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    Remarkable story of Madagascar's last queen emerges from Surrey attic

    Auctioneer pieces together poignant tale of Ranavalona III from satin court dress and box of mementos
    by Mark Brown Arts correspondent Dec 06, 2020 3 minutes
    A photograph of Ranavalona III found in a box cleared out of a Guildford attic. Photograph: Kerry Taylor Auctions

    It began with a fabulous 19th-century dress and a box of jumbled photographs cleared out of a Guildford attic before a move to the country. It has resulted in being able to tell the true, poignant story of Ranavalona III, the last queen of Madagascar.

    Ranavalona’s remarkable life of can be revealed thanks to of personal effects unearthed by a descendent of Clara Herbert, who worked for the Madagascan royal family from the 1890s to the

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