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The family was given the 11,500-acre estate ... “Who do you think I am, the Duke of Marlborough?” Shops in Woodstock closed out of respect. Gordon Hollis, a 79-year-old Army veteran, sat ...
Duke of Marlborough Jamie Blandford is divorcing his second wife, Edle Griffith, following a nearly year-long separation. The royal family member filed for divorce last month, officially putting ...
Every unhappy family, as Tolstoy observed ... John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough, to Sarah Jennings, the world’s most ambitious woman. It was John who commissioned Vanbrugh to build ...
The future Duke of Marlborough and his new wife have revealed ... before continuing the celebrations at the family seat of Blenheim Palace. The special day, which took place in early September ...
With the death of his father, in 1972, Spencer-Churchill became the 11th Duke of Marlborough and inherited ... had to be opened to the public, the family continues to live in splendor in the ...
11 years after the duke’s death). Its maintenance has been an albatross for every succeeding generation of the family. As a consequence, the Dukes of Marlborough have sometimes had to make ...
A local campaigner has written to King Charles III requesting royal intervention to block plans for Britain's largest solar farm on the historic Blenheim Estate, birthplace of Winston Churchill. Tim ...
After years of exasperation over his antics, his father, the 11th Duke of Marlborough, has gone to court to try to make sure that when he dies his elder son will not get control of the family fortune.
An imposing portrait of the Duke of Marlborough, presented to Winston ... Churchill’s beloved family home, reopens for the season tomorrow. Extensive conservation work has made the painting ...
eleven years after the duke’s death). Its maintenance has been an albatross for every succeeding generation of the family. As a consequence, the Dukes of Marlborough have sometimes had to make ...
Spencer-Churchill’s history with drug addiction is well-publicised and he was once described by his father, the 11 th Duke of Marlborough as the “black sheep” of the family. Although following some of ...
in its rightful place at the center of Churchill family history. “The addition of the Duke of Marlborough painting enriches the collection and provides visitors with a more intimate glimpse into ...