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Everyone, including members of the royal family, are entitled to privacy, but Catherine is the future queen of England and the media has been erupting with all manner of speculation and criticism for weeks now.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2024

It has been erupting two to three times daily for almost a week.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2024

It’s smaller, more active neighbor, Kilauea volcano, has been erupting continuously for more than a year since September 2021.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2022

Kilauea, the other active volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island, has been erupting since September 2021; before that, lava from a 2018 eruption destroyed more than 700 homes.

From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2022

Kilauea, arguably the world’s most active volcano, has been erupting, virtually without interruption, since 1983.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015