duke

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Hoping to attract the English nobility, the duke turned his apartments at Somerset House on the Thames into a space for dancing, drinking and eating all night.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Walpole’s cousin Henry Conway came as the duke from “Don Quixote.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

As part of the tour, which begun at Koorie Heritage Trust in Melbourne's Federation Square, the duke and duchess got to handle a Marngrook.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The BBC has asked organisers whether the duke is receiving a fee.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Josquin was asked to compose something in this friend’s memory, to be performed by the Ferrara Chapel Choir and quite possibly the duke himself in the role of tenor.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall