While the 1930s Santa Cruz surfers may have been shown as primarily white men, the sport dates back to 12th-century Polynesia and was first demonstrated in Santa Cruz by three Hawaiian princes in 1885.
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Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
18 Sep. 2025
The fraternal fissure is especially painful for those who know the princes, whose mother, Princess Diana, died in August 1997.
By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.
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JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Japan traditionally had male emperors, but female succession was permitted.
The conservative Yomiuri issued its own proposal in May, calling for an urgent revision to the Imperial House Law to give royal status to husbands and children of princesses and allow women to succeed the throne.
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Mari Yamaguchi,
Twin Cities,
6 Sep. 2025
Each child will have the chance to meet and take photos with their favorite princesses during a special meet-and-greet.
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Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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