Although the Governor-General and the Queen occasionally observe certain formalities, in practice the Governor-General has constitutional responsibilities without reference to the Queen.

Although originally intended to feature a figure symbolising Glasgow ' with the Clyde at her feet sending her manufactures to all the world ', the Pediment was redesigned to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.

Although trained as a psychiatrist, Dr. Cade served as a surgeon and departed for Singapore in 1941 on RMS Queen Mary.

Although some suggested that the diamond should have been presented as a gift to the Queen, it is clear that Dalhousie felt strongly that the stone was a spoil of war, and treated it accordingly.

Although Queen Alexandra never treated her sister badly and they spent time together at Marlborough House in London and at Sandringham House in Norfolk in Great Britain, Maria felt that she was now " number two ".

Although the contemporary score, which included pop songs by Freddy Mercury of Queen, Pat Benatar and Jon Anderson of Yes was controversial, the door had been opened for a new approach to presentation of classic " silent " films.

Although considerably older than Queen Anne, Sophia enjoyed much better health.

Although King William III died in 1702, his successor in England, Queen Anne, continued the vigorous prosecution of the war, under the guidance of her ministers, Godolphin and Marlborough.

Although the constitution of Canada states that the " Command-in-Chief of the Land and Naval Militia, and of all Naval and Military Forces, of and in Canada, is hereby declared to continue and be vested in the Queen ," the governor general acts in her place as Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces and is permitted through the 1947 Letters Patent to use the title Commander-in-Chief in and over Canada.

Although the Queen's Bench held that the House of Commons had not infringed or overturned due process, John Paty was ultimately freed by Queen Anne when she prorogued Parliament.

Although his son was quickly barred from the throne and replaced by Richard of Gloucester, Edward IV's daughter Elizabeth of York later became the Queen consort of Henry VII of England.

Although the King was initially suspicious of his character and motives, in due course both the King and Queen came to respect and admire him.

Although the aim of the tour was mainly political, to shore up Atlantic support for the United Kingdom in any future war, the King and Queen were enthusiastically received by the public.

Although spelling of the family name has sometimes been modernized to " Woodville ", it was spelled " Wydeville " in contemporary publications by Caxton and as " Widvile " on Queen Elizabeth's tomb at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

Although he adamantly refused to be married to Mary, Queen of Scots, Dudley was for a long time relatively sympathetic to her until from the mid-1580s he strongly advocated her execution.

Although Whitlam later alleged that he never contemplated dismissing Kerr during the crisis, on 16 October, while speaking with Kerr and visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak, he told Kerr that if the crisis continued, " It could be a question of whether I get to the Queen first for your recall, or whether you get in first with my dismissal.

Although Columbus had presented his navigational plan to the Spanish Court as early as 1486, proposing to reach Asia by sailing West, across the Atlantic Ocean, he was unconvincing to the Catholic Monarchs until 1491, when Queen Isabella approved it.

Although the Queen takes these functions seriously, she refrains from exerting her power in these positions.

Although the ruling, Protestant, Stuarts died out with his half-sister, Queen Anne, the very last remaining Stuarts were James and his sons, and their endeavours to regain their ( putatively ) rightful throne whilst remaining devoted to their Catholic faith is remembered in history as Jacobitism.

Although her domestic popularity was undiminished through the early 1930s, high profits from her films after Queen Christina in 1933 depended on the foreign market.

Although the French commissioners were unwilling to treat with the insurgent Lords of the Congregation, they offered the Scots certain concessions from King Francis and Queen Mary, including the right to summon a parliament according to use and custom.

Although Elizabeth's governess at one time averred that the Queen had found Elizabeth in Seymour's arms ( implying a sexual encounter or close to it ), she later withdrew the story.

Although Paisley often stresses his loyalty to the Crown, he accused Queen Elizabeth of being Tony Blair's " parrot " when she voiced approval of the Agreement.

