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From Megxit, to Tiger King: Five viral moments that got swamped in 2020
It has been a strange year, to say the least. Instead of the usual 12 months, it feels like 200.
For most of the year, COVID dominated our news headlines. What little bandwidth remained was absorbed by the bizarre US election.
You’d be forgiven for forgetting that many other unusual things happened, but here are five too weird to ignore:
1. ‘Megxit’ — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal departure
“That was this year?!” news stories probably don’t come bigger than this.
On January 8, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they would step back as “senior” royals and instead work to become financially independent.
“After many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to…
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