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This letter appeared in the Washington Post on August 12, 2010. It was written to Dr. Michael Fox, who writes a regular column for the newspaper.

When a The Duchess met a cancer patient at the Royal Marsden Hospital last week, she made sure to write a letter to this boy and Catherine surely delivered her promise.

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Have you read the NaturalNews report just published about Walgreens customers feeling verbally harassed by Walgreens employees at the checkout counter over flu shots?

The Tank Cave in Southern Australia claimed the life of another diver after police recovered Sunday the body of a 40-year-old man in a portion of the dark and labyrinthine underwater cave.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have placed their influence into goodwill once more, as they were able to raise £625,000 for a child bereavement charity.

Since Kate Moss launched her line in TopShop and Kate Middleton started visiting some of their retail stores, the chain has launched a brand new line inspired by the fashion icons.

Researchers have uncovered in a South African cave some paraphernalia that look like paint-making kits, including abalone shells that were used as containers around 100,000 years ago.

Tragedy struck minutes after a teenage girl applied hair coloring on herself. Tabatha McCourt, 17, was at her best friend's house in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, when the incident happened.

The younger sister of Kate has morphed her fashion sense into a darker, rock chic vibe, and critics are loving the transition as much as her followers.

A Victoria man who killed a woman and set her daughters on fire in 2010 blames his tragic childhood for the crimes he committed.

Barring weather interruptions, Thursday's night sky will show the moon and planet Jupiter shining close to each other in a spectacular view at around 10:00 pm EDT from mid-northern latitudes.

Australia's oldest known sex worker is dead at 65. Johanna Martin, also known as Jazzy O, was found dead with her hands and legs tied in Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne on Tuesday.

Airlines PNG has grounded its fleet of 12 Dash 8 aircraft after a Dash 8 crashed near the mouth of the Gogol River in Papua New Guinea Thursday night.

A yet-to-be-identified person died after a tree fell on their car around 3:00pm at Hillcrest, south of Brisbane. Meanwhile, in Toowoomba, four cars were washed away by flash flooding on the Darling Downs. It is believed the drivers managed to escape before the cars were carried away by the waters. Weather forecaster David Grant says southeast Queensland residents can expect further wild weather in the coming days.

A federal law passed in July was supposed to benefit American Indian and Alaskan Native women who are disproportionately vulnerable to abuse. But tight funding and immunity for non-Indian men are two major limitations.

It It seems that the Middleton sisters have influenced everything, from fashion to plastic surgeries, and now, even baby names.

A powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia's popular resort island of Bali on Thursday, causing some damages, though no tsunami alerts were raised. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 was centered 60 miles (100 kilometers) southwest of Bali, striking 36 miles beneath the ocean floor.

The Duchess of Cambridge has yet inspired another fashion accessory because of her elegant style, and this time, it is a line of sheer hosiery.

A toddler's arm was ripped off by a spinning washing machine when he opened it during its spin cycle. Lewis Lightfoot, 3, was rushed to the hospital by his mother, Rachel Roberts. But doctors were unable to save his arm due to severe damages caused by the accident.

Kate Middleton might be the future queen of England, but she sure knows how to dress down in a way that's sophisticated and still elegant.

Miley Cyrus makes headlines whenever she is snapped sporting a racy outfit or brazen behavior. Once again, Miley is put on the spotlight but all for a different reason now.

Police in California arrested Wednesday a suspect wearing body armor and possessing several weapons after six people were shot dead inside a hair salon in Seal Beach.

According to a report, Kate Middleton has gone from a size six to an eight after losing much weight for her wedding last April.

The number of containers which have now fallen off MV Rena into the waters has gone up from an estimate of 70 on Wednesday night, Maritime NZ officials said this morning. Meanwhile, a Kiwi who has recently moved to Brisbane is in extreme distress as everything he owns is aboard the stricken ship.

A huge crack has appeared on the side of the stricken cargo vessel Rena and is now in danger of sinking and endangering the Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga in New Zealand' Bay of Plenty.

New Zealand salvage manager Bruce Anderson told the Herald Wednesday morning the hull of the Rena had started to bend amid rough seas and high winds. Metal plating on Rena has begun deforming, as the vessel is now listing at 18-19 degrees with its bow firmly wedged in on the Astrolabe Reef.

Kate, the future Queen of England, is known for her high fashion choices, but is she willing to give it all up just so she can have a modest and regal reputation?

See why Prince William is proud to be the husband of such a regal and elegant woman in her best "queen-to-be" outfits.