Wimbledon: Duke of Kent steps down as president of All England Club

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He has been a consistent presence at Wimbledon, presiding over the royal box and presenting trophies to exhausted champions for more than five decades. But the Duke of Kent, 85, has revealed that he is stepping down as president of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), with his duties effectively absorbed by its patron, the Duchess of Cambridge. The AELTC has no plans to directly replace the Duke, the Telegraph understands. The club greatly values the Duchess of Cambridge’s patro

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