Christopher Hitchens, "Beware the In-Laws: Does Kate Middleton really want to marry into a family like this?", Slate (April 18, 2011)
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Myself, I wish her well and also wish I could whisper to her: If you really love him, honey, get him out of there, and yourself, too. Many of us don't want or need another sacrificial lamb to water the dried bones and veins of a dessicated system. Do yourself a favor and save what you can: Leave the throne to the awful next incumbent that the hereditary principle has mandated for it.
— Christopher Hitchens
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About Catherine, Princess of Wales
Catherine, Princess of Wales (born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton on 9 January 1982), also known as Catherine, Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge and often called Kate, is the wife of William, Prince of Wales. He is the eldest son of King Charles III and heir to the throne of the United Kingdom. The couple married on 29 April 2011.
About Catherine, Princess of Wales
Catherine, Princess of Wales (born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton on 9 January 1982), also known as Catherine, Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge and often called Kate, is the wife of William, Prince of Wales. He is the eldest son of King Charles III and heir to the throne of the United Kingdom. The couple married on 29 April 2011.
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