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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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