Sept. 25, 2025

Is Fergie running out of royal rope?

Is Fergie running out of royal rope?

The headlies are bad, the emails are worse. Will King Charles have to make a move to cut off Fergie? Meanwhile. Kate and Wills have matching bracelets.

The headlies are bad, the emails are worse.  Will King Charles have to make a move to cut off Fergie?

Meanwhile. Kate and Wills have matching bracelets.

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Hello and welcome to Palas Intrigue Game, your host Mark Francis.

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The Royal family is facing renewed turmoil as divisions emerge

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between King Charles and the Prince of Wales over how

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to handle Sarah, Duchess of York, and Prince Andrew following

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revelations about the Duchess's correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein. According to

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a report in The Daily Mail, the King has resisted

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calls to completely disown his brother and former sister in law,

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pointing to their loyalty to both him and the Crown

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in contrast with the Sussexes. However, he is said to

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be under huge pressure to expel Sarah Ferguson permanently, after

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emails showed her describing Epstein as a supreme friend and

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apologizing to him for distancing herself publicly. In recent days,

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at least seven charities have severed ties, with the Duchess

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Teenage Cancer Trust, which she had supported for thirty five years,

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announced she is no longer its patron, saying we have

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made the decision to end our relationship with the Duchess

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of York and as of today she is no longer

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a patron of Teenage Cancer Trust. We would like to

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thank the Duchess of York for her support. Other organizations,

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including Julia's House Hospice Prevent Breast Cancer, the Natasha Allergy

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Research Foundation and the British Heart Foundation have followed suit,

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with the Natasha Foundation's founders saying we were disturbed to

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read of Sarah, Duchess of York's correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein.

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While the King is purportedly reluctant to cut ties with

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the Yorks, the Prince of Wales is taking a firmer stance.

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A royal source told the paper William feels even more

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strongly than the King Andrew and Fergie are an embarrassment

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and will be urging his father to act the optics

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of that pair of chances guffoing away at events looks terrible.

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William is said to favor barring both Andrew and Sarah

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from attending public family events, including Christmas gatherings, and is

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pressing for their eviction from a royal lodge, their thirty

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room home near Windsor Castle. Andrew has so far resisted

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a move to the smaller Frogmore Cottage. The correspondence at

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the center of the scandal dates back to twenty eleven,

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shortly after Sarah Ferguson apologized in the media for accepting

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fifteen thousand pounds from Epstein. In an interview at the time,

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she said, I abhor pedophilia and any sexual abuse of children,

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and know that this was a gigantic error of judgment

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on my behalf. I am just so contrite. I cannot say.

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Whenever I can, I will repay the money and have

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nothing ever to do with Jeffrey Epstein ever again. However,

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barely a month later, she sent Epstein a private message

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in which she wrote, I know you feel halacious let

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down by me, and I must humbly apologize to you

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and your heart for that. You have always been a steadfast,

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generous and supreme friend to me and my family. She added,

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Please understand I didn't want to hurt Andrew one more time.

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I was in overriding fear. I am sorry. Lee Cohen

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on gb News writes, for an institution that relies heavily

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on public goodwill, the British monarchy cannot afford to be

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held hostage by irresponsible, self serving members. This is not

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an isolated misstep, but the culmination of a long trail

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of questionable conduct, cash for access schemes, tone deaf interviews,

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and the persistent perception that the Yorks have monetized royal

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connections for personal gain. The royal family should now put

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self preservation over sentiment. That means formal public distancing, revoking

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titles where possible, removing references from official websites, and excluding

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the Yorks from royal events and occasions. This is a cruelty.

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It's stewardship. The crown belongs not just to the Windsors,

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but to the nation it represents. Protecting it requires drawing

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clear lines. The late beloved Queen was known for her

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sense of duty and her ability to rise above personal grievances.

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Honoring that legacy means defending the institution she upheld, not

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enabling those who undermine it. For Skye News, Sean Coughlin

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asks is the Epstein email one scandal too many for

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Duchess of York? He writes, her fallibility has been part

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of her likability. She is good with people, with an

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outgoing friendliness and sense of fun, which is why charities

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have previously wanted her as an ally. She didn't get

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an invitation to the coronation of her ex brother in law,

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but didn't moan about it. Then she appeared to be

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back in the fold when in twenty twenty three she

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was invited for a Royal Christmas at Sandringham, her first

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time there in decades. The following Christmas there was more

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royal approval for her, with grateful murmurings from the Palace

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that she had helped persuade Prince Andrew to stay away

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from family events of his involvement in the Chinese spy scandal.

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She had also gained public respect for her energetic efforts

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encouraging women to get checks after her own breast cancer

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diagnosis and operation. But now this latest revelation is causing

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profound problems. There couldn't be a more toxic connection than

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with Epstein, and it is going to be particularly difficult

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when so much of her charity work was associated with children.

