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Nov 2023
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The Tabloid Sacrifices of the Spare, Pri...

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Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II's younger sister, was one of the most famous and glamorous women of the 20th century. But her life was lived in view of, and in response to, the tabloid scandals that threatened to undo her.

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