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Fact v. Fiction in The Crown's second season

The Crown returned for a second season on Netflix earlier last month, and dramatised The Queen’s reign from 1955 to roughly 1964, shortly after the birth of Prince Edward. Today we’re going to separate the fact from fiction in The Crown’s second season. Please do not read any further if you have not caught up and do not wish to be spoiled. Did Prince Philip cheat on The Queen? If he did…
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Ivanka Trump congratulates Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and Twitter is not happy

Ivanka Trump probably wasn’t anticipating the backlash she received after congratulating Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their engagement, but Twitter was not having it. Trump, who congratulated the couple nearly three weeks after their 27 November engagement – instead waiting for the wedding date to be announced on 15 December – found herself criticised. Over two tweets, Trump wrote…
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What do Meghan Markle and fidget spinners have in common?

So what do Meghan Markle and fidget spinners have in common? If you guessed that they are both two of the most searched terms on Google UK in 2017, you are correct. In fact, Meghan Markle, who will wed Prince Harry on 19 May 2018 at Windsor Castle, was the top search in the United Kingdom, and the fifth globally. The next person on the top ten searches list for the UK was Tara Palmer-Tomkinson…
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Meghan Markle to undergo intensive security training with the SAS

Add security training to the laundry list of things Meghan Markle will do in the run-up to her wedding day. Meghan Markle is reportedly set to train with the SAS – Special Air Service – a special forces unit of the British Army that deals in “covert reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, direct action, and hostage rescue,” per its Wikipedia page. “If you can imagine her being put into a…
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