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The Crown series four: Emma Corrin recreates Princess Diana's visit to Australia House

The Crown series four filming commenced in London again on Monday and actress Emma Corrin transformed into Princess Diana.




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The Crown: Emma Corrin transforms into Princess Diana in a purple gown to film series four 

The British actress, 24, was seen emulating the people's princess's style in a strapless purple gown that elegantly displayed her slender frame and complemented her porcelain complexion




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The Crown star Emma Corrin swaps filming commitments for Fashion Week

The actress, cast as Princess Diana in the forthcoming fourth series of The Crown, put Royal engagements to one side as Miu Miu unveiled its fall-winter collection iij the French capital.




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Princess Diana's best friend reveals Prince William and Harry are both 'very authentic'

Princess Diana's close friend Julia Samuels,60, has revealed on Lorraine that both Prince Harry and William are 'very authentic' and believes Megxit simply shows the 'complexity' of any normal family.




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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry 'spiteful' to not bring Archie

Dickie Arbiter, a press spokesman for the Queen from 1988 until 2000, told Nine News Australia there is 'no excuse' not to fly Archie over to the UK because he accompanied the couple to South Africa.




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The Crown series four: Emma Corrin transforms into a young Princess Diana for pre-engagement scenes

The actress, 24, transformed into a young Princess Diana to film pre-engagement scenes for The Crown series four in London.




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EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: How 'Steel Magnolia' won the £5 million battle of the lady lawyers...

RICHARD EDEN: But the custody battle between the billionaire ruler of Dubai, who retained the services of Lady Ward (inset), and his estranged wife, Princess Haya, who had Lady Shackleton (right)...




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The Crown star Emma Corrin turns heads in a plunging fuchsia mini dress at the Misbehaviour premiere

She's set to portray Princess Diana in The Crown. And Emma looked like Hollywood royalty as she graced the red carpet at the Misbehaviour world premiere in London on Monday.




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Meghan Markle paid tribute to Princess Diana in almost identical ensemble

Meghan Markle arrived at Westminster Abbey on Monday, wearing a green ensemble that closely resembled an outfit worn by Princess Diana in 1982.




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Royal family must not underestimate the 'media blitz' Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could unleash

Patrick Jephson, from the UK, has warned of the 'revenge' 'American chat show' interviews Prince Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 38, could unleash. He made the comments speaking to The Times.




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Kitty Spencer says her heart breaks for Italy amid coronavirus pandemic

Princess Diana's niece, 29, credited the country with teaching her the 'most valuable lessons about independence, passion, work and love' and admitted her 'heart was breaking'.




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The Crown season 4: Emma Corrin steps off Concorde as Princess Diana

The scenes are thought to be a replication of when she returned to the UK from Vienna in 1986 - wearing a similar electric blue ensemble.




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Netflix show The Crown gets year wrong in Royal Variety Performance storyline

The creators of The Crown have admitted that they blundered when portraying the Queen at a Royal Variety Performance for the next season of the drama.




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Prince William and Kate Middleton have 'enough differences to keep things interesting'

The Duke, 37, and Duchess of Cambridge, 38, have 'enough differences' in their relationship to 'keep things interesting', royal astrologer Debbie Frank told Hello magazine.




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Prince Harry was 'devastated' at having to give up his post as Captain General of The Royal Marines

Prince Harry 'regretted' having to stand down from his role in the military, and felt 'forced into it' after stepping down from royal duties, a source has claimed.




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How Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could live out Diana's California dream

Harry and Meghan are said to have viewed a $20million mansion in Malibu - the California neighbourhood where Princess Diana had reportedly been planning to move with Dodi Fayed.




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Queen will invoke spirit of WWII in an extraordinary address to the nation 

Royal addresses by the Queen are exceedingly rare. They come in times of war, such as the Gulf conflict in 1991, and at times of great sorrow.




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'A great & wonderful woman!' Trump praises Queen Elizabeth ahead of her coronavirus address on UK TV

President Donald Trump praised Britain's Queen Elizabeth II ahead of her televised address in the United Kingdom regarding the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday.




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Royal chef reveals the recipe for Prince Charles favourite meal

In a video for Delish , British-born cook Darren McGrady also said the Prince of Wales loves organic farming and encourages royal staff to cook using food found on royal grounds.




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Paul Burrell reveals Princess Diana almost refused to go to the Vanity Fair party in 1993

Princess Diana's former butler has revealed how she almost didn't attend a 1994 Vanity Fair party as it came soon after Prince Charles spoke out about his affair.




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Cindy Crawford was 'so intimidated' when she met Princess Diana at Kensington Palace

On a YouTube live chat with Naomi Campbell on Monday, Cindy explained: 'I loved Princess Diana, I just loved her, Humble, how down-to-earth and I'm just blessed to know her for the time that I did.'




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Naomi Campbell reveals she made a young Prince William blush

In a new series on her YouTube page, Naomi was joined via videolink by Cindy Crawford, where the pair discussed making a teenage Prince William blush at Kensington Palace.




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Handwritten letter from Princess Diana with Harry and William's scrawled signatures is up for sale

A touching handwritten letter from Princess Diana to Sergeant George Plumb with the scrawled signatures from young Princes William and Harry has emerged for sale for £16,000.




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Princess Diana felt like 'a lamb to the slaughter' to her wedding day to Prince Charles

Speaking in Channel 5's documentary, Charles & Camilla: King and Queen in Waiting, which aired on Sunday,  the former BBC royal reporter said Diana confined to her about her doubts on her big day.




