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Royal Family requests x-rays be withdrawn from auction

A set of X-rays of the Royal family's teeth have been withdrawn from an auction following a request from the Royal household.

The images of the Queen's teeth, as well as those of her mother and father, King George VI, were taken between 1942 and 1946. They were found by Alastair Sealy in a house he bought in Surrey.

The property was packed full of items hoarded by the previous owner, a dental nurse called Betty Jacques, deceased....

Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)