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Royals on the rails

THE royal train arrived at Croy yesterday, delivering the Queen to the right royal burgh of Cumbernauld. 

As with the Kims of North Korea, a preference for rail travel is one of the few endearing features of our own imperial overlords. 

Their set of luxury carriages was in the news earlier this week when it emerged that a trip for Brenda and the Duchess of Sussex (nee Meghan Markle) cost £30,000. 

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