duchess
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"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 allowed to keep their duke and duchess of Sussex titles, but lost other monarchy privileges.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
It says an apparent deal for the duchess to star in Netflix series The Gentlemen is worth £1m but the "big deal could be off".
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Meghan did not make any public appearances, amid a row over security, but the duke and duchess and their two children held a private meeting with King Charles and Queen Camilla at Highgrove House.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
But duchess wasn’t enough—not when Dorian was still unmarried.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
"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
Harry and his brother, William, are princes, yet their wives are duchesses, not princesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2019
Strong, independent women now thrive, which isn’t easy when duchesses are your livelihood.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2015
The bookshelves were full of biographies about vaguely naughty Georgian duchesses with skyscraper hair and a bad gambling/drink/marriage habit.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 15, 2013
Jasmine, who came from Sirene, where any summer Italian duchesses bathing are to be found as thick as limpets on the rocks, was less impressed than she ought to have been.
From Rich Relatives by Compton MacKenzie
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