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Anne’s husband banishes bad luck in ceremony at Hindu temple in Sri Lanka

Source: PA Wire

The Princess Royal’s husband banished bad luck when they visited a Hindu temple in Sri Lanka – by smashing a coconut.

Anne watched as Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence hurled the fruit to the ground, sending a spray of coconut water over the nearby press and he

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