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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]