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Hilary Mantel: Why Prince George won't be king

By Bryan Appleyard
The Times·
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Hilary Mantel: Why Prince George won't be king
Hilary Mantel: Why Prince George won't be king

The novelist can't hold back from controversy - she predicts the royal family may be gone within two generations

Howls of outrage greeted a speech in 2013 by Dame Hilary Mantel in which she described Kate Middleton as "a jointed doll on which certain rags are hung".

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