James Fox will play King George V, while Laurence Fox has been cast as his son Bertie, Edward's younger brother.

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But many of the sport's leading lights, such as Mary King and William Fox-Pitt, will have chances to overtake her when the dressage resumes on Saturday.

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"Titanic" director James Cameron hopes to show TV who's king with the Fox science-fiction drama "Dark Angel, " about a "genetically enhanced human prototype" who's on the run from her handlers.

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Top politicians are also attending, among them the boss of the World Trade Organisation, Supachai Panitchpakdi, presidents Vicente Fox of Mexico and Johannes Rau of Germany, King Abdullah II of Jordan and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

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New comedies like ABC's "The Hughleys, " UPN's "Diresta, " Fox's "The Family Guy" and CBS's "King of Queens" center around family men whose goofs come mostly from being dopey guys.

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Among other British names, Mary King and Imperial Cavalier are seventh while world number one William Fox-Pitt is back in 13th and 17th aboard Navigator and Cool Mountain respectively.

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