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- THE WEEK, Page 21WORLDRegal Separation
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- Splitting up a marriage made in Camelot can be a royal headache
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- Breaking up is hard to do -- especially for a prince and
- princess. This schism even warranted a statement from the floor
- of the House of Commons by the Prime Minister, who formally set
- some of the terms for what is, practically, the end of the
- 11-year marriage of Charles and Diana, the Prince and Princess
- of Wales. Reading from a Buckingham Palace statement to a hushed
- chamber, John Major explained that the couple would not divorce
- but would lead separate lives, carrying out their royal duties
- on independent schedules and getting together only for the most
- important public occasions. They will share in the upbringing
- of their children, Princes William, 10, and Henry, 8.
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- The separation is not expected to alter the constitutional
- status of the royal couple: Charles remains next in line for the
- throne. Diana can still expect to become Queen, said Major,
- drawing murmurs of confusion from the House. Perhaps the
- coronation could be shown on split screen.
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