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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bevan Hurley

The White House is suffering from a crystal shortage

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From Queen Elizabeth to Nelson Mandela, world leaders considered worthy of all the pomp and trimmings have been feted at White House state dinners for nearly 100 years.

But as social events begin to swing back into action at Joe Biden’s White House, the nation’s most famous household is facing a chronic crystal shortage.

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