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‘Rightful heir’ to British monarchy dies in Australia
An Australian forklift driver who some historians argued was the true heir to the British throne has died in the small New South Wales town he called home, his local newspaper reported Thursday. Mike Hastings, 71, was a real-life aristocrat, born the 14th earl of Loudoun, who moved to Australia…
Support for British monarchy at ‘highest for decades’
Support for the monarchy in Britain is at its highest level for decades thanks to Queen Elizabeth II’s diamond jubilee and last year’s royal wedding, according to a new poll published on Saturday. Some 80 percent of Britons want to remain subjects of the queen, while just 13 percent are…
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