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Semi-protected edit request on 11 March 2023

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change all ‘countess’s’ (eg: ‘the Countess’) to ‘duchess’s’ (eg: ‘the Duchess’.) This is incorrect styling, as the Duchess is a higher ranking title than the Countess. 2A02:C7C:5E15:FC00:9866:234A:BA71:E592 (talk) 22:40, 11 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: she became Duchess of Edinburgh two days ago. M.Bitton (talk) 22:57, 11 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Add new link to end of "Charity work and patronage" as follows

On Tuesday 27 June 2023, HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh visited Remus Horse Sanctuary to commemorate its 40th anniversary. link = https://www.remussanctuary.org/hrh-the-duchess-of-edinburgh-visits-horse-sanctuary-to-commemorate-40th-anniversary/ 82.69.70.79 (talk) 19:40, 4 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: TMI. Trivial fact. voorts (talk/contributions) 21:55, 4 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Coats of arms and copyright

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Public life - death of 81 year old woman caused by Duchess’ escort

In May 2023, an 81-year-old woman who was killed in a crash with a motorcycle that was part of an escort for the Duchess of Edinburgh.

The Duchess reported feeling “deeply saddened to hear that Helen Holland has passed away.”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgmdn399kdo

This article is locked for some reason, but this story is relevant to the subject’s public profile. 143.159.46.55 (talk) 20:57, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]