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March 5, 2013

Why Are Brits Obsessed with Queen's Bowels?

Agnes Poirier, The Guardian

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The media attention paid to the royal intestinal bug is a testimony to Britain's innate conservatism.

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TAGGED: Queen Elizabeth II, UK

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