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viscountess

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Recent Examples of viscountess And while the past tenants of Royal Lodge exuded an elegant lore for the highbrow interests of a viscountess, the Jeffrey Epstein–associated Andrew is shrouded in such scandal that if Royal Lodge had been put on the real estate market, the listing price might have knocked down a few million. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Jan. 2026 The four episodes feature lots of returning cast members and new faces, but fans of Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate Bridgerton (Simone Ashley), the viscount and viscountess, will be disheartened to learn that the couple doesn’t make an appearance in part one. — Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 The Bridgerton viscountess is set to star in yet another love story, this time as a woman whose life is turned upside down by an upcoming wedding and the return of a former flame. — Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025 Season 2 will follow Quinn's second book, The Viscount Who Loved Me, and the quest of the eldest Bridgerton, Anthony, to find his viscountess. — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023

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Jarman and Karen Spencer were previously embroiled in legal proceedings after the archeologist sued the countess in 2024, People and The Times reported.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 19 May 2026
But the countess couldn’t stop wondering where Alberta’s dress could be.

— Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

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Griffiths mentioned reports that the duchess really wanted to visit the Althorp estate near Birmingham, the ancestral home of the late Princess Diana where she also is buried.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
The duchess won the legal case and undisclosed damages over articles published in The Mail on Sunday and posted on MailOnline.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 7 July 2026

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Snow sings about getting her princess groove back, butts heads with her Evil Queen stepmother (a campy Gal Gadot) and gets a little help from her short new friends.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Diana’s sapphire choker was last worn in public in December 1996, when the princess became the first British royal to attend the Met Gala.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 9 July 2026

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In 2020, Emma, previously Viscountess Weymouth, became Britain's first Black marchioness when her husband inherited the title upon the death of his father.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Marjorie Paget, marchioness of Anglesey, wore the necklace to the coronation of King George VI in 1937.

— Amarachi Orie, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024

Definition of marchioness

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But after episode 4, his machinations and power plays have come to light, setting him up as the next formidable adversary to the new queen — and the latest focus of the fandom’s memes.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
The photograph of the queen with the trophy in the hands of the English defender, preserved by the Royal Collection Trust, remains one of the most famous images in the history of world soccer.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026

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Benny Blanco's proposal to Gomez in December 2024 included a Taco Bell picnic and a luxe marquise diamond ring.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Ritani is a great pick for those who want options, with 10 different shape varieties to choose from, including classics like round, cushion, and oval, as well as marquise, pear, and heart.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 26 Mar. 2026

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Those laughs are balanced with real world issues, and a longing for these gentlewomen locked into the suffocating zeitgeist of early 1800s British Regency.

— David John Chávez, Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2025
Social status and fashion conspired to make gentlewomen’s footwear of every sort flimsy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025

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