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NO GOING BACK

DIVORCE is always painful, no matter how amicable it may be and it’s safe to say there’s sorrow on both sides.

In the one corner is a proud and stoic matriarch, tiny in stature yet all-powerful, ruling her kingdom and her clan with a steely resolve.

And in the other is her grandson and his headstrong American wife, intent on making their way in the world but hoping to hang on to a few royal ties. But while Queen Elizabeth may give her loved ones some leeway to live their lives, she’s always made it clear: when you’re a member of the royal family, you can only do so much and no more.

In other words, you can’t have your cake and eat it too. And Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, had few crumbs left to nibble after the queen sealed

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