#UK: Bills Filed To Strip Royal Titles From Harry, Meghan

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Amid growing fury at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Netflix documentary, a new bill in parliament today would, if passed, grant Charles III and politicians greater powers to remove ranks of nobility. 

Labour Party MP Rachael Maskell tabled the Removal of Titles Bill to target a different royal, the Duke of York, over his association with late American paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

But the Private Members Bill could also be used to remove the Sussex dukedom from Harry and Meghan. 

It came as a Tory MP for Sussex demanded the couple finally lose their titles due to their 'lack of respect' for the Royal Family and the UK.

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#THAILAND: Electoral Commission Rules That Princess Cannot Enter Politics As PM Candidate After King's Rebuke

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Thailand's election commission Wednesday asked the constitutional court to dissolve a political party that put forward a princess as candidate for prime minister, days after the move earned a royal rebuke from her brother, the king. Thailand has been mired in political drama since Friday, when Princess Ubolratana's name was submitted by Thai Raksa Chart, a party allied with the powerful Shinawatra clan.

Ubolratana's unprecedented bid to enter politics unravelled within hours after King Maha Vajiralongkorn decried the entry of a royal into the political fray as "highly inappropriate." Thailand's monarchy is seen as above politics, although royals have intervened in public during times of political crisis.

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#BELGIUM: King's Brother Compares Hefty Fine For Attending Diplomatic Reception To "Persecution Of The Jews"

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Prince Laurent of Belgium - King Phillipe's brother and 12th in line to the throne - says being fined by parliament for attending a Chinese embassy reception without permission violates his rights akin to the "persecution of the Jews." He is suing parliament after it fined him 15% of his annual state allowance. The government had previously warned the eccentric prince not to attend diplomatic events without permission after previous breaches of protocol. He has made unsanctioned visits to Libya to meet Muammar Gaddafi, and to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a former Belgian colony.

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#UK: Labour Ldr Corbyn Steps Away From Peace Group After They Publish "Insulting" Anti-Queen Poem

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Newly elected Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has cut his ties with the Stop The War Coalition - a group he has led as chairman for four years - after it published a controversial poem on the front page of is website attacking Queen Elizabeth II of "lubricating Britain's wars" and benefiting financially from them. But even as he resigned, he praised the group's works.

#SAUDIARABIA: King Salman Orders US$30 million In Spending, 2-month Bonus for Civil Servants, Removes 2 Govs.

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In moves seen as attempts to consolidate his power and reassure subjects of a smooth transition, newly elevated King Salman ordered $30 million in new spending, which included generous 2-month salary bonuses for civil servants. He also replaced two of the former king's sons as governors and reshuffled the cabinet.