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Old 29-12-2016, 07:26 PM #1
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There's some buzz on Twitter at the moment about a possible media blackout, said to be concerning the death of a royal Unless it's a hoax, which it probably is Has 2016 claimed its final victim? Or has somebody got far too much time on their hands?

One fake tweet has already fooled the French ambassador to the US, oops:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/janelytvynen...-is-not-amused
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Why would there be a media blackout on it though?
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Why would there be a media blackout on it though?
So that all the newsreaders have enough time to find black ties, I assume
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So that all the newsreaders have enough time to find black ties, I assume
Piers Morgan rocks the funeral look.
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Not Our Liz ending 2016 in style.
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Piers Morgan rocks the funeral look.
I hear it accentuates his curves
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Hmm odd

The Queens been ill lately
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There's only one blackout I care about

(I'm intrigued by this conspiracy though)
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I don't believe it fr a second but I sill have the news on in the background just in case
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BBC, ITV and Sky all have satellite vans outside of Buckingham Palace right now...

I'm starting to wonder if the blackout rumour is true considering no news outlet is talking about it?

https://twitter.com/richard_1942/sta...12121883787265
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