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...“The main change in the monarchy is it is no longer a mystical, magical institution,” said Sir Vernon Bogdanor, professor of history at King’s College London. “It’s a public service institution....
...He drew inspiration from the homes of collectors and creatives including Peggy Guggenheim, Charles and Ray Eames and, of course, Jim Ede, the British collector who founded Kettle’s Yard....
...They include his father King Charles and his brother Prince William, with whom he says in his book that he had a physical altercation....
...“The demand is for a more modern, approachable and inclusive monarchy to fit with the times,” said Vernon Bogdanor professor of government at King’s College London....
...Whisky Auctioneer’s next sale in May will feature whiskies that are even older, including a 1903 Mount Vernon Rye....
...Its directors, Kim Thonger and Charles Palmer, previously worked in shoe sales and property, and do not have a background in health....
...The victim himself, Vernon C. Waters, duly takes centre stage as he berates and manipulates his men with a cascade of racist epithets that point to his own self-loathing....
...Summer panoramas of the Seine are backcloths for an account of their transformation by Bonnard into patchworks of luxuriant colour in the Musée de Vernon’s In the Studio....
...In 1854, Charles Trevelyan, then head of the Treasury, wrote a paper calling for a professional service of permanent government appointed on merit, not patronage....
...Charles Vernon-Hunt, 161 Portobello Rd, W11 (020-8854 1588). David Hill Gallery, 345 Ladbroke Grove, W10 (davidhillgallery.net). David Zwirner, 24 Grafton St, W1 (davidzwirner.com)....
...Job moves Metro Bank co-founder Vernon Hill has stepped down as chairman with immediate effect, as the UK challenger bank’s woes deepen. More here....
...If the most important skill in investment banking is relationship building, then Vernon Jordan may be the most successful hire in the history of Wall Street....
...Vernon Bogdanor (Letters, November 5) refers to “anti-British ancestral voices” being revivified....
...Texas, at least, has Vernon God Little, but that took a non-American author....
...Written expressly for four of the orchestra’s brass-players — Jay Friedman, Michael Mulcahy, Charles Vernon (trombones) and Gene Pokorny (tuba) — the piece is a textbook example of masterly orchestration...
...His letters home are filled with longing for Mount Vernon and questions about the garden....
...Period — Charles M....
...The timeless advice of Charles E Merrill comes to mind: “The success of this house has been predicated upon the success of our customers — if we take care of them they will take care of us.”...
...So the EU is moving towards what Charles de Gaulle called a “Europe des Etats”....
...Last month, Mr Comey dwelled on the subject of leadership in a speech to a conference on George Washington at Mount Vernon, Virginia....
...Sir, Vernon Bogdanor thinks that the vision of the future of the European Union of Charles de Gaulle, who died in 1970, and François Mitterrand, who died in 1996, is a more accurate reflection of the future...
...He hung his jacket beside a portrait of Charles II. The film he wants to talk about is his new one, of course: Love & Friendship....
...Charles Cann London N1, UK...
...Vernon Bogdanor is professor of government at King’s College, London Letter in response to this report: The electorate is used to having to put up with a democratic compromise / From Charles Cann...
...Vernons had operating profit of £1.1m for the 12 months to 31 December....
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