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The new Duchess of Cornwall is not wasting any time in taking up her royal duties, as The Sunday Times reported that while honeymooning in Scotland with Prince Charles, Camilla will be opening a children's playground in the village of Ballater. New research suggests that women who smoke while pregnant are putting their grandchildren as well as their children at risk. The Sunday Times said that some of the chemicals in cigarette smoke can permanently alter the DNA of those exposed to it and this can be inherited by smokers' children and grandchildren.