Posted by Royal_Fan23
on October 6, 2009, 1:23 pm, in reply to "Dukes gather for historic Tatler picture"
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This is very interesting so will these Gentlemen or their Heirs have a role in The Prince of Wales Coronation? 
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: This photograph captures the largest gathering
: of dukes in one place since the Queen's
: coronation more than 50 years ago.
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: During the reign of King George I, there
: were 40 ducal families in Britain. Today,
: there are just 24 - excluding royal dukes -
: and 10 of them assembled for this picture by
: Tatler magazine, which hailed them as
: "diligent yet unpaid guardians of our
: national heritage".
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: They include Arthur Valerian Wellesley, the
: 8th Duke of Wellington, who is a sprightly
: 94. Britain's youngest duke, 41-year-old
: Torquhil Campbell, the 13th Duke of Argyll,
: also appears in the photograph, taken at
: Wiltons restaurant in St James's.
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