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‘La Duchesse’ Review: Cultivated, Rich and Devout
  + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Allan Massie | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Marie de Vignerot. Photo: Alamy Stock PhotoMarie de Vignerot is not exactly a household name in the English-speaking world. It is true that, in 1905, Sir Walter Scott’s great-granddaughter Mary Maxwell Scott, a historical novelist in her own right, wrote an admiring article about her in the Dublin Review. But it was hardly enough to spark a flurry of interest.
Persons: Marie de Vignerot, Sir Walter Scott’s, Mary Maxwell Scott Locations: Dublin
Scotland will celebrate the accession of King Charles III with its own festivities on Wednesday. “Scotland will welcome the new King and Queen in July with a series of events to mark the Coronation. There the Scottish Crown Jewels will be presented to the King. The crown was first worn by James V at the coronation of Queen Mary of Guise in 1540. A 21-gun salute from the 12 Regiment Royal Artillery will sound at the end of the service before the royal procession returns to Holyroodhouse.
Persons: London CNN —, King Charles III, , King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Kate, Duke, Duchess of, King, Queen, Humza Yousaf, Yousaf, Giles, Cathedral, Giles ’, James V, Queen Mary of Guise, Innocent VIII, James IV, Mary, Queen of Scots, Oliver Cromwell’s, Walter Scott, Charles ’, Cruachan IV, Andrew Milligan, George Gross, Charles, Organizations: CNN’s Royal, London CNN, Scottish, National Service of, , Edinburgh, of Union, King’s, Guard, Royal Company of Archers, Armed Forces, Royal Regiment of, Royal Regiment of Scotland Shetland, Combined Cadet Force, Royal Marine, 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland, Regiment Royal Artillery, King’s College London Locations: London, Scotland, Holyrood, Duchess of Rothesay, Edinburgh, St, Balmoral, Britain, Scone, Westminster, Royal Regiment of Scotland, Holyroodhouse
But the perceived spectacle means that not only will Murdaugh be on display — so will the county seat of Walterboro, population 5,460. “We didn’t want this, but it’s happening, and it’s here,” Scott Grooms, Walterboro’s director of tourism and downtown development, said last week. A portrait of Randolph "Buster" Murdaugh Jr., Alex Murdaugh's late grandfather, was removed from the Colleton County Courthouse ahead of Alex Murdaugh's trial. From left, Paul, Margaret and Alex Murdaugh. While he didn’t know Alex Murdaugh personally, he said few with longstanding ties in the area had not been touched by the Murdaughs’ orbit in one way or another.
Warren Buffett's stock-buying spree slowed down drastically in the second quarter even during the market's big correction, and analysts said the "Oracle of Omaha" could be preserving capital for other uses. Berkshire Hathaway 's net stock purchase fell to $3.8 billion in the second quarter, compared with more than $41 billion in the first quarter, the conglomerate's quarterly reports showed. Berkshire Hathaway Energy? Berkshire now owns 92% of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, with the rest belonging to the family of the late billionaire philanthropist Walter Scott who passed away last September at age 90. The bulk of the losses were within Berkshire's largest positions, including Apple ($34 billion loss on Berkshire's position during the second quarter), Bank of America ($10 billion loss) and American Express ($7 billion loss).
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