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AN UNSUAL SPONSOR

Published on May 16 2015

AN UNSUAL SPONSOR French President François Hollande has been on something of an international tour quite recently – and some people here ironically suggested that it is to escape from his critics! Notwithstanding that, he visited Haiti and made a number...

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Written by Peter SANDERSON-DYKES

Published on #Humour, #François Hollande, #Haiti, #Cuba, #Fidel Castro

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A RATHER LOPSIDED VIEW OF HISTORY

Published on May 10 2015

A RATHER LOPSIDED VIEW OF HISTORY Another weekend, another Bank Holiday! After May 1st, May 8th is the second of three (sometimes four!) Bank Holidays in France. Officially, it is called the “Fête de la Victoire” and has been an official holiday since...

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Written by Peter SANDERSON-DYKES

Published on #France, #History, #VE Day, #May 8th, #La Rochelle, #Winston Churchill

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ROYAL FEVER - OR BAD JOURNALISM?

Published on May 4 2015

ROYAL FEVER - OR BAD JOURNALISM? In spite of being a republic and proud of it's non-royalist founding principles of "liberté, égalité et fraternitié", whenever a big royal event happens in the UK, France catches royal fever! When Prince William married...

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Written by Peter SANDERSON-DYKES

Published on #France, #Royal family, #Humour, #Journal du Dimanche, #Camille Neveux

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