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Harry has deserted the Royal Marines in their hour of need

20 January 2020

6:13 PM

20 January 2020

6:13 PM

I have been trying with considerable success not to give two hoots about this Harry and Meghan thing. But a detail of their departure from the royal orbit bothers me. It arises from Harry’s surrender of his royal patronages, part of his move to cease being an HRH and become a plain old duke.

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