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Duchy of Cornwall defends tenant action as backlash against Prince William estate sell-off grows

Land group says move to fund other projects is not a 'programme of mass evictions'

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
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Rural residents have questioned Prince William's decision to sell off the Bradninch Estate in Devon
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Rural residents have questioned Prince William's decision to sell off the Bradninch Estate in Devon

The Duchy of Cornwall has been forced to defend its sale of the Bradninch Estate in Devon after Prince William was accused of disregarding tenants in a Sunday newspaper. The 52,000 hectare estate near...

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