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Fascination with the lives of the contemporary British royal family has remained as strong as ever as demonstrated by the enduring success of Netflix’s The Crown, which dramatizes Queen El
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“Through her own compelling personal story, Patrick's book will certainly illuminate an aspect of depression that is still little known and understood.”
