Though he’s used to being invited to VIP gatherings — from fashion shows to meetings with presidents and kings — this seemed outside his wheelhouse.
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Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2026
He's known for reshaping the Scottish government, expanding royal authority and being one of the few Scottish kings to be canonized by the Catholic Church.
As an example from the story, Walpole recalled how the three princes realized that a mule was blind in its right eye after observing that only the grass on the left side of the road had been eaten.
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Juliana Kim,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
In Ember & Ice, a three-part Quinn original, Williams and Storrie star as Dane and Finn, two fae princes from the rival Solari and Lunare kingdoms, according to a release.
Known for its perfectly fitting stone bricks, the site was built in the 15th century by the Incas and served as a sanctuary for the nation’s emperors.
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CNN Money,
CNN Money,
31 Dec. 2025
For young emperors of ice cream, there’s a jump rope that has ice-cream-cone handles ($12) and a pencil sharpener shaped like an ice-cream truck ($24).
The performers skate in costumes as princesses, Madrigals, townspeople, animals or whatever is needed.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
11 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately, that means that some of the Mothra beats begin to get repetitive — two tiny twin princesses show up, make warnings, Mothra shows up, Mothra’s larvae emerge from a big egg, roll credits.
Most of the vitriol has been aimed at the UAE, with Emiratis largely exercising restraint — and, unlike the Qatar episode, both are avoiding personal attacks on rulers (or their mothers).
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Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
Composed of pictograms, the Azcatitlán’s 25 folios feature a succession of Aztec rulers, and dramatize the arrival of Hernán Cortés and Christianity.
Her assessment of Soviet and later Russian leadership is clear-eyed, seeing the yearning of the Russian people for a hard-nosed protector, like the former tsars, in Russia’s support for Putin.
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The Know,
Denver Post,
7 Dec. 2025
Each took around a year to design and produce, with the tsars typically ordering the ornate items shortly after the latest had been delivered.
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