Find out more about the life and work of the duke of edinburgh. She is head of the british royal family, has 4 children, 8 grandchildren and 8 greatgrandchildren, and is 94 years, 1 month, and 4 days old she is the 32nd greatgranddaughter of king alfred the great who was the first effective king of england 871899. Trump has a long history of seeking approval from, and being snubbed by, the british royals. Beautiful resorts where the british royalty spend their.
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Taxpayer funds are routinely used to pay for official overseas travel that the royals carry out, often at the request of the foreign office, which uses the family as goodwill ambassadors in many parts of the world, particularly commonwealth countries. We at ffl were so excited to launch a book club in april. Donald trump has long obsession with the british royal family. Two royal couples, two instagram accounts, one conspiracy theory. The royal couple will still be using british taxpayer money in some cases.
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