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Princess becomes world's first royal to die from coronavirus

Maria Terese of Bourbon-Parma and Laura Valdoni-Uzielli [Photo: Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images]

Princess Maria Teresa, 86, of the Bourbon-Parma Royal Family, died yesterday after testing positive for Covid-19.

Her younger brother, Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma, announced the tragic news as the world grapples with a global pandemic.

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