For those who never give up
Ostensibly, the Bushes seemed to be the antithesis of their predecessors, unencumbered by rumors of marital infidelity or financial improprieties.
Chris, with Dana steadfastly at his side, would battle back to become both a leader in the fight to cure spinal cord injuries and a symbol of hope for millions.
Stay loyal to those who love you.
The biggest disease this world suffers from, she said, is the disease of people feeling unloved.
The first six days of his life
When I was born I was unwanted. When I married Charles I was unwanted. When I joined the Royal Family I was unwanted. I want to be wanted. —Diana, Princess of Wales
Book, White House Nannie, was released the following year and became an
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At least once a year there is a predawn rehearsal of the Queen Mother’s funeral procession through the streets of London.
All people want to be touched. —Diana
Daddy, said the toddler, now seething with righteous indignation, you are a poo-poo head!Feigning outrage, JFK lowered his voice. John, he said, no one calls the President of the United States a poo-p...
The last time Charles saw it, the crown was sitting atop his mother’s coffin.
Parachuted
You can’t comfort the afflicted, the note read, without afflicting the comfortable.
When they travel, all royals bring along mourning clothes, in case a family member dies and they must rush home for the funeral.
Miracles
When Frey asked students to draw the creation, the other kids drew animals and Adam and Eve. Caroline covered her paper in black crayon, then held it up to reveal she had punched out holes for the sta...
The single most important thing anyone needs to know about me, Kate hepburn said, is that I am totally, completely the product of two damn fascinating individuals who happened to be my parents. I've h...
Concord Academy. Since leaving home, John’s sister had decided that she, too, wished to take to the skies. People always think of John running up to welcome his father’s helicopter, Pierre Salinger sa...