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4%20spurned%20royal%20women%20who%20triumphed%20over%20their%20husbands

  • For many women over the centuries, marriage to a royal consort has not been a fairytale
  • Lady Diana Spencer joined the royal family when she married Prince Charles
  • Queen Isabella married King Edward II of England when she was 12 years old

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Published: July 07, 2021 10:59:06

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