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A fact from Alan Gomme-Duncan appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 22 May 2008, and was viewed approximately 397 times ( disclaimer) ( check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that British Conservative MP Alan Gomme-Duncan, despite being strongly unionist, did not want the Stone of Scone returned to Westminster Abbey after Scottish nationalists stole it in 1951?

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Recall to colours

I am not an expert on this but the sources I have consulted all say 'recalled to colours' rather than 'recalled to the colours' (emphasis added). Are they wrong? Sam Blacketer ( talk) 21:15, 19 May 2008 (UTC) reply

If you have sources, maybe I'm wrong, but I've only ever heard the phrase with the the in. David Underdown ( talk) 09:50, 20 May 2008 (UTC) reply

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