Queen Margarethe of Denmark, Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia and Princess Katherine, the Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg, King Harald of Norway and Queen Sonia also attended.
What book do the Prince of Wales, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Princess Patricia von Hohenberg of Austria, Queen Noor of Jordan and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands all have in their libraries?
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By the time that Rasputin was murdered by a group of aristocrats led by Felix Yusupov and Grand Duke Dimitri, Nicholas had been reduced to running Rasputin's holy comb through his hair before making a decision.
When it was discovered in late 1553 near Arezzo, southeast of Florence, along with some smaller bronzes, it was quickly claimed by Cosimo I de' Medici, then the Duke of Florence, later the first Grand Duke of Tuscany, and the founder of the Uffizi.
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Alain Ducasse has opened a sumptuous hotel, L'Andana, here, in a 16th-century former hunting lodge of the grand duke of Tuscany, and there is a small but impressive echelon of destination restaurants--like Caino, in the medieval village of Montemerano, and Ristorante Bracali, in a former corner tobacco store near Massa Marittima--where local chefs are rising to Michelin stardom by (profoundly) rethinking local dishes.
This marks a stunning about-turn for John Mack, Morgan's chief executive, who must feel a bit like the Grand Old Duke of York.
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Other 2011 Grand Challenge Scholars from Duke University and Olin College pursued projects to restore urban infrastructure, improve technology for wind and solar energy, create educational software for middle school students, and develop low-cost cancer diagnostics for developing countries.
It became an even more grand event when the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall arrived, walking down the line of tables and even stopping to sit down on a potentially soggy seat to chat to some of those munching their food.
While Ms. Duke was known for the grand rooms she used for entertaining, the private areas are where her daring style shines brightest.
Now the grand tailoring houses that once dressed the likes of Winston Churchill, the Duke of Windsor and Cary Grant, have started putting some kick in their cravats, while removing the figurative starch from their trademark-enforced lapels.
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