Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire's answer to John Preston's question of who would she have preferred to have tea with, Adolf Hitler, whom she met and had tea with in 1937, and her idol Elvis Presley, who she never met, as noted in an interview with John Preston of The Daily Telegraph and published in September 2007
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Well, Elvis of course! What an extraordinary question!
— Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
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About Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (8 January 1935 – 16 August 1977) was an American singer, musician, and actor. Popularly known by his first name as "Elvis," as "The King of Rock and Roll" or simply as "The King," he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.
About Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (8 January 1935 – 16 August 1977) was an American singer, musician, and actor. Popularly known by his first name as "Elvis," as "The King of Rock and Roll" or simply as "The King," he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.
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