McNally was selected as the band's official historian in 1980, and in 1984 became the band's publicist.

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"There are noble families of Europe that haven't been able to hold on to their estates, let alone their heads, for as many years, " said Nicholas Wing, the family's official historian.

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The letter was organised by the historian turned Conservative MP Chris Skidmore, not the official No to AV campaign.

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