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‘If you move in the same circles as the royals, then you’ll get stories about them’: Royal Correspondents, cultural intermediaries and class

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‘If you move in the same circles as the royals, then you’ll get stories about them’: Royal Correspondents, cultural intermediaries and class. / Clancy, Laura.
In: Cultural Sociology, Vol. 17, No. 3, 01.09.2023, p. 331-350.

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Clancy, L 2023, '‘If you move in the same circles as the royals, then you’ll get stories about them’: Royal Correspondents, cultural intermediaries and class', Cultural Sociology, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 331-350. https://doi.org/10.1177/17499755221092810

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Clancy, L. (2023). ‘If you move in the same circles as the royals, then you’ll get stories about them’: Royal Correspondents, cultural intermediaries and class. Cultural Sociology, 17(3), 331-350. https://doi.org/10.1177/17499755221092810

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Clancy L. ‘If you move in the same circles as the royals, then you’ll get stories about them’: Royal Correspondents, cultural intermediaries and class. Cultural Sociology. 2023 Sept 1;17(3):331-350. Epub 2022 Jun 9. doi: 10.1177/17499755221092810

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Clancy, Laura. / ‘If you move in the same circles as the royals, then you’ll get stories about them’ : Royal Correspondents, cultural intermediaries and class. In: Cultural Sociology. 2023 ; Vol. 17, No. 3. pp. 331-350.

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