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After royal wedding Britain faces harsh post ceremony reality
In the wake of the Prince and Princess of Wales wedding Britain confronts riots in Liverpool and other cities, high unemployment at 11.8 percent, a sinking pound at $1.84, and inflation at 11.3 percent. The IRA, Maze hunger strikes, and Northern Ireland tensions add to national strain while a civil service pay settlement ends a week of strikes amid a fragile mood of renewed confidence.
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