duchess
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The duchess said she "can't wait" to take part in the programme after an appearance as a guest judge on MasterChef Australia last year.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Sources close to the duchess said Meghan warned Markle in a letter - sent while he was in hospital in the Philippines after having his leg amputated - that he would never meet his grandchildren.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
The Duke of Sussex spoke about the move in an interview with GQ’s Zach Baron, explaining that he and the duchess of Sussex returned to Britain for “opportunities for the family.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
"The charitable work of the duke and duchess is a personal matter for them both and undertaken in their private capacity. In short, their position is akin to private citizens with commercial and charitable interests."
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
They were a duke and duchess, very important and wealthy, who had been cheated out of their estate by a political enemy and thrown into prison.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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"From valets to duchesses, from three-piece suits to the Roaring Twenties, there is something for every taste," it boasts on its website.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Over the centuries, the dukes and duchesses of Alba have distinguished themselves in various ways.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
“Snobbery has gone out of fashion, and in our shops you will find duchesses jostling with typists to buy the same dress,” Quant once said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
Strong, independent women now thrive, which isn’t easy when duchesses are your livelihood.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2015
Here the princess was shut up for life, under the care of an old dame, Madame Véloutine by name, who once had kept a boarding-school for duchesses, and was very respectable indeed.
From The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book by Constance Cary Harrison
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