Although the king for the early part of his career, Henry VI, was head of the House of Lancaster, Stanley ’ s marriage to Eleanor, daughter of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury ( a descendant of Edward III ) and sister of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick (‘ Warwick the Kingmaker ’) in the late 1450s constituted a powerful alliance with the House of York.

Although Eleanor and her sons reached an agreement with Peter to live peacefully in his court, the situation remained unstable.

Although one eye-witness — the bride, Eleanor Boardman — claimed to have seen the assault, others deny that it occurred.

Although always ladylike, her initial antagonism to Robin springs not from aristocratic disdain but out of an aversion to robbery ; however, in The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men ( 1952 ), she, despite being a lady-in-waiting to Eleanor of Aquitaine during the Crusades, is in reality a mischievous tomboy capable of fleeing boldly to the countryside disguised as a boy.

Although entitled to a Special Full Honor Funeral, at the request of his widow Mary Eleanor Smith, a simple joint service funeral was held, patterned after the one given to Marshall in 1959.

Although there are instances of daughters who are named after their mothers and thus use the suffix " Jr ." ( such as Winifred Sackville Stoner, Jr., Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, Jr., and Carolina Herrera, Jr .) or after their grandmothers with the suffix " II ", this is not common.

Although at first the Department of Agriculture objected to Eleanor Roosevelt's institution of a victory garden on the White House grounds, fearing that such a movement would hurt the food industry, basic information about gardening appeared in public services booklets distributed by the Department of Agriculture, as well as by agribusiness corporations such as International Harvester and Beech-Nut.

Although Keating was able to win the support of a reluctant cabinet, in the face of opposition from the public, the welfare lobby, the ACTU, and the business community, Hawke intervened to drop the consumption tax.

Although Odoacer was an Arian Christian, he rarely intervened in the affairs of the orthodox and trinitarian State church of the Roman Empire.

Although he finally intervened on the side of Flourens, and peace was preserved, his weakness in the face of Boulangist propaganda became a national danger.

Although the British had originally hoped that an orderly settlement in Upper Canada would inspire the former American colonies to abandon their democratic form of government, demographic realities intervened.

Although many RUC men were present during the attack none intervened.

Although very much opposed to the imprisoned Germanophile poet Tudor Arghezi, Iorga intervened on his behalf with Ferdinand.

Although he was already terminally ill with bladder cancer at the time, he intervened and ordered a return to previous structure of the university.

Although an election was scheduled to take place on January 22, 2007 that the Awami League decided to boycott, the country's military intervened on January 11, 2007 and installed an interim government composed of retired bureaucrats and military officers.

Although in theory she had precedence over Empress Dowager Cixi, Empress Dowager Ci ' an was in fact a self-effacing person and seldom intervened in politics, unlike Empress Dowager Cixi, who was the actual master of China.

Although allowed to return when Cuza and others intervened for him ( refusing to respect the decision of the University Senate ), he was never presented with a diploma after his graduation.

Although not part of this contest, the force of Light has intervened in past contests, and has won at least one.

Although Black Hawk made peace in 1867, other bands continued raiding until the US intervened with about 200 troops in 1872.

Although Grumble was found guilty, Robert E. Lee intervened, and he was transferred to the Trans-Allegheny Department in West Virginia.

Although Osorkon I is thought to have been directly succeeded by his son Takelot I, it is possible that another ruler, Heqakheperre Shoshenq II, intervened briefly between these two kings because Takelot I was a son of Osorkon I through Queen Tashedkhons, a secondary wife of this king.

Although he had initially planned to become a lawyer and began his studies at the University of Manitoba, the Depression intervened, and to assist his family, he changed his educational focus, and transferred to the Manitoba Teacher Training School.

Although the Ichege intervened to protect the Gambos during the reign of Sarsa Dengel, the buildings were not completely rebuilt until after the visit of Emperor Iyasu the Great in 1699.