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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 30: King Charles III speaks to guests during a reception in celebration of community-based initiatives raising awareness about cancer and supporting those living with cancer at Buckingham Palace on April 30, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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JERUSALEM - APRIL 30: Security forces take precautions and close roads in response to a wildfire that broke out in a forested area between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on April 30, 2025. The Israeli public broadcaster KAN also reported a raging fire in the Eshtaol Forest area between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. No information was yet available about injuries in the fires. According to KAN, authorities issued instructions for possible evacuations of more communities due to the wildfires. (Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 14: Jiggly Caliente attends 'RuPaul's DragCon' at Los Angeles Convention Center on May 14, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Santiago Felipe/FilmMagic)
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Pope Francis (L) waves at the end of his weekly general audience at Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican on October 26, 2022. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) (Photo by VINCENZO PINTO/AFP via Getty Images)
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LLANFAIR, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 18: Welcome Host Gwen Ellis walks past the Llanfairpwllgwyngllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch sign on the Isle of Anglesey, North Wales, on November 18, 2010 in Llanfairpwllgwyngllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, United Kingdom. Prince William and Kate Middleton, who have been in a relationship for the past 8 years, will marry in the spring or summer of 2011 and live near RAF Valley where the Prince is stationed as an RAF search and rescue helicopter pilot. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: Tyla attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
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