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Charles & the Women Who Could Have Been Queen

Charles & the Women Who Could Have Been Queen

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Charles & the Women Who Could Have Been Queen

2021

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In 1981 Prince Charles married Diana Spencer – but prior to that, he’s rumoured to have romanced at least 20 women and proposed twice. Who were the women who could have been queen?

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Phoebe Pryce

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Directed by: Louise Ireland
Janette Clucas

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