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There's another 'royal baby' turning one today apart from Charlotte

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Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty

Princess Charlotte, tiniest of the royal family, has turned one today.

Among her many presents, there’s an 18k gold rattle littered with diamonds valued at £30,000, silk figurines and a classic 19th century Chinese novel.

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Tomorrow is also special because yet another princess turns one.

Francesca Marina was born in the middle of the Mediterranean during an overnight rescue operation by the Italian navy on 3 May 2015.

Fondly referred to as the “princess of the migrants” Francesca's birth was seen as a bastion of hope for the helpless. She and her mother were taken to a reception centre in Sicily.

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Happy birthday, princess!

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