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Royal wedding: 'Fantasy diversion'

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Even though the royal wedding is expected to be watched by two billion people worldwide, the anti-monarchy campaign, Republic, says it received a boost in support because of the marriage.

The group's spokesperson, Professor Stephen Haseler of London Metropolitan University, and the royal historian, Hugo Vickers, consider the "global media frenzy."


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