It was a Labrador-poodle mix -- full name Charles the Monarch -- strolling down the streets after a recent visit to the groomers.

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"Your Majesty, Mummy, " began Prince Charles, as he delivered a touching speech with the right mix of levity and respect.

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In others, it is more of a mix of the physical and mental, such as the observing and collecting of specimens for Charles Darwin.

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The craggy Charles Bronson vaqueros, Hispanic cowboys with their fancy rodeo shirts and Stetsons, and the Tejano bands playing the mix-and-match sound of chilli: shades of country and western, mariachi, blues - even a dash of Bavaria with the accordions.

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