duke

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“If anyone expected the two of them to duke it out in Wright’s much-maligned rotunda,” Huxtable writes, they’d be shocked to discover the two Franks waltzing harmoniously instead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

And in a 1778 painting of Gainsborough’s wife, Margaret, who was the illegitimate daughter of a duke, he poses her classically in costly black lace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

During the appearance, the duke spoke only to confirm his name and that he understood the conditions of his bail.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Separately, the duke and duchess have also released a Christmas card and end-of-year video highlighting their charitable endeavours.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

In the end, the duke hired Joe’s father to run the kennel, he let Joe keep Lassie, and Lassie had puppies.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn