Sept. 4, 2024

Operation Bring Harry In From The Cold

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Is Harry looking to rejoin the royal family? It depends on which report you believe.
In one version, dubbed Operation Bring Harry In From The Cold". A source tells The Sun : "Harry is feeling more and more isolated in California, which is why he has been reconnecting with old friends back home
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"The Colombia trip also really highlighted how Meghan is comfortable stepping into the spotlight, while Harry cuts a very sulky, unhappy figure in the background. He wants to carve out a way back into royal life back in the UK and is seeking counsel from old friends and associates."

In the other version of the narrative, Harry, has “no interest” in returning to royal duties in the UK and remains focused on his future in the United States, according to well-placed sources who spoke with *The Telegraph*. Despite ongoing efforts to maintain contact with old friends and a desire to repair his relationship with King Charles, Prince Harry is reportedly content and settled in California, where he has formed an "amazing" new circle of friends and is engaged in several upcoming projects.

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Caloroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome through Palace Intrigue. I

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am your host, Mark Francis My thanks to Deep Crown

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for filling inform me yesterday. I have found my bags

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in Atlanta. We can all carry on. Is Harry looking

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to rejoin the royal family? It depends on which report

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you believe. In one version, dubbed Operation Bring Harry In

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from the Cold, a source that tells the Son Harry

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is feeling more and more isolated in California, which is

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why he has been reconnecting with old friends back home.

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The Columbia trip also really highlighted how Megan is comfortable

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stepping into the spotlight while Harry cuts a very sulky,

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unhappy figure in the background. He wants to come out

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a way back into royal life back in the UK,

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and is seeking counsel from old friends and associates. In

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the other version of the narrative, Harry has no interest

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in returning to royal duty in the UK and remains

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focused on his future in the United States, According to

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well placed sources who spoke with the Telegraph, despite ongoing

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efforts to maintain contact with old friends and a desire

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to repair his relationship with King Charles Prince. Harry is

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reportedly content and settled in California, where he has formed

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an amazing use circle of friends and is engaged in

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several upcoming projects. Let's begin with Operation Bring Harry in

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from the Cold. In this version, Harry has reached out

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to at least one trusted advisor from his past, a

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figure known for their loyalty and discretion, as he navigates

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his future in relation to the UK. According to a source,

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this advisor is from the Old School and has been

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approached by Harry to discuss potential strategies for re engaging

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with the UK circles. One friend has already crafted a

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strategy that suggests Harry could begin to move back into

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UK society by taking on very low key royal duties.

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The idea is for Harry to return to the UK

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with minimal fanfare, avoiding public and participating in very mundane

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events to demonstrate his commitment and potentially regain the favor

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of the British public. The source explained. The friend believes

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if Harry comes back to the UK with zero fuss

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and does zero publicity and attends very mundane events, he

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could prove himself and win over the British public again.

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This approach suggests a subtle and gradual reintegration, focusing on

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humility and dedication, rather than seeking the spotlight diving deeper.

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Multiple sources noted that Harry remains in touch with a

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select group of trusted advisors from his time in the UK,

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but they are unaware of any plans for him to

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resume a working role within the Royal fold. One name

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mentioned in connection with this alleged comeback campaign is Ed

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lane Fox, Harry's former private secretary and a former captain

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in the Household Cavalry. Lane Fox has continued to maintain

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a connection with Harry and is involved with the Invictus

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Games as a board member. However, it seems there is

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no concerted effort to orchestrate a return to royal duties.

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The Duke is also kept in contact with a few

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old friends from his school days, although many relationships have faded,

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particularly following his marriage to Megan and the couple's moved

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to the US. The friends who have remained close to

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those he has acquired more recently rather than long standing

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old Etonian friends. As Harry approaches his fortieth birthday next week,

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there may be some reflections on the life choices and

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relationships he has left behind, including the strained ties with

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his father and brother. Prince Harry has openly expressed his

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wish to reconcile with King Charles, despite mixed narratives on

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both sides regarding the fts to reconnect security concerns. Remaining

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significant issue was Harry's visits to the UK are constrained

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by the lack of automatic police protection, a matter currently

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under legal dispute. In his recent low key visit to

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the UK for his late uncle, Lord Robert Fellow's funeral

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in Norfolk, Harry managed to fly in and out unnoticed,

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suggesting that he can still return to the UK with

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minimal security risk. Looking ahead, Prince Harry is preparing for

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a trip to New York later this month, where he

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will participate in engagements connected to his various charities, including

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African Parks, the Halo Trust, THEANA Award and Travelists. This

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visit coincides with the UN General Assemblies High Level Week

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and Citi's annual Climate Week. Additionally, he is heavily focused

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on the next Invictus Games, set to take place in

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Vancouver and Whistler in February of twenty five. More overseas

