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Royal biographer Andrew Morton said Meghan is constantly compared to Princess Diana,

as both women have shared a humanitarian mission and a love of glamour.

He wrote in the Telegraph: "Just as Meghan has quickly morphed from Duchess Dazzling

to Duchess Difficult, so in a matter of months Diana was transformed from fairy-tale princess

to a 'fiend and a monster'."

Mr Morton said Meghan Markle's comparison to her sister-in-law Kate Middleton is similar

to Princess Diana's comparison to Sarah Ferguson.

Although Princess Diana was in the limelight before the time of the internet, it was still

difficult for her to get used to life under the lens.

Mr Morton said: "Even though Diana had no internet-trolling to navigate and was raised

literally next door to the Royal family in Norfolk, life in the public eye was still

daunting; it tok her years to get used to the attention."

It comes after Meghan's friends fear her portrayal as "Duchess Difficult" and the

constant comparison to Princess Diana could be affecting her - especially as she is expecting

her first baby.

Meghan's friends have spoken out at the same time the Duchess of York wrote an open

letter in Hello! magazine about the Duchess of Sussex and the Duchess of Cambridge becoming

online targets of social media.

Meghan was given the nickname "Duchess Difficult" after personal assistant Melissa Toubati resigned

after just six months of working for Meghan, followed quickly by the news her private secretary,

Samantha Cohen, had also resigned after 17 years of working with the Royal family.

Andrew Morton, who previously penned a biography about the Princess of Wales, says that by

allowing friends to speak to a magazine on her behalf, the Duchess of Sussex inadvertently

goaded her father into making further humiliating revelations.

Princess Diana, who also faced accusations of being difficult and felt gagged by strict

royal protocol, allowed friends to anonymously address rumours in the press.

Taking a leaf straight from Diana's book, five of Meghan's friends spoke to People magazine

this week, in which they addressed the accusations of her being a bossy bride and, crucially,

made stinging remarks about her father, Thomas Markle.

Mr Markle, who in the run up to the Royal wedding consorted with tabloids and made a

series of humiliating gaffes, then leaked the five-page letter sent to him last August,

which describes how his behaviour had 'broken her into a million pieces'.

Mr Morton claims the letter, which also pleads with the retired lighting director to stop

speaking to the media, would never have been leaked had her friends not made comments about

him in People.

Penning a comparison between the two royals in a Daily Telegraph write-up, Mr Morton says

Meghan needn't be a 'Diana 2.0', she can more accurately be described as a 'Meghan 1.0'.

Also during his piece, Mr Morton examines how both the Duchess of Sussex and Princess

Diana were blamed for the departure of royal staff.

Also last year, it was revealed that Meghan Markle's personal assistant Melissa Touabti

was quitting her job just six months after the Royal wedding last May.

Mr Morton writes that sudden departures so soon after her marriage to Prince Charles

also led to Princess Diana falling under scrutiny too.

After her marriage to Prince of Wales, Princess Diana was blamed for the sudden departure

of her husband's private secretary, valet and Scotland Yard bodyguard along with other

long-serving staff.

Princess Diana was also pitted against Sarah Ferguson when it came to her fashion style

in the same way Kate and Meghan have writes Mr Morton.

In the same way Princess Diana was initially portrayed as being difficult, so too has Meghan

Markle faced her fair share of criticism concerning her conduct.

In the run up to the royal wedding claims of her being difficult began to surface over

accusations of a disagreement she had with Kate Middleton over the Princess Charlotte

dress.

In spite of performing more than 100 engagements and showing her support for survivors of the

Grenfell Tower fire and ecological clothing manufacturers, Meghan Markle has not received

the recognition she may have wanted continues Mr Morton.

This was a similar 'state of play' for Diana Mr Morton writes, adding that the late princess

once told him she 'never got a 'well done' or a pat on the back.'

Writing on Meghan Markle's frosty relationship with her father Mr Morton added: 'Don't think

for a moment that this family feud is going to end any time soon.'

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'Illegal levels of pollution killed my daughter - it's a public health emergency' - Duration: 9:30.