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In The Guardian, Marina Hired writes Epstein had given her money.

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Of course, she says fifteen grand. Then again she says

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a lot of things. The Duchess's debts were reported to

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be five million pounds at the time. Because she has

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always spent money other people's money like water. The more

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I think about this fashionable line of defense, the more

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bizarre I find it. If I had a wildly rich

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and incredibly connected friend and they still ended up going

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to prison for eighteen months, then I would simply assume

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this friend had done the thing they were convicted of,

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and most probably much worse. It's called being realistic. I'm

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not saying everyone in the world should have known this

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about Epstein. Back in two thousand and eight, Epstein obviously

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cast things differently. In his Nutty Nyt interview, he likened

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himself to Gulliver, shipwrecked among the diminutive denizens of Lilliput.

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Gulliver's playfulness had unintended consequences, mister Epstein said, That is

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what happens with wealth. There are unexpected burdens as well

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as benefits. Do me a favor. And yet Fergie herself

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has played a version of this tiny violin for decades

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and will again now she has been found out again.

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Her victim narrative has been surprisingly durable, even though she

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has helped burn through more fortunes than almost every other

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person on this planet will ever see twenty million pound

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chalais and Verbia, the fifteen million pound Muckey mansion houses.

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She never even moved into, eternal luxury holidays, endless retinues

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of unnecessary staff. She has poured in more than some

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of her charities. Ever, well, how many of her financial

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empires have fallen, only for a new one to rise

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again when some Kazakh, Oligark, Sex, Gulliver other mysterious billionaire

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can mmediately turns up in the nick of time to

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buy her out or bail her out. The King is

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still doing it, probably dreading the deeper liability of her

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being outside the tent. It's unclear quite how long that

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will be able to hold if further emails between Prince

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Andrew and Epstein emerge, as seems a distinct possibility. Whatever happens, however,

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this is not victimhood. I'm sure one of Epstein's actual

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victims could explain the difference more Palace in just a moment. Hey,

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as a new U NEEDS short film was unveiled at

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the United Nations General Astate in New York. The film

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featuring Harry, aims to rally global support for HIV AIDS

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programs at a time when funding is under severe strain.

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In a statement, the Duke of Sussex said, right now

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babies are being born with HIV due to interruptions in

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anti retroviral treatment for their mothers. Without urgent action to

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reverse these crippling funding cuts, six million more people will

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become infected with HIV, while four million will die from

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AIDS related causes with the next four years. It is

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not just the at risk communities that will be affected.

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We've proven that sustained investment saves lives and builds stronger communities.

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Abandoning this life saving work now would be a devastating

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betrayal of progress and the millions who depend on these

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essential services. Harry has long been an advocate in the

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fight against HIV leading initiatives in countries such as Botswana

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and Lesotho, and even taking a public HIV test himself

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in an effort to reduce stigma and encourage awareness. His

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latest appeal comes amid concern that cuts to international AIDS

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could undo decades of progress in tackling the epidemic. William

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and Kate paid a subtle but moving tribute to the

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victims of the Southport murders during an unannounced visit to

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the town in July twenty twenty four. Nine year old

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Alice da silver Agua, six year old bb King, and

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seven year old Elise dot Standcombe were killed when their

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Taylor Swift themed dance class was targeted by a knife

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wielding teenager. On their second visit to the grief stricken community,

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the Prince and Princess of Wales met privately with the

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families of the three girls and spent time in their

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schools to see how pupils and staff are coping. More

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than a year on. At Churchtown Primary School, where Alison

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Bbe had been pupils, the couple spoke with classmates and

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toured a new playground built in the girls honor. They

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alo met with Alice's parents Sergio and Alexandra Aguare, and

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Bibe's parents, Lauren and Ben King, who gifted them bearded

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friendship bracelets bearing the words Bibe's Hive, after the charity

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established in her memory, the to echo the kind worn

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by Taylor Swift's fans, both William and Catherine more than

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for the remainder of the day, Lauren King said of

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the visit, it meant everything. It was really special. I

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think we're really grateful anyway. How Beebe's been honored so

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much in this school, and seeing the Prince and Princess

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support that and be here, it's just been amazing. Afterwards,

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the Prince addressed some seven hundred pupils, saying be brave,

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be joyful, be kind. This playground is a symbol of

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how the community has come together to create such a

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positive place for the pupils of this school, a symbol

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of remembrance and resilience, a testament that love will always

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overcome a tragedy. Many lives were changed on that terrible day,

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including countless members of this school community. BB Allison Elsie's

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friends and classmates have come together to support each other

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and remember the girls in their own way. Earlier in

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the day, the couple had visited Farnborough Road Infant and

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Junior School, where Elsie had been a pupil, and held

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a private meeting with her parents, Jenny and David stan Kerne,

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