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Fashion giant Giorgio Armani dies at 91

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Tributes have been paid to the legendary Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani. We speak to Lady Helen Taylor, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth, who in the 1980s and 90s became something of a muse to the designer and a brand ambassador, wearing his clothes when she was on royal duties.

Also today: Some fiery exchanges in the US Congress as health secretary RFK Junior defends his ideas about vaccines; and the elderly women diving into murky lakes looking for trash.

(Photo: Armani reimagined and modernised women's and men's suits. Credit: Getty Images)
4 Sep 5PM English United Kingdom News

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