This week, my little girl Ella Roberta should be turning 15. She loved birthdays, and would never let us forget how many days there were until her big day

She dreamed of being an RAF pilot, and her present requests would always have an aviation theme – even her bedroom was painted like a summer's sky, brimming with planes

But instead I'll be taking my 11-year-old twins to visit their big sister's grave

Once a week, we go there, barely ever missing a Sunday with Ella. Ella was a bright, bubbly child

She was healthy and happy, winning numerous gymnastics medals and learning to play 10 instruments

But that all changed a few months before her 7th birthday when she developed a chest infection

Her cough sounded like a smoker's, and doctors struggled to work out what was causing it

She was diagnosed with asthma, and although inhalers helped, she was still frequently hit with appalling coughing fits – watching the terror in my daughter's eyes as she struggled for breath struck fear in my heart

By the December, she was in intensive care. Over the next two years, she would be hospitalised 27 times

My hair fell out from stress, and the impact on the twins, then aged five, was enormous

She was tested for allergies, and even things like epilepsy and cystic fibrosis. Doctors at Great Ormond Street said it was among the worst cases of childhood asthma they'd ever seen

One night, not long after she first became ill, I woke to find her stiff and blue, entirely unable to breathe

I'll never forget that sight for as long as I live – my heart was in my mouth. I scooped her up and ran into the street screaming for help, for someone to save my baby girl

A neighbour thankfully knew enough First Aid to bring her back. That was the start of an awful, dark time for our family

Doctors taught me to resuscitate her, and I lost track of the number of times I did this, but I believe it was between 20-30

There would be no time to call an ambulance – I had to get her breathing again first

Watching her come alive, to take that first breath, was indescribable. She was in coma several times

I'd wait by her bedside, willing her to wake up, terrified to leave her. Once I went to the canteen to get a sandwich and I heard over the radio, 'Children's Ward, code 9!' and I ran flat out back to her

There was always that moment, when she'd opened her eyes and we'd wonder if she had brain damage

'Blink once if you can hear Mummy,' I'd say, and relief would flood through me when she did

The funny thing is, in between her bouts of illness, she was often jolly and had energy

She'd be back to laughing at The Simpsons , and spending time with her friends

We saw specialists at five different hospitals, but doctors were puzzled by why she was losing consciousness through coughing

We lost her the day after Valentine's Day. She normally had a swimming lesson that night, but it'd been cancelled

Swimming is very good for the lungs, and I'm haunted by the thought that if she'd been for a swim, perhaps she wouldn't have had that attack

I'm a single mum, so the four of us shared two of those special M&S Dine In For Two meals, a silly thing to mark Valentine's Day

The receipt for that meal is still on the fridge, six years later – I can't take it down

Ella was obsessed by Adele's latest song, and was playing it on repeat until I told her to turn it off

When she had an attack that night, I thought she'd be resuscitated just like normal

But something was different. She couldn't be saved. She died right there in front of the twins

I'd made a promise to Ella that I'd visit her every single day in hospital, no matter what

I kept my promise when she was in the hospital morgue. Because she died just before the weekend, she was there for several days before her post-mortem, and I went every day to be with her

She just looked so small and alone, as if she was asleep. Her paediatrician came with me – she'd loved Ella too, and we'd spent years battling to keep her alive

Suddenly, all of our efforts felt as if they were for nothing and we just felt like we'd let her down

Life fell apart, but I had to keep going for the twins. When the coroner concluded she'd died from a severe asthma attack, probably triggered by something in the air, I desperately searched for answers

I owed it to Ella to find out what had happened. When someone suggested I look into a spike in air pollution the night before her death, I made a horrible discovery

That night was one of our area's highest ever recorded spikes in nitrogen dioxide (NO) and PM10s, the most noxious pollutants, according to a government air pollution monitoring station just a mile from our home

It was staggering. We live 25 metres from the South Circular, a very busy road in South London

Like every parent, I sometimes worried about pollution, but I concerned myself more with being a good mum and putting food on the table

I was contacted by Professor Holgate, a leading expert in child asthma and air pollution, and together we made more horrifying discoveries

Twenty-six out of 27 of the times Ella was hospitalised coincided with very high spikes in pollution

His report concluded that Ella's fatal asthma attack was caused by unlawful levels of air pollution, and I started a petition to reopen the inquest into her death

We received 175,000 signatures, and it's been confirmed a second inquest will take place

I want Ella to become the first person in Britain whose death is directly linked to air pollution, because that's the only way to force politicians to take notice

We still live in the same area, although I've moved the twins to a school away from the main road

My daughter loves going in Ella's old room and wearing her clothes. The other day I tripped over Ella's trainers in the hall, and, for a moment, it was as if she were still here

Nothing will bring my daughter back, and knowing her death could have been prevented is something I'll have to live with until my dying day

I left my job as a teacher, and now I campaign for changes in the law to protect other children, trying to push through regulations such as not building new schools in pollution hot spots

