"Succession crisis in Oman: Sultan dies – leaves name of successor in sealed envelope"

RoyalCentral:

There is no heir apparent in Oman and the Sultan was unmarried.

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According to the the rules of the sultanate’s succession, the Royal Family Council must now choose a new sultan.

If the council of 50 male members fail to agree on a successor, then the envelope left by Sultan Qaboos will be opened.

Whoever the late Sultan named as his successor will then be enthroned

BBC:

The sultan deposed his father in a bloodless coup with British support in 1970.

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At the age of 29 he overthrew his father, Said bin Taimur, a reclusive and ultra-conservative ruler who banned a range of things, including listening to the radio or wearing sunglasses, and decided who could get married, be educated or leave the country.

"The King of Sweden has reduced the number of family members who will continue to receive taxpayer funds, stripping five of his grandchildren of their royal highness status, according to an official statement"

CNN:

The parents of the five . . . welcomed the change on social media.

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In an Instagram post on Monday, Princess Madeleine -- the youngest of King Gustaf's three children -- said the change had been "planned for a long time," adding that it gives their children a "greater opportunity to shape their own lives as private individuals."

"Serena Williams apparently won beer pong at the royal wedding after-party"

"Williams met Markle in 2014 when they teamed up for a flag football match at a Celebrity Beach Bow event organised by DIRECTV."

Ten funny tweets

Dentist: open

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A young Prince Harry sticking his tongue out to the paparazzi as he arrives for a school nativity play with his mother Princess Diana. pic.twitter.com/ZxRg0lBgnT

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— everybird (@_everybird_) May 19, 2018

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I bought an anemone for my clownfish to live in but instead they’re living in a random coral while a non-anemone hosting fish constantly lays in the anemone and the anemone isn’t eating him ??? pic.twitter.com/hA6lEcOpA7

— Taylor Nicole Dean (@taylorndean) May 21, 2018

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— Derek Charm (@derek_charm) May 21, 2018

Did Meghan Markle post and then delete a photo of Prince Harry wearing a sweatshirt that said "Dorothy on the streets, Blanche in the sheets"?

Buzzfeed investigates.  (Available at Amazon.)

Foreshadowing in the engagement ring Prince Henrik gave the Queen of Denmark back in 1966

TCJ:

The style of ring is sometimes called a toi et moi ring -- which translates to "you and me" in English. Toi et moi rings feature a pair of stones, and when they're given for an engagement, one stone represents the bride, while the other represents the groom.