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Hugh Denis Charles FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton

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Hugh Denis Charles FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton

by John Ralph Merton
pencil, 1992
26 3/4 in. x 26 3/4 in. (679 mm x 679 mm)
Commissioned, 2000
Primary Collection
NPG 6537

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  • John Ralph Merton (1913-2011), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.

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The portrait is currently on loan to Euston Hall, Suffolk.

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  • NPG D34746: Hugh Denis Charles FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton (after)
  • NPG D34747: Hugh Denis Charles FitzRoy, 11th Duke of Grafton (after)

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Current affairs

The Church of England votes narrowly in favour of the ordination of women priests. The first women priests were ordained in 1994, inspiring the popular sitcom The Vicar of Dibley.
John Major is forced to take the pound off the European Exchange Rate Mechanism after Black Wednesday, when currency dealers continued selling sterling despite a dramatic increase in interest rates. The event damaged the Conservative party's reputation irreparably.

Art and science

The long-running sitcom Absolutely Fabulous airs for the first time on the BBC starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley as style-obsessed, middle-aged media luvvies Eddy and Patsy. June Whitfield played Eddy's mother, and Julia Sawalha her long-suffering daughter Saffy (or, 'sweetie darling').

International

Members of the European Community sign the Maastricht Treaty leading to the creation of the European Union. The treaty led to the creation of the 'Euro' currency and its policy was based on a 'three pillars structure' concerned with: 1. Community. 2 . Foreign and Security Policy. 3. Criminal Matters.
At a referendum, Bosnia and Herzegovina vote to become a separate state from Yugoslavia. Civil war soon broke out.

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