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Queen offered to restore Diana's HRH... after she died: The book so raw and revealing it's sparked a bitter war of words between the King and Earl Spencer

The Sun UK reaches for "bombshell" where Daily Mail stays flat.

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What happened Earl Spencer describes in his explosive memoir - being exclusively serialised by the Daily Mail - how Queen Elizabeth proposed handing back his sister's Her Royal Highness title.
The headline split Daily Mail frames it as "Queen offered to restore Diana's HRH... after she died: The book so raw and revealing it'...". The Sun (US) frames it as "Late Queen offered to restore Diana’s royal title on day of her funeral, claims Earl Spen...".
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Right / center-rightLate Queen offered to restore Diana’s royal title on day of her funeral, claims Earl Spencer in bombshell memoir

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The Sun UKNews report · Sep 17, 11:00 PM

Late Queen offered to restore Diana’s royal title on day of her funeral, claims Earl Spencer in bombshell memoir

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THE late Queen offered to restore Diana's HRH title on the day of her funeral, Earl Spencer has claimed in his bombshell memoir. Diana controversially lost her royal title when her and Char...

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Daily MailNews report · Sep 18, 12:44 AM

Queen offered to restore Diana's HRH... after she died: The book so raw and revealing it's sparked a bitter war of words between the King and Earl Spencer

Earl Spencer describes in his explosive memoir - being exclusively serialised by the Daily Mail - how Queen Elizabeth proposed handing back his sister's Her Royal Highness title.

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The Sun (US)News report · Sep 17, 11:00 PM

Late Queen offered to restore Diana’s royal title on day of her funeral, claims Earl Spencer in bombshell memoir

THE late Queen offered to restore Diana's HRH title on the day of her funeral, Earl Spencer has claimed in his bombshell memoir. Diana controversially lost her royal title when her and Char...

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Sep 17, 11:00 PM: The Sun UK joined the source map.

Sep 17, 11:00 PM: The Sun (US) joined the source map.

Sep 18, 12:44 AM: Daily Mail joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.