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Outtakes and Vagabonds: What’s wrong with King Charles and other very rich people?

I’m pretty sure Rebecca Mead did not intend to spark my pity for Charles Windsor, et al., in her excellent and lightly dishy article, “King Me,” in the May 8 New Yorker. Yet she did. And she did it within … Continue reading

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Told you Charles had a wicked sense of humor!

From Harper’s Weekly Review: It was reported that King Charles’s coronation, during which he will wear nearly $4 billion worth of jewelry, will emphasize the cost-of-living crisis.

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Once upon a time I sailed on Big Boats

I’m sure you remember our little discussion about Big Boats and their infantile owners. No? OK, here is the link. Before the craze among zillionaires for buying bigger and bigger boats, I worked for Malcolm Forbes who was, I suggest, … Continue reading

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