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| What William and Kate can learn from royals around the globe
As Prince William and Kate Middleton look forward to life after the wedding, what lessons — good and bad — can they learn from other royal families around the globe? In the latest BBC America Modern Monarchy show, I've been taking a look at worldwide "royal do's and don'ts." Which royal families have retained the support of their people — and which have squandered it? What does it take to be a successful modern monarch? Crown Princess Máxima of the Netherlands provides an interesting example. The former investment banker who married into the Netherlands royal family is now very popular in her adopted country — a kind of Netherlands Princess Diana,Buoyed by strikes, Libya rebels try to advance,wholesale cheap newport cigarettes, says our correspondent who interviewed her. The King of the tiny Himalayan principality of Bhutan is a similar age to Prince William — although King Wangchuck's father stepped down so his son could succeed to the throne. After his coronation, the young King Wangchuck tried to meet as many of his subjects as possible,newport red cigarettes, to hear their concerns firsthand. It's all part of Bhutan's gross national happiness index,Home sales tumble, prices near 9-year low, proposed by the former King as the best way of measuring the country's progress,new port cigarettes, rather than relying solely on economic indicators. As constitutional monarchs, William and Kate won't be able to propose policies like this — but whether you're a royal in Nepal or Nottingham,Imperial Tobacco sales growth in Emerging markets,newport 100s cigarettes, the importance of the walkabout as a way of keeping in touch with your people is not to be underestimated. |
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