Createdbythemonarch,DukedomsaregraduallybecomingextinctthelastonewascreatedbyQueenVictoriaInthisoneoffdocumentaryMichaelWaldmanmeetssomeofthelasTV版estigesofthislevelofBritisharistocracy,andaskswhathasbecomeofthosewhoremain
In2012SouthAfricanBruceMurrayfoundhimselfbecomingthe12thDukeofAthollandheadinguptheonlyprivatearmyinEuropetheAthollHighlanders
IfCamillaOsbornehadbeenaboy,shewouldhaveinheritedherfather’sDukedom,butnowthereisnolongeraDukeofLeeds
TheDukeandDuchessofStAlbansdon’thaveastatelypile,butdohavetheircoronetsandcoronationrobes
OneofthefewDukestostillsitintheHouseofLords,TheEighthDukeofMontrosepicturedisahillfarmerbytradeHecontinuesthefamilytraditionofbeingintimatelyinvolvedinthepoliticalrelationshipbetweenScotlandandEngland
TheDuchessofRutlandwasdeterminedtomakeBelvoirCastleanefficientbusiness,livingonsiteinonewing,withherestrangedhusbandtheDukelivinginanotherTheirelderteendaughtersarepreparedforwhenthetitleispasseddowntotheiryoungerbrother
WhilstatBlenheimPalace,LadyRosemarySpencerChurchill,daughterofthe10thDukeofMarlborough,revisitsherchildhoodhomeHernephewsucceededtothetitleonlyrecentlyandit’saratheradifferentBlenheimtotheonesheremembers
