Aug. 11, 2026

Andrew’s Royal Funeral Plans Spark Outrage as Sarah Ferguson Eyes Netflix

Andrew’s Royal Funeral Plans Spark Outrage as Sarah Ferguson Eyes Netflix

Why could Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor still receive a royal ceremonial funeral despite losing his titles? Critics call the reported plans “preposterous,” while another strange constitutional scenario could potentially put Andrew in line to serve as regent after Prince Harry. Plus, Sarah Ferguson reportedly resurfaces in Portugal following Princess Eugenie’s new baby and considers whether a lucrative Netflix-style tell-all could solve her financial problems. Also: The King’s Trust celebrates fifty years, and King Charles heads to Balmoral with encouraging reports about his cancer treatment.

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Calorougus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. Ga

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am your host, Mark Francis. Questions are being raised about

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Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's eventual funeral, with a new report claiming

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that plans drawn up before his dramatic fall from royal

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life have not yet been changed. The Mail on Sunday

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reports that Andrew could still be in line for a

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royal ceremonial funeral, despite the removal of his remaining titles

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and his status as a private citizen. That claim has

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prompted criticism from royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams, who told gb

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News the idea he should be offered a royal funeral

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as clearly preposterous. As he has been stripped of his

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royal titles, this is an issue where plans have very

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clearly not been updated. Both Buckingham Palace and the Cabinet

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Office declined to comment on the reported arrangements, so at

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this stage this remains a newspaper report about plans that

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may simply have been left off the books, rather than

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a final decision about what will actually happen. Royal historian

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Rafe hidel Man coup suggested there may be little reason

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for the palace to settle the question anytime soon. Andrew

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was sixty six, eleven years younger than King Charles, and

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hidel Mancu argued that the eventual decision could therefore fall

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to William after he becomes king. That could significantly change

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the calculation. William has been widely reported to favor a

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tougher approach toward his uncle, and Andrew no longer occupies

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anything resembling his former position within the monarchy. In the eyepaper,

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Emily Watkins writes, presumably officials hope that by the time

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Andrew popped his clogs, perhaps decades from now, public outrage

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would have died down enough for the original plans to

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go ahead. The fact that he is still in line

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for this kind of funeral is proof that his chastisement

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was only ever skin deep, and that he's still considered

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a royal when all is said and done. A ceremonial

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funeral is, by its very nature a mark of national respect.

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It has no function other than to signal our collective mourning.

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In objecting to Andrew receiving one, no one is saying

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he shouldn't be afforded basic dignity, just that he shouldn't

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be lauded with one of the highest possible reserved only

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for those of our society's supposed apex, which has bafflingly

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remained unmoved since feudal times. Royal status is something one

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is born into rather than earned, which is what makes

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it so infuriating. If you ask me, the whole thing

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is a banana's hangover from another era, which for some

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reason the British cling to a kind of collective Stockholm syndrome.

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But if anything were ever enough to illuminate the madness

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of monarchy, surely this is it. An odious individual granted

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the utmost honour just because of who his parents were. Yuck.

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Andrew's continued place in the line of succession is creating

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an unusual constitutional question, with one report suggesting there is

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even a scenario in which Andrew could effectively leap frog

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Prince Harry. Despite losing his royal titles, Andrew remains eighth

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in line to the throne. A palace source told Radar

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Online Andrew was still there because the law leaves him

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there because anyone thinks it's a good look. Pulling him

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out would mean coordinating a legislative fix across the Commonwealth,

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and that is not a simple palace decision. There is

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plenty of anger about him staying in the line, but

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the constitutional machinery is glacial. Unless governments on both sides

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of the Atlantic want to spend months untangling the same issue,

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he remains in place by default. A constitutional expert told

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Radar this is not a case of Parliament making one

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clinging change and moving on. Each realm that shares the

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monarch as its own legal responsibilities, and every one of

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them would need to sign up to the same basic amendment.

