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Princess Diana would have understood Meghan Markle — but, as a true aristocrat, been horrified by one big thing

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Princess Diana would have understood Meghan Markle — but, as a true aristocrat, been horrified by one big thing

Last week marked 28 years since Princess Diana’s tragic death at age 36, and one can’t help but wonder what the People’s Princess would have made of her Dutchess of Netflix daughter-in-law. While for some, Diana is cast as an eternal angel to Meghan Markle’s devil incarnate, there are some parallels between them. In contrast … Read more

The American aristocrat who stood up to Hitler — and even insulted him to his face

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The American aristocrat who stood up to Hitler — and even insulted him to his face

Muriel White did not set out to be a hero. She was an American heiress who — like many other US debutantes at the turn of the 20th century — married a European aristocrat. Then the Nazis came. American heiress Muriel White on her wedding day in 1909 to Count Hermann “Manni” Seherr-Thoss. Paul Church … Read more