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engagements are planned, along with new initiatives through his Archbowl Foundation,

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such as the Parents' Network, a support group for parents

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whose children have suffered harm. Online, the Harry is coming

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back stories were quickly shot down. Those close to Harry

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emphasized that he is incredibly happy with his current life

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and is determined to look forward, not backward. Prince Harry

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has no interest in returning to royal duties in the

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UK and plans to remain in the United States, according

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to sources close to the Duke of Sussex. Despite recent

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speculation that Harry might be considering a return to the fold,

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multiple sources have confirmed that he is happy and settled

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in California, where he lives with Megan Markel and their

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two children, Archie Lillabit. Despite the Harry is Fine narrative,

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there are reports that Harry is feeling more and more

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isolated after their recent trip to Colombian, which was widely

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viewed as a DIY royal tour. During the trip, Megan

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took center stage, especially when she delivered a speech on

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female empowerment at an event for Afro Colombian women. This

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emphasis on Meghan reportedly left Harry feeling overshadowed. Matt Wilkinson,

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the Son's Royal editor, commented on the trip during an

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appearance on True Royalty TVs. The Royal Beat, stating a

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lot of it was about Megan. A lot of the

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images and the words sent out to us via the

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Sussex Press Office, not just by a Pool reporter. It

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was all about Megan. The whole thing was created about Meghan.

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He added that footage from the trip suggested that Harry

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appeared a little bit grumpy and that he perhaps looked

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a bit like the Spear palaceindric You'll be right back.

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During his stay in the UK last week, Harry chose

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to stay at Althorpe House, the ancestral home of his

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late mother, Princess Diana. Diana is buried on an island

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in the middle of Allthorpes round Oval Lake, and Harry's

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connection to the places deeply personal. In his Memoirle Spare,

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he recalled visiting his mother's grave with his wife, Megan

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Mirkle on the twenty fifth anniversary of Diana's death. Harry

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described the emotional experience of bringing Meghan to his mother's

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final resting place, sharing a moment of reflection and seeking

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guidance and clarity. Despite the significance of the memorial service,

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reports indicate that the reft between Harry and William remains.

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Observers noted that the brothers kept their distance and did

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not appear to speak to each other during the event.

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One source told the son William and Harry were both there,

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but we never saw them speak to each other, and

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they were keeping their distance. Reverend Dan Tansey, who led

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the service, shared his surprise at the presence of both princes.

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He recounted how they greeted him after the service, with

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William shaking his hand first, followed closely by Harry. It

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was a surprise, but a really, really pleasant surprise, that

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they had both come, the reverend said. He also noted

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that while the reception after the service was relaxed and cordial,

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he did not recall seeing the brothers interact with each other.

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The service was described as a memorial rather than a funeral,

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and Reverend Tanzy remarked that it would have meant a

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lot to Lord Fellows and his widow, Lady Jane Fellows,

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Princess Dinna's order sister. That both Harry and William were

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in attendance. Despite the ongoing tensions, their presence at the

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service was a significant gesture of respect for their late

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uncle and their aunt. In The Guardian, Marina Hyin comments

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on the notion that if Oasis can reunite, so can

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William and Harry. Hir It writes, praise be for it

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has happened. The streams of officially been crossed. Imagine my

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delight to type in two of Earth's most lavishly provocative

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search terms Oasis reunion and William and Harry, and find

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that a royal expert has already gone there. Thank you

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to a certain Raleigh gardener, built by the expresses both

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pr expert and elsewhere as a royal expert for very

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solemnly informing the public that the formerly feud Gallagher brothers

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putting aside their differences could have knock on implications for

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the still few windsor brothers. Listen, I've got a huge

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amount of time for that regal stretch of Fleet Street,

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in which pretty much everything can be true, pretty much

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all of the time, even by the standards of oppress.

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Routinely affronted that people don't take it seriously. Royal coverage

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is surely the naughty corner, from professors emeritus of body

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language to extreme etiquette chances, sections of the Royal Beat,

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of the top gun of twaddle, the Mirima making stuff up.

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On Sunday I read a headline in the Mail that stated,

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Duke of Sussex asks former aids to help plot return

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from his usxile in first stage of rehabilitation strategy. Yet intriguingly,

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the Mail picks up a Telegraph report and runs with

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the headline Prince Harry has no interest in returning to

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Britain to resume royal duties. Please don't find yourself asking,

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for God's sake, which one is it? Then? This is

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the royal reporting genre. It can be both everything all

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at once. As far as brass tax go, it's hard

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to say if the HRH Broasis reunion would be as

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lucrative as the Gallagher's one. Short of in put from

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a royal finances expert, probably Paul Burrell, we could only

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speculate on the potential windfall if eternal healing would bring

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for the royal families. Always speculative wealth. And there you

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