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Afghanistan war hero with PTSD reveals how he was talked down from jumping off motorway bridge

Afghanistan veteran Jason Velez (right) was about to jump to his death before Gary Knight (left) drove past and spent an hour persuading him to come down.




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RICHARD KAY: Oh Harry... how Diana would have despaired

RICHARD KAY: So much about Harry is reminiscent of Diana. The palpable way he connects with people is uncannily like that of his mother.




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Charles Spencer reveals he's opened up kitchens at his home to help make meals for NHS

Earl Spencer, the younger brother of Princess Diana, is isolating at Althorp House, his family's Northamptonshire home, with his third wife, Karen, and their seven-year-old daughter Lady Charlotte.




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Secluded Bahamas beach house where Princess Diana holidayed with sons goes on sale for $12.5million

Casuarina Beach, located within the Lyford Cay gated community on New Providence Island, boasts 180 feet of private white sand beach as well as its own heated pool and terrace.




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Respiratory nurse at St Mary's Hospital Paddington Sue Taylor's family sues over asbestos cancer

EXCLUSIVE: Sue Taylor, of Worthing, West Sussex, died aged 55 in 2017 after being diagnosed with mesothelioma the previous year. A coroner ruled she was poisoned by asbestos at hospitals in 1980s.




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Prince Andrew's friend Ghislaine Maxwell 'made Princess Diana cry'

Maxwell, 58, who is accused of procuring underage girls for paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, is said to have found it 'really funny' to tease Princess Diana.




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Naturist former soldier, 45, jailed for two years for flashing at customers

Within weeks of his release, the former Princess of Wales Regiment infantryman was seen walking through Maidstone town centre in Kent, wearing the transparent clothing.




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New book reveals the dramas inside the walls of Kensington Palace 

Very little escapes the notice of servants at Kensington Palace, writes TOM QUINN, the author of Kensington Palace: An Intimate Memoir from Queen Mary to Meghan Markle.




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Designer Dame Zandra Rhodes reveals she sleeps in her make-up and never leaves the house without it

Speaking on Susannah Constantine's My Wardrobe Malfunction podcast, Dame Zandra Rhodes, 79, from Kent, has revealed how she is maintaining her striking image during lockdown.




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Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer in lockdown at Althorp House

Earl Spencer, the younger brother of Princess Diana, is happily wiling away the hours in lockdown at Althorp House, the family seat in Northamptonshire.




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How becoming a father later in life is cool

These British 50-somethings are all proof that being a 'LILF', or 'later-in-life father, is the 'new cool', according to Tatler.




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Former President of France faces sex assault allegations against a female journalist

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, the 94-year-old who was President of France between 1974 and 1981, is accused of touching a female journalist intimately and without her consent.




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Michel Barnier dismisses Boris Johnson's 'unacceptable' Brexit demands

Michel Barnier flatly dismissed a call from the new PM for the hated Irish border backstop to be scrapped.




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Brexit: Boris Johnson demands Brussels drops plan for 'unviable' Irish backstop

In a letter to European Council president Donald Tusk, Boris Johnson said the backstop was 'anti-democratic and put the Good Friday Agreement at risk.




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DOMINIC SANDBROOK reveals how Falklands War made UK finally begin to feel good about itself again

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: For Rex Hunt, Thursday, April 1, 1982 began like any other day. It was a lovely, bright morning, but in his sprawling Victorian house in the little town of Stanley, Falkland Islands.




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Even with Thatcher in No10, the early 80s workplace was full of chauvinism, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: A few years earlier, many professions had been virtually all-male. In the City, women were not allowed on the floor of the Stock Exchange until March 1973.




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DOMINIC SANDBROOK: For Britain's sake, this is a gamble Boris Johnson MUST win 

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: 'To some extent,' wrote Boris Johnson in his book about his hero Winston Churchill, 'all politicians are gamblers with events.




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DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Jeremy Corbyn is silent on racists standing for his own party 

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: We are only a few days into the election campaign and the conspiracy theories have already begun.




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Germaine Greer, King Alfred and Rees-Mogg vilified by thought Stasi, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: The real threat to free speech comes not from a totalitarian government. It comes from UK university campuses that are supposed to be hotbeds of debate and disagreement.




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DOMINIC SANDBROOK: How Boris Johnson became the poshest working-class hero since Winston Churchill

Like Johnson, Churchill refined his image, endlessly practising his supposedly spontaneous quips. He, too, had conspicuous flaws, drank too much, told tall tales and played to the gallery.




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A suicide note to make the '80s loony left blush, writes Dominic Sandbrook

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: In my lifetime, Labour have published more than a dozen manifestos, some saner than others.




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DOMINIC SANDBROOK imagines the fallout of Labour's first weeks in power

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Exactly 100 days since Jeremy Corbyn became Prime Minister, his Momentum fan club have sent red roses to mark the occasion.




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DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Corbyn didn't understand patriotism

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: To future generations, the names of toppled Labour strongholds will tell the story of Boris Johnson's tidal wave.




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Dominic Sandbrook: Farewell to the hate mobs' joyless intolerance

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: The 2010s has been a decade of increasingly strident and intolerant political correctness, with institutions such as the Church of England taking more extreme positions.




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We've never had it so good! DOMINIC SANDBROOK on a divisive decade

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: So how will we remember the 2010s? It was a decade of austerity, great patriotic spectacles, royal weddings and the triumphant London Olympics.




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It's time for the EU to be realistic about a trade deal, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Britain's departure shows the EU is not the end of history and it is perfectly possible to get off the train, however clumsy our departure may have looked.