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At the time, Princess Eugenie was eight months pregnant with their second child, son Ernest, who was born that May — just a few weeks after the coronation of his great-uncle, King Charles.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
My great-uncle, Daniel Green, has a reservoir named after him in Saskatchewan.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
Her grandfather and great-uncle were both unarmed Black men killed by law enforcement in the Jim Crow era of 1940s East Texas.
—Essence, 15 Apr. 2025
Their grandfather, Louis Polidori, and great-uncle took over and ran the store for decades.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
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Janine Henni, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
My great-uncle, Daniel Green, has a reservoir named after him in Saskatchewan.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
Her grandfather and great-uncle were both unarmed Black men killed by law enforcement in the Jim Crow era of 1940s East Texas.
—Essence, 15 Apr. 2025
Their grandfather, Louis Polidori, and great-uncle took over and ran the store for decades.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Great-uncle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great-uncle. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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