His retinue includes young women known officially as " messengers " who light his ever-present cigarettes and catch the ashes .
他的随从包括年轻女性,她们名义上被叫做“信使”,她们既为他点烟又为他接灰。
Opposition activists in tripoli say col. gadhafi each night shuttles among the capital 's hospitals , churches and museums with a small retinue , in order to avoid nato assassination attempts .
Thus the perpetual economic " summits " in downing street , and gordon brown 's progress through the regions this week , with his cabinet in tow like the retinue of a tudor monarch .
This reflects a hard lesson learned by abdullah when he was crown prince : the sudairis , along with the king 's retinue , for years frustrated his efforts to take control , despite the obviously impaired capacity of king fahd who was often barely conscious when wheeled out for state occasions .
Instead they got a small island to themselves in the heart of the canadian wilderness , leaving their retinue and protection officers behind and having just a chef , nesting bald eagles and the canadian national bird , the loon , for company .