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'I'm 85 per cent to blame', says distraught mother of Latvian girl in Royal…Daily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter Investigation: The body could be that of Latvian Alisa Dmitrijeva, 17, from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She vanished last August A woman found dead on the Queen's Sandringham estate has been named. The body …
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Read More »Countess of Wessex told to hand over lavish jewellery gifts from despot – Daily Mail
The Guardian Countess of Wessex told to hand over lavish jewellery gifts from despotDaily MailBy Mail On Sunday Reporter The Countess of Wessex has accepted two lavish sets of jewels from one of the Arab region's most bloody regimes. Sophie, wife of Prince Edward, was handed the fabulous 'suites' of …
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I had no help from post officeBakewell TodayCan I thank the Royal Mail staff at Alfreton for bending and ripping a large poster, which I sold on eBay and posted in a card backed envelope with “Please Do Not Bend” written on it. Could I also thank the staff at …
Read More »Sophie’s gems from despots: Countess of Wessex accepted jewellery from bloody … – Daily Mail
Daily Mail Sophie's gems from despots: Countess of Wessex accepted jewellery from bloody …Daily MailSophie, wife of Prince Edward, was handed the fabulous 'suites' of gems in December by the Bahraini royal family. The jewels, revealed in a list of royal gifts obtained yesterday by the Daily Mail, provoked furious …
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