Dukes Obituaries

Subject: Re: 14th Duke of Bedford (1940-2003)

From: "Brian Watson"

Newsgroups: alt.talk.royalty, uk.people.dead, alt.obituaries

"Michael Rhodes" wrote in message

He suffered a stroke in 1988 while he was the Marquess of Tavistock,
and had funded the Tavistock Unit in which he died "in gratitude" for
the care he received, the spokeswoman said.

Sounds like a rather extreme way to express gratitude.