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TIL The Queen and Margaret Thatcher once wore the same dress, much to the prime minister’s horror. To avoid such an embarassment again, she ordered her staff to ask the Palace what the Queen would be wearing. The Palace declined, saying “Her Majesty never notices what other people wear.”

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