mandatory Oath of Allegiance to the King for members of the province’s National Assembly, arguing the provincial government over...
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
“Since 2018, a legacy-seeking President Emmanuel Macron of France was among those leading the charge for the loan. King Charles III was a key encourager, according to Macron. So were several British prime ministers.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/a...
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How the Bayeux Tapestry Got to the British Museum
French art experts insisted the fragile 900-year-old masterpiece could never travel. Political will, cutting-edge engineering and unorthodox diplomacy proved them wrong.
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Aryeh @aryehcw.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Our long national nightmare is over.
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Patricia Treble @patriciatreble.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
“The question of whether would-be lawyers in Alberta should have to swear an oath of allegiance to the reigning monarch is headed to the Supreme Court of Canada.” The latest from @journodale.bsky.social nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...
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Question of swearing oath to the monarchy headed to Supreme Court
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