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Diana Inquest: The Documents the Jury Never Saw exposes a massive
suppression of evidence at the 2008 London inquest into the deaths
of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed. This book - edited by
investigative writer John Morgan - publishes for the first time
over 100 documents that were withheld from the inquest jury by Lord
Justice Scott Baker. It then goes on to list a further 400 items of
vital evidence that Baker concealed from his own jury. The withheld
documentation is so critical to the case that it calls into
question whether the jury were actually in a position to achieve an
informed verdict. Included in the 700 page book are the original
official police statements of French experts Professor Dominique
Lecomte and Dr Gilbert Pepin. Lecomte was the pathologist who
conducted the controversial autopsy of Mercedes driver Henri Paul
and Pepin was the toxicologist who carried out the testing on the
autopsy samples. Both of these crucial witnesses refused to appear
at the London inquest. Judge Baker had those statements but failed
to have them read out or shown to the jury. Those police
statements, along with many other crucial documents, are made
public for the first time in this volume. The revelations in The
Documents the Jury Never Saw indicate that Scott Baker's inquest
was more significant for the documents that weren't shown, than for
those that the jury saw. John Morgan, who has authored a series of
books on the Princess Diana inquest, has stated that the London
inquest was not run by an independent judge. "The documents in this
book are so central to the case, yet royal coroner Scott Baker
prevented his jury from seeing them. It could be argued that there
was no intention to allow that jury to get to the bottom of what
happened in the Alma Tunnel on 31 August 1997." When this current
book is read in the context of Morgan's Diana Inquest series, it
enables the reader to understand the significance and reliability
of the testimony of certain witnesses.
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as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
Sarah Culberson was adopted one year after her birth by a
loving, white, West Virginian couple and was raised in the United
States with little knowledge of her ancestry. Though raised in a
loving family, Sarah wanted to know more about the birth parents
that had given her up. In 2004, she hired a private investigator to
track down her biological father. When she began her search, she
never imagined what she would discover or where that information
would lead her: she was related to African royalty, a ruling Mende
family in Sierra Leone and that she is considered a "mahaloi, "the
child of a Paramount Chief, with the status like a princess. What
followed was an unforgettably emotional journey of discovery of
herself, a father she never knew, and the spirit of a war-torn
nation. "A Princess Found" is a powerful, intimate revelation of
her quest across the world to learn of the chiefdom she could one
day call her own.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the
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Our Prince Charles now becomes, by the death of his father, King
Charles the Second, both of England and of Scotland. That is, he
becomes so in theory, according to the principles of the English
Constitution, though, in fact, he is a fugitive and an exile still.
Notwithstanding his exclusion, however, from the exercise of what
he considered his right to reign, he was acknowledged as king by
all true Royalists in England, and by all the continental powers.
They would not aid him to recover his throne, but in the courts and
royal palaces which he visited he was regarded as a king, and was
treated, in form at least, with all the consideration and honor
which belonged to royalty.
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IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
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pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
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this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
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have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Royalty and Politics is the fascinating autobiographical account of
a life rich in controversy, leadership, service, achievement and
innovation. Born 1925 into the prominent and influential royal
family of Mankon in the Bamenda Grassfields of Cameroon, Solomon
Anyeghamot Ndefru least expected becoming king, only to find
himself the chosen one following the death of his father in 1959.
As Fo Angwafo III of Mankon, one of the most educated 'traditional
rulers' at the dawn of independence, he succeeded into Parliament
first as an independent, and subsequently as a member of the
Cameroon National Union. He has served as First National
Vice-President of Paul Biya's Cameroon People's Democratic Movement
since 1990. In this unique, analytical and insightful reflection 50
years into his reign, Fo Angwafo III discusses growing up in
colonial times; his surprise appointment as king; the 1961 Cameroon
Plebiscite and his initiation into politics; being king and
politician; coping with the hostility of the modern power elite
towards his active involvement in politics; churches, schools and
politics; life as an agriculturist; and investments in tending the
Kingdom of Mankon. He argues that the best way of consolidating
traditions is to make them modern, and that modernity can only make
sense to the extent that it is firmly grounded in traditions. In
many ways he feels his life encapsulates this negotiation and
reconciliation of continuity and change.
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preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
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original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
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worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
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imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
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worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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This book deals with Lord Curzon's policy towards the Princely
States of India. The background of previous Government policy and
Lord Curzon's ideas are examined. His own policy is critically
analysed along with those concerned with the Coronation of Edward
VII with special reference to the role of the Princes and Chiefs.
An assessment is then made of the general problems concerning the
States internal administration and industrial development.
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as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
An engrossing biography of Queen Victoria's youngest daughter that
focuses on her relationship with her willful mother--a powerful and
insightful look at two women of significant importance and
influence in world history Beatrice was the last child born to
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Her father died when she was four
and Victoria came to depend on her youngest daughter absolutely,
and also demanded from her complete submission. Beatrice succumbed
to her mother's obsessive love, so that by the time she was in her
late teens she was her constant companion. Although Victoria tried
to prevent Beatrice from even so much as thinking of love, her
guard slipped when Beatrice met Prince Henry of Battenberg. Sadly,
Beatrice inherited the hemophilia gene from her mother, which she
passed on to two of her four sons and which her daughter Victoria
Eugenia, in marrying Alfonso XIII of Spain, in turn passed on to
the Spanish royal family. This new examination will restore her to
her proper prominence--as Queen Victoria's second consort.
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