Feb. 27, 2026

Meaghan's faux royal tour rolls on: Jordan “snub,” boat shoes and a fashion pivot

Meaghan's faux royal tour rolls on: Jordan “snub,” boat shoes and a fashion pivot
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Fresh off their Jordan trip, Harry and Meghan pop up virtually at the NAACP Image Awards, present a digital civil rights prize and double down on Gaza aid messaging. But reports swirl that Jordan’s King Abdullah the Second and Crown Prince Hussein declined to meet them, leaving only a brief encounter with Princess Basma. Meghan swaps heels for $140 suede boat shoes at a refugee camp, dials back jewelry at World Central Kitchen, and earns both praise and eye-rolls in the British press. As nostalgia pieces call Harry the Windsor who “refreshes the parts others cannot reach,” betting markets suggest Meghan’s lifestyle brand As Ever could pivot into fashion. Meanwhile, a childhood letter from Queen Elizabeth the Second heads to auction, a reminder of a very different royal era.

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A Callaroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue

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and your host, Mark Francis. Harry and Meghan made a

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surprise virtual appearance at the NAACP Image Awards Creative Honors

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ceremony in Los Angeles, just hours after concluding their two

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day visit to Jordan. The pre recorded video message showed

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Harry and Meghan standing side by side at their home

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in Montecito. Megan wore a white roll neck jumper with

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her hair styled in loose curls, while Harry opted for

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a white shirt and dark jacket. The couple appeared on

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screen to present the NAACP Archwell Digital Civil Rights Award,

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which recognizes leaders working at the intersection of technology and

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social justice. Earlier in the day, Prince Harry spoke publicly

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about the humanitarian situation in Gaza after receiving a briefing

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from World Central Kitchen, the organization that delivers mills in

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crisis zones. He told Channel four News the aid corridors

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need to be opened and they are currently not. The

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Sussexes had spent Wednesday and Thursday in Jordan, traveling with

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a World Health Organization delegation, where they visited refugee camps,

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met medical evacuees, and attended a roundtable with humanitarian partners.

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Harry and Meghan met Princess Basma Bint Talal, the aunt

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of King Abdullah the Second of Jordan, and her daughter Farah.

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Team Sussex let us be known via a statement, perhaps

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to calm down reports that they were being ignored by

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the Jordanian royals. That said in the Express, Chris Richards writes,

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despite their attempts to grab all the headlines, it may

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have not been the pr win they were hoping for.

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It has been claimed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex

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were snubbed by the King and Crown Prince of Jordan

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during their whistle stop tour to the country. King of Jordan,

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Abdullah the Second has strong ties to King Charles, while

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his son, crowns Hussain is also friends with Prince William. Instead,

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the only member of the Jordanian royal family that Harry

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and Meghan met briefly was an aunt of the current king.

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King Abdullah chose to meet the Indonesian President rather than

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the Sussexes. Meghan opted for an unexpected footwear choice as

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she took part in football drills during her visit to

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Jordan with Prince Harry. During the two days, the Duchess

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swapped her heels for Swede boots shoes by Vince. The loafers,

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identified as the brand's marine style, are described as a

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modern take on the classic boat shoe, crafted from Swede

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with a thin leather sole. The shoes retail for one

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hundred and forty dollars and were sure to have been

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appreciated by the refugees. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

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began Thursday's engagement in a Man with a visit to

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World Central Kitchen, which is operating as a logistics hub

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to coordinate aid deliveries into Gaza. Meghan dialed things back

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a bit when visiting World Central Kitchen for jewelry. She

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wore only her Welsh gold wedding band rather than her

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engagement ring and eternity band, gifted around their first wedding

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anniversary and includes the birthstones of Prince Archie and Harry

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and Meghan set on the under side. During the visit

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to the World Central Kitchen, founded by Chef Jose Andres,

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the couple were briefed on how mobile bakeries are producing

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hundreds of thousands of loaves of bread daily for displaced communities.

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Andreas previously said of the Sussexes, I consider them friends,

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adding I know they are in the spotlight, not just

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in America but in Britain. And what I can tell

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you from what I know is that they don't have to,

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but they decide to do it. In the Telegraph, Rowan

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Pelling writes, watching the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on

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their World Health Organization arranged a visit to Jordan this week,

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I found myself humming an homage to John Lennon. Imagine

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there's no megs. It's easy if you try. Despite John

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Lennon rising from the grave to throw up in a basket,

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Pelling continued as it looked at the photos of the

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duo visiting refugees in a rehabilitation center for addicts, I

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couldn't help be minded of when the pre bust up

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couple radiated down to Earth's sympathy and cheer with a

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generous dose of Hollywood glamour. That was certainly part of

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the cohort that thought the unstuffy, ex army Prince and

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his gorgeous, bright starlet wife were a breath of fresh

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air in a sometimes overstead family. My favorite royals have

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always been the naughty, sweary, irreverent ones. In other words,

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Philip an Ann and now I'm feeling us well of

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nostalgia for that honeymoon period with the Sussexes. In the

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wake of Andrew mount Batten Windsor's disgrace and the inevitable

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tarnishing effect on his poor daughters. Members of the family

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who are divorced from the scandal have never felt so welcome.

