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- ↑ Young, Toby (8 October 2013). "Nothing Maria Miller said will make the press more likely to sign up to Hacked Off's Royal Charter". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ↑ Para 3.1 of Royal Charter
- ↑ Wintour, Patrick (30 October 2013). "Press regulation royal charter given go-ahead by the Queen". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ↑ "Panel Gives Alternative Press Regulator Royal Charter". Press Gazette. 25 October 2016.
