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Gone with the Windsors

18 January 2020

9:00 AM

18 January 2020

9:00 AM

These are tumultuous times for the Royal Family. No one was surprised when Meghan Markle, a former TV actress from Tinsel Town, married her prince charming and turned out to be a drama queen. Yet even for the most cynical royal watchers it was a shock when the couple announced, a little over a week ago, via Instagram of course —the social media home of the selfie and the self-obsessed — their intention to become part-time royals.

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