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However regrettable that tell Old memoir and Oprah interview, It's

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hard to deny that when Harry and Megan do a

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walk about and chat to people who have suffered, they

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have the public touch. I particularly liked Harry's post it note,

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left as a message of support to addicts, It's okay

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not to be okay, now share your courage and experience.

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It may not be Shakespeare, but that's exactly the point.

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Harry finds it easy to communicate with people who have

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suffered great pain. My sons, who are part of the

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tik Took generation, also fell warmly towards them, while not

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giving a hoot or even recognizing any other Windsor. It

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often feels to me that, like Heineken, Harry refreshes the

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parts other Windsors cannot reach. He has his mother's easy

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charm and playfulness, which William, burdened by the crown, worries

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over his wife's and father's health and the pressure of

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raising a family in the public eye, can find hard

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to manifest. In that same piece from earlier by Chris

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Riches in the Express, Riches observes Harry and Meghan want

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to have their royal cake and eat it, and now

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they have simply made disgraced Andrew Mountbatten Windsor looks slight

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little ass of a pompous pudding mex. It was sparked

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after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle demanded a unique hybrid

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model of being working royals in the UK and US

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while staying financially independent and able to rake in cash

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from their new Sussex brand. Harry and Meghan landed in

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the capital Amman late on Tuesday night and within hours

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began a series of humanitarian visits to various charities. With

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their empathy faces fully switched on, they posed with as

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many sick children as possible at a refugee camp and

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also at a hospital, pr boxes were fully tipped more

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pounds in just a moment, while not off being one

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of the world's greatest humanitarians. Megan could soon expand her

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lifestyle brand as Ever into the fashion industry. According to

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new Batting Markets and Commentary for me public relations specialist,

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the brand, which launched last April, saw its first official

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product release, including a raspberry spread, sellout within minutes. The

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rollout followed reports earlier this month the jars of the

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Jam were being distributed by Netflix at promotional events, prompting

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further discussion about the brand's marketing strategy. Now odds compiled

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by ACE Odds suggest the most likely outcome is that

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as Ever will collaborate with an established fashion designer before

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the end of twenty twenty six, currently priced at five

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to four. Speaking on behalf of ACE Odds, Celebrity prs

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specialist Kaylee Cornelius said Meghan's long standing association with fashion

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makes such a move plausible. Meghan has always had a

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strong association with fashion, and recent appearances at Paris Fashion

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Week and high profile red carpet events shows she remains

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firmly part of that world. She's consistently able to generate

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headlines and influence trends simply through what she wears, which

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is something brands and designers pay close attention to. A

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designer collaboration would be the smartest entry point, as it

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allows Megan to align with an established name, build trust

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with consumersm create a moment that feels intentional rather than rushed,

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she explained. It would also have to give her the

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chance to shape the creative direction while benefiting from existing

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industry infrastructure. With increased public attention on the brand, Moving

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into fashion would allow Meghan to shift the conversation and

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refocus it around growth, evolution, and ambition. Her personal brand

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already carries strong associations with style. As Ever with fashion

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would feel authentic rather than forced. It would show that

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as Ever isn't standing still but evolving, and that Megan

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is thinking long term about how to build it into

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a credible and influential lifestyle brand. If executed well, it

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could mark a defining new chapter and significantly strengthen its

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position in an increasingly competitive space. Before we Go, a

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previously unseen childhood letter written by the late Queen Elizabeth

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Second is set to go under the hammer today after

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being discovered tucked inside a suitcase beneath a bed. The

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one page handwritten note, sent when she was about ten

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years old and still Princess Elizabeth, was addressed to Beatrice Steelman,

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who joined the Royal Household at Royal Lodge in Windsor

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in nineteen thirty six as head housemaid. Stillman died in

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nineteen ninety three. The letter, which surfaced two years ago,

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features charming doodles of dogs, horses, children, and even a

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pony jumping a five bar gate. The young princess included

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drawings labeled Mary John and a dog named Jim, along

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with horses and a man with a walking stick. Writing

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from a seaside holiday address in Cornwall, Elizabeth told Stillman,

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Dear Beatrice, I am sending you some primroses we picked wild.

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There are some pale pink ones as well as the yellow.

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It is very lovely here. We can go down on

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the beach from the garden. I hope the birds are

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well and the goldfish haven't died. Will you please give Cooty,

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miss Cootie, I mean, and missus Wade some of the

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primroses to share. Jock is very well and happy here.

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Nanny and Joanna send their love to you. Love from Elizabeth.

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Auctaneers say the letter offers early insight into traits that

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defined her reign of fondness for animals, attentiveness to others,

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and warmth impersonal correspondence. It was expected to fetch more

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than fifty four hundred dollars when sold at Hanson's Auctioneer's

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KNT sale room. The archived sale will also include ration books,

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photographs in a handwritten note from Princess Margaret asking Stillman

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to look after her bathing suit. Auctioneer Justin Matthews said

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the letter gave him goosebumps, adding that the Queen's lifelong

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love of dogs and horses was astoundingly evident even in childhood.

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