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| HRH Princess Madeleine of Sweden |
Princess Madeleine of Sweden Wins Court Case
Princess Madeleine of Sweden took German papers to court over stories published between 2000 and 2004. The last act of this drama was now played out in Germany’s High Court and ended in a resounding victory for the Princess.
Loyal General: Prince Grigori Dmitrievich Yusupov
In their family myth, the Princes Yusupov claimed descent from Tamerlane and the Prophet Mohammed. To explain their fabulous wealth, they claimed descent from the rulers of the Khanate of Crimea. While Wikipedia and Russian tourist guides treat this as history, the myth only gained a wider audience with the writings of Prince Felix Felixovich Yussupov in the 20th century.
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| Tsar Peter The Great of Russia |
The Maryland Heiresses
When three heiresses arrived in London in 1816, they took London society by storm. Their large fortunes would enable them to overcome two little drawbacks that might bar them from achieving advantageous marriages: they were American and Catholic.
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| The Caton sisters |
Getting Away with Murder
1941, Jocelyn Hay, Earl of Errol, was shot in Kenya. The death of the debauched jet-setter at the heart of Kenya’s Happy Valley set gave the tabloids a heyday and rumors were ripe. The murderer was never apprehended. A new book tries to pin down a new suspect.
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| Alice Countess of Janze |
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