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Princess Anne's shocked reaction as she is mistaken for the wrong…

HELLO! Magazine reports the Princess Royal was taken for a different member of the royal family; no one has been asked to hand back a title.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman on Best of BBN
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Photo: Anne, Princess Royal
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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWe are interrupting our coverage with a developing story: HELLO! Magazine reports Princess Anne has reacted with shock after being mistaken for the wrong royal.

  2. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWhich royal?

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe wrong one, Dale. We have team coverage on the way, and a mistaken-identity desk is being assembled as we speak.

  4. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo the entire emergency is that somebody got a name wrong at a party.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWhen you say it like that, it sounds tiny.

  6. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWe will update you if it becomes slightly more important.

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