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This is a spicy anthology of scandals and controversies that overshadowed the privileged lives of the European royals across all ages, highlighting the tragic s

Tragedy and the Royal Court. Two metaphors of great contradiction. One manifests disaster, the other demonstrates splendor. However, in the exalted world of Eur

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