Two centuries ago, just as now, the prospect of a royal wedding cheered everyone up wonderfully, sparking a torrent of gossip, curiosity and scurrilous jokes. The savagery of Georgian cartoonists over ...

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R.I.P., Grumpy Cat.

Name: The Arthur gay wedding. Age: It happened on 13 May. Appearance: Animated. You mean that Arthur, the lovable, bespectacled cartoon aardvark of children’s TV, finally got married? No. Although the ...