duchess

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After their previous contract ended last summer, it was replaced by a "first look deal", which gives Netflix first refusal on any new proposed shows from the duke and duchess.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Less of a trial to Muv were Pamela, who seemed happy with a rural life, and Deborah, who wound up a duchess.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The letter represents the most direct pressure on the former duchess to testify since the start of the Epstein scandal.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

An unconventional and independent member of the Royal Family, the duchess was the first royal in almost three centuries to convert to Catholicism.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

The duke of Veragua, a direct descendent of Columbus, sat in the fourteenth carriage; the duchess occupied the fifteenth with Bertha Palmer, whose diamonds radiated an almost palpable heat.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson