Lismore pays tribute as Duke of Devonshire dies, 84

LISMORE paid tribute yesterday to the Duke of Devonshire who has died aged 84.

The duke, who recently reflected that he had been “much too lucky” in life, died on Monday night at home in the his Chatsworth House, in the heart of Derbyshire’s Peak District National Park.

He had a long-standing marriage and a passion for racing and art. He was a minister in the British Conservative government of 1960-1964, led by his uncle Harold Macmillan.