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Princess Martha Louise has pre-wedding fallout with her future mother-in-law: Norwegian royal blasts claims by her shaman fiancé’s mother that he grew up poor and insists he was ‘one of the richest kids in school’ and was raised in a $3m property

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Princess Martha Louise of Norway has furiously hit back at her future mother-in-law’s claims that Durek Verrett ‘was not from a wealthy family’.

In a defiant Instagram post, the royal, 52, included comments from one of Durek’s former classmates who insisted he was ‘one of the richest kids’ in their school.

Martha Louise’s social media rant comes after her future mother-in-law Veruschka Urquhart gave another interview to celebrity magazine Se og Hør – having previously labelled her son ‘dangerous’ and

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Tragic fall of aristocrat who’s 68th in line to the throne: He’s lived a sad life of sleeping rough and spice addiction. But he was raised in ‘Downton Abbey’ and is godson of The Crown’s Tommy Lascelles. RICHARD KAY reveals what went wrong…

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Rowan Lascelles, if appearances and lineage were the only measure of a man, looked to have it all. A distant cousin of the King, he has a distinguished aristocratic name and an ancestral home that is one of the architectural treasures of Britain, with a world-class collection of artworks.

Almost exactly 23 years ago, Lascelles was one of 25 figures assembled in a unique photo montage created by the magazine Country Life to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s

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Meet Lily, the Frenchie of the future: Breeders trying to save the French bulldog by weeding out its major health defects have raised first ‘innately healthy’ dog – with an elongated snout, body and tail!

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The French bulldog is the most popular purebred dog breed in both the US and UK, with its big head, little body, and smushy face inspiring throngs of adoring fans. 

But more than a century of breeding for its unique features has left the beloved pet with a host of physical problems – and an average lifespan of 4.5 years.

A new generation of breeders aims to change things for the French bulldog, and the end result may be a

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Disney films including Dumbo and Peter Pan could have their age rating raised from U to PG – after censors reclassified Mary Poppins

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Snow White, Peter Pan, Dumbo and The Little Mermaid… all films that children across the UK have loved watching, often without their parents’ company.

But the beloved animations could soon have their age rating lifted from U to PG – after the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) hiked the grading of Mary Poppins.

Despite the film enchanting generations of youngsters, the 1964 tale of Julie Andrews’ magical nanny is now considered not to be suitable for children to watch

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Cooper Flagg and the small New England town that raised basketball’s brightest young star

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NEWPORT, Maine — In the calm moments — the few there are — snow slithers sideways across the northbound lanes of I-95. It’s almost graceful how the flurries snake right to left, passengers on every random gust of wind. Almost. But then the gusts become punches, pummeling and whipping the sides of this poor gray Nissan Altima. Windshield wipers are working overtime, and it takes every bit of front-wheel drive to stay aligned with the two thin tire tracks in

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Would YOU want to be treated by a ‘medic’ with just two years’ training? Physician Associates help to reduce doctors’ workloads, but concerns have been raised about them diagnosing mental illness and even being allowed to help with brain surgery

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Peter Marshall was delighted when he finally got an appointment after calling his GP surgery for several days.

On the day, he saw a young medic who said his excruciating stomach pain was caused by irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and suggested over-the-counter peppermint tablets to ease the discomfort.

And off the 69-year-old retired IT specialist went, happy to have a diagnosis and treatment.

In fact, Peter hadn’t had an appointment with a GP — he had been seen by a

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Royal drama at the heart of Europe: High society eyebrows are raised at engagement rumours between Danish prince ‘who quit royal duties’ and influencer heiress to the defunct Italian throne whose VERY pushy mother cuddles up to Euro royals

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When rumours began to swirl of an engagement between Prince Christian of Denmark, 17, and Princess Maria ‘Chiara’ Di Bourbon-Two Sicilies, 18, eyebrows were raised across aristocratic circles in Europe.

And perhaps the most surprised was Queen Margrethe of Denmark who has never met her grandson’s girlfriend, despite the dashing young Prince having what Chiara claims as lifelong friendship with her.

While Chiara has known Christian’s parents Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik for years, royal watchers have questioned what

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I was snatched at birth and brought up by another family – the man who raised me walked me down the aisle at my wedding alongside my biological dad

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A woman was walked down the aisle at her wedding by ‘two dads’ – her biological dad and the husband of the woman who kidnapped her at birth.

Miche Zephany Sheldon, 26, from Cape Town, was snatched by Lavona Solomon – who is coming to the end of a 10-year prison sentence for the crime.

She was arrested after a DNA test in 2015 revealed she and her husband, Michael, were not Miche’s biological parents.

But Miche, previously dubbed ‘South

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Arsenal and Man Utd’s worst fears raised by Pep Guardiola’s comments | Football | Sport

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Pep Guardiola has hinted he could stay at Man City after his contract expires in two years time, which will come as a blow to Premier League title rivals Arsenal, Man Utd and Liverpool. The Spaniard is gearing up for the Community Shield today against the Gunners, and will be hoping his side produce a statement performance before the new campaign kicks off.

Guardiola led City to an historic treble last season, winning the Premier League and FA Cup before

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