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How LGBT Equality Arrived for British Aristocrats

EQUALITY

A future gay widow of one of England’s most stately piles will have the same rights as their heterosexual peers, following a landmark court ruling. But David Furnish will never get a title for marrying Sir Elton.

Tom Sykes
Tom Sykes 

European Editor at Large

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Tom Sykes

Tom Sykes

European Editor at Large

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