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St Louis Massage Parlors: Medb Ruane: The rollicking saga of royalty needed its own court jester — and …
Sarah moved there after a scented candle set her rented home ablaze (how could they tell it was scented, I wonder?) The former partners co-exist rather happily with their two daughters, who are in his custody.
Might it be treason to call Andrew a freeloader? The Royal Family is a weird anomaly because no member earns their place. There by blood alone, it’s a museum piece from the middle ages, after various ancestors bludgeoned and politicked their way to power.
Caroline Aherne’s The Royle Family sent them up beautifully but their survival owes most to Tony Blair, who recuperated the Queen’s image after Princess Diana’s death. And to Helen Mirren, who gave her the style and grace she lacked.
Sarah Ferguson married into this clan after being introduced to Andrew by her father Major Ronald Ferguson, whose wife had left him for some kind of South American polo player following years of his infidelities. He was also partial to massage parlours.