children

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The 73-year-old king, who has seven children from four marriages, has not announced his chosen heir, though succession rules favour men.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Ms. Dimmock’s sensitivity is apparent throughout—she very deliberately leaves Parker’s children from earlier relationships, a girl and boy, almost completely out of the story, when a less thoughtful filmmaker might have made more of them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Also, what will happen with these accounts as children move in and out of the foster-care system, perhaps going back to live with their parents, moving to other foster homes or being adopted?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

She once struggled to walk with her children, but can now ski and is off all lupus medication.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The children screamed, half of them shouting for the boy to do it, the other half pleading for him to stop.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman