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German Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks, right, arrives with her partner Valerie Vauzanges for the opening of the Bayreuth Opera Festival in Bayreuth, Germany, Tuesday, July 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader Stock Photo -
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Current minister of the environment Barbara Hendricks (L) and her partner Valérie Vauzanges can be seen together in Kleve, Germany, 30 October 2017. They have married at the Museum Koekkoek. They have
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German Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks, right, arrives with her partner Valerie Vauzanges for the opening of the Bayreuth Opera Festival in Bayreuth, Germany, Tuesday, July 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader Stock Photo -
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