But I still feel like Ella died in vain – nothing changes, no matter how much pressure we put on the government

This isn't an iceberg somewhere far away that needs saving. Our children are dying now

● Air pollution is linked to 40,000 early deaths a year in the UK. ● Most areas of the UK are breaking EU limits on air pollution, with London's air among the dirtiest in Europe

● London Mayor Sadiq Khan is calling it a 'public health emergency' and introducing an ultra-low emission zone in central London and fitting buses with technology to reduce emissions

● Car passengers are exposed to more pollution than cyclists, as they're in traffic for longer and cars trap the killer particles inside

● Check the pollution levels in your area at UK-air.defra.gov.uk

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Public memorial service planned for pit bull that died after someone intentionally set it on fire - Duration: 4:33.

Public memorial service planned for pit bull that died after someone intentionally set it on fire

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Partly cloudy skies. Colder. Low 28F. Winds light and variable.

Updated: February 16, 2019 @ 6:25 pm

Richmond Animal Care and Control said Tommie, the pit bull who was intentionally set on fire Sunday, was pain free and surrounded by people that loved him when he passed on Friday. He is seen here in a photo posted Monday.

Tommie, a pit bull set on fire Sunday night, has burns over nearly his entire body.

Richmond Animal Care and Control is selling T shirts to show their support for Tommie, the dog that was intentionally set on fire. Tommie died Friday morning. All proceeds will go to their "Tommie Fund" through the RACC Foundation that will provide emergency veterinary care to animals in need at RACC.

Tommie, a pit bull set on fire Sunday night, has burns over nearly his entire body. He was up at moving on Thursday, which RACC officials thought were signs of progess, but the dog died Friday morning.

Staff from the VCU Evans Haynes Burn Center and City of Richmond Fire Department Engine 5 first responders that saved Tommie.

Tommie, a pit bull set on fire Sunday night, has burns over nearly his entire body.

Staff from the VCU Evans Haynes Burn Center and City of Richmond Fire Department Engine 5 first responders that saved Tommie.

Tommie, the pit bull who was doused with accelerant and intentionally set on fire, has died from his injuries, officials from Richmond Animal Care and Control said Friday morning.

A public memorial service has been scheduled for Feb. 23 from 4 to 5 p.m. at Pet Memorial Park Cemetery at 1701 Westbury Drive in Henrico County.

The male brindle dog, which RACC named Tommie after he was rescued in Abner Clay Park on Sunday night, seemed to be improving Thursday when he was able to walk around after treatment for the burn wounds that covered much of his body.

He had just finished having his bandages changed and stopped breathing; his body simply gave out, RACC said in a Facebook post Friday morning. Tommie was pain free and surrounded by people that loved him when he passed. ... Im so very sorry that we couldnt save Tommie but Im confident that we did everything we possibly could and that he felt true love and compassion for the time that he was in our care. We remain teamtommie.

After people heard of the dogs abuse, the hashtag teamtommie has gone viral. Donations and calls for tougher laws of animal abuse have poured in.

A reward fund for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person involved has risen to dollar 25,000. If the money is not rewarded, it will be used to provide emergency care to others animals in need, according to RACC staff. Bills associated with Tommies care were covered by donations before the shelter started the separate reward fund.

The Humane Society of the United States, the Cathy Kangas Foundation for Animals and the Humane Rescue Alliance contributed to the donations, and a separate, private donation has covered Tommies burial costs.

A new fundraising campaign was launched Friday selling T shirts with the caption teamtommie love wins through Bonfire, a Richmond based company, and Teespring. All proceeds from these sales will go to the Tommie Fund through the RACC Foundation.

Authorities are seeking leads in the case. A man wearing multiple layers of pants was last seen around 7:30 p.m. Sunday running from the area toward Belvidere Street. The park is in the 200 block of West Clay Street.

Tips can be submitted by calling Metro Richmond Crime Stoppers at 804 780 1000 or through the P3 Tips app.

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Ive been following Tommies story, and it sickens me to know there are humans who are capable of this outrageous level of senseless cruelty. I hope the monster is caught and convicted to the fullest extent possible. That said, each time there has been an update to the story in the RTD, the description of the man says wearing multiple layers of pants. Can that description be broadened a little? Was he wearing shorts on top of jeans? How can one tell if one is wearing multiple layers of pants. A more detailed description just might help solve the case.

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Public memorial service planned for pit bull that died after someone intentionally set it on fire - Duration: 4:36.