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Annus horribilis is a Latin phrase, meaning "horrible year". It is complementary to annus mirabilis, which means "wonderful year"; however, annus mirabilis is a traditional term, while annus horribilis is of relatively recent coinage.
Although the phrase was used in 1891 to describe 1870, the year in which the Roman Catholic church defined the dogma of papal infallibility, it was brought to prominence by Queen Elizabeth II in a speech to the Guildhall on 24 November 1992, marking the 40th anniversary of her accession, in which she described the year as an annus horribilis.
On 12 March 1992, Mauritius, the last Commonwealth realm in Africa, abolished its Monarchy.
On 19 March, it was announced that Prince Andrew, Duke of York would separate from his wife Sarah, Duchess of York.
On 23 April, Anne, Princess Royal divorced her husband Captain Mark Phillips.
On 8 June, Diana, Princess of Wales’s tell-all book Diana, Her True Story was published after being serialised in The Sunday Times. Written by Andrew Morton, it revealed for the first time the unhappy truths of the Princess's marriage – particularly, the affair between Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker-Bowles – starting the "War of the Waleses".
On 20 August, scandalous pictures of the Duchess of York being kissed on her feet by her friend, John Bryan, were published in Daily Mirror.
On 24 August, intimate conversations between the Princess of Wales and James Gilbey from a tape recording of their phone calls were published in The Sun, causing "Squidgygate".
On 13 November, the affair between the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker-Bowles was confirmed by a transcript of a recording of their phone calls published in the Daily Mirror, causing "Camillagate".
On 20 November, just four days before the Guildhall speech, Windsor Castle – one of the main royal residences – caught fire and was seriously damaged. Huge public outcry was aroused against the prospect that the cost of repairs might be on government expenses.
On 26 November, after lengthy discussions and under enormous public pressure, it was announced that the Queen would start to pay income tax and capital gains tax in 1993. This became the first time for a British monarch to pay income tax since 1931.
On 9 December, John Major, then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, announced to the House of Commons that the Prince and Princess of Wales had decided to separate.
Although the phrase was used in 1891 to describe 1870, the year in which the Roman Catholic church defined the dogma of papal infallibility, it was brought to prominence by Queen Elizabeth II in a speech to the Guildhall on 24 November 1992, marking the 40th anniversary of her accession, in which she described the year as an annus horribilis.
The "sympathetic correspondent" was later revealed to be her former assistant private secretary, Sir Edward Ford. The unpleasant events happened to the Royal Family in this year include:1992 is not a year on which I shall look back with undiluted pleasure. In the words of one of my more sympathetic correspondents, it has turned out to be an Annus Horribilis.
On 12 March 1992, Mauritius, the last Commonwealth realm in Africa, abolished its Monarchy.
On 19 March, it was announced that Prince Andrew, Duke of York would separate from his wife Sarah, Duchess of York.
On 23 April, Anne, Princess Royal divorced her husband Captain Mark Phillips.
On 8 June, Diana, Princess of Wales’s tell-all book Diana, Her True Story was published after being serialised in The Sunday Times. Written by Andrew Morton, it revealed for the first time the unhappy truths of the Princess's marriage – particularly, the affair between Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker-Bowles – starting the "War of the Waleses".
On 20 August, scandalous pictures of the Duchess of York being kissed on her feet by her friend, John Bryan, were published in Daily Mirror.
On 24 August, intimate conversations between the Princess of Wales and James Gilbey from a tape recording of their phone calls were published in The Sun, causing "Squidgygate".
On 13 November, the affair between the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker-Bowles was confirmed by a transcript of a recording of their phone calls published in the Daily Mirror, causing "Camillagate".
On 20 November, just four days before the Guildhall speech, Windsor Castle – one of the main royal residences – caught fire and was seriously damaged. Huge public outcry was aroused against the prospect that the cost of repairs might be on government expenses.
On 26 November, after lengthy discussions and under enormous public pressure, it was announced that the Queen would start to pay income tax and capital gains tax in 1993. This became the first time for a British monarch to pay income tax since 1931.
On 9 December, John Major, then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, announced to the House of Commons that the Prince and Princess of Wales had decided to separate.
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King Bowser has a very poor win/loss record when it comes to fights.
What income do they have?
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King Bowser horribilis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Estate
The royal family receives an indexed portion of the income of the crown estate, on which they pay income tax. Previously they received a civil list payment in exchange for effectively ceding control of the crown estate.
I think all of that falls under what we would call Capital Gains Tax though, which was the source of my confusion
Income Tax here pretty much only applies to money you are paid in exchange for work.
I suppose there is Corporate Income Tax, and that the Crown is basically a Corporation legally, but I dunno, it threw me off.
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well William and Harry aren't the Monarch
Yeah, which is why the idea of Income Tax was confusing me
It's not like they're being paid to be the monarch
It's just a wording thing that was throwing me off
No, they don't arch Dr. Venture.
yeah, there was a crossover with Kamen Rider Gaim (which was the current series when this started)
It kinda made me want to watch it. The dude playing Kikaider was p good
can confirm
that's what happened the last time I thought about making an IRC bot
Neat
it seems like a nightmare of double escaping
dat work ethic
that's basically how you had to do it last time I looked
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