Then & Now: Aug. 9, 1999

THE PEOPLE'S KING According to legend, Henry V mingled with his soldiers incognito on the eve of the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. In the spirit of Prince Hal, Jordan's 37-year-old King Abdullah last week wore a fake white beard and posed as a TV reporter to interview his subjects. Father would be proud.

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