The Duke of Wellington's legacy still towers over British ... He kept vigil at her sickbed in Apsley House, London. With Wellington at her side, Kitty ran a hand up his sleeve.

The Waterseller of Seville, about 1620, by Diego Velázquez (1599–1660), 421⁄3in by 32in, The Wellington Collection, Apsley House, London. The Duke of Wellington says: I have known this painting all ...

Few high society scions, though, have mastered the art of going incognito quite like Arthur Mornington, the future Duke of Wellington and current Marquess ... is said to share a house there with her ...