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That creates an awkward diplomatic exercise because the practical risk

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of Andrew ever becoming king is vanishingly small, yet the

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legal stemps to remove him are extensive. It's the kind

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of problem that looks simple in the newspaper headline and

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becomes far messier the moment lawyers get involved. Radar's constitutional

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expert explained, as matters stand, the line of succession still

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puts Harry ahead of Andrew, So if William's son George

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were to ascend the throne while still a minor, Harry

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would be first in line to serve as regent if

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he could not do it. The next call would be

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to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and if he were unavailable, Princess

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Beatrice follow Sarah Ferguson may have resurfaced in Portugal following

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the birth of Princess Eugenie's third child. The Daily Mail

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reports there is local talk around Miladers that Sarah has

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returned to the area to help Eugenie and her husband

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Jack Brooks Bank with their newborn daughter away to at

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nearby O Fadista restaurant. Told The Daily Mail, Eugenie and

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her husband are regulars and have been here quite a

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few times with friends. Their mothers have also been here

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several times, but I've never seen the father Andrew. Now

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Eugenie has had a baby, there has been talk that

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Sarah is back in Milidi's to help her with the

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new little one. Sarah is reportedly considering another potential lucrative venture,

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telling her life story in a documentary for a major

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streaming service. Radar Online claims the former Duchess of York

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has been in discussions with streaming companies including Netflix, about

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a possible documentary covering her life inside and outside the

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royal family. Speaking on the Royals Uncensored television presenter Mark

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Dolan said she's still sitting on a gold mine, and

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that would be the tell Old book or the Netflix

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documentary series. Former royal butler Grant Harold believes Sarah's relationship

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with her daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie could ultimately

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prevent her from going too far. Harold said, I think

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that relationship with her daughters, and her daughters are obviously

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still members of the royal family and involved with the King.

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That's in the back of her mind. Even though she

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might think about doing these books and everything, I personally

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think she won't go that far because of her relationship

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with her daughters and the King. Radar sites an unnamed

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royal source who claims this is exactly the sort of

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project that could pay very well if it it's made

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with enough access and enough controversy. Sarah has the story

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people think they know, but a film will let her

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contry the tone, and that is what makes the opportunity

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so valuable. But another unnamed industry figure warned the risk

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is not the money, it is the fallout. A documentary

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can bring a big check, but it can also lock

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in all resentments and make future family contact far harder.

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A separate Radar Online report quotes a source of saying,

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Sarah is doing her best to keep her footing, but

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the reality is that she has been pushed into a

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deeply unsettled place and is having to rely on the

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people she trusts most. At the moment. That means her daughters,

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because they are the only ones who can really be

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counted on to understand what she is going through. It

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is an emotionally bruising situation, but it is also very practical.

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Sarah needs somewhere stable to live, some reassurance about money

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and a plan for what comes next. Without that, the

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uncertainty just hangs over everything, and that is what is

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frightening her most or palasing. Just a moment, the Royal

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family is highlighting fifty years of work where the King's

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Trust with a new message selling the musicians who have

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helped the charity raise money and create opportunities for young people.

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The Palace and the King's Trust share the anniversary message

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on social media. It reads forty plus years of music,

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fifty years of supporting young people. For decades, some of

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the world's biggest artists have helped raise vital funds champion

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young people and support our work through unforgettable performances, workshops

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and events. The organization was founded by Charles in nineteen

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seventy six as the Prince's Trust, using his Royal Navy

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Severance pay to support disadvantaged young people. It was renamed

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the King's Trust following charles succession to the throne. The

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King's Team said music is woven into our history. It

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has helped raise millions, amplify young voices and create opportunities

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that have changed lives. The Trust is also opening up

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more of its archives online, directing fans to King's Trust

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Music on YouTube for decades of performances and collaborations. King

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Charles and Queen Camilla have begun their summer break in Scotland,

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with the wider royal family expected to join them at

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Bowmorl later this month. Charles and Camilla are spending the

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early part of their holiday at Burke Hall, their private

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home on the bow Moral estate and a place with

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considerable personal significance for the couple. They spent their honeymoon

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there following their wedding in two thousand and five. Later

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in August, attention will shift to Bowmorral Castle as other

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members of the family arrive. Prince William and Catherine are

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expected to bring Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis

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toward the end of the month. Zara and Mike Tyndall

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and their children are also regular visitors, as are Peter

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Phillips and his daughters, and according to royal correspondent Emily Andrews,

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there is encouraging news about the king's health as well.

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Andrews reports that Charles' schedule has returned close to the

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level it was before his cancer diagnosis. Fridays had previously

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been kept relatively clear to give the king additional time

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to rest after he began cancer treatment in February twenty

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twenty four. Charles continues to receive treatment, but Andrews reports

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that his doctors are very pleased with his progress. The

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King is expected to use his time in Scotland for

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some of his favorite private activities, including fishing and painting.

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Although the monarchy doesn't completely shut down for summer, other

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royals have their own summer plans. Princess Anne and Sir

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Tim Lawrence are expected to continue AND's traditional summer visits

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to British lighthouses, while William, Catherine and their children have

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already spent part of their summer on a Mediterranean cruise

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at Amna Hall in Norfolk. And there you have it.

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