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And in other news...how The Independent reported the birth of Princess Beatrice

An item from the ‘news in brief’ column

Thursday 06 October 2016 18:32 BST
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9 August 1988

Not all news stories were considered important by The Independent. At a time when any minor Royal goings-on were given adoring attention in the media (not entirely unlike today), the news in brief section of this paper presented an alternative way to report the birth of Princess Beatrice.

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