{"id":59,"date":"2024-08-27T17:46:08","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T16:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/?p=59"},"modified":"2024-08-30T10:29:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T09:29:26","slug":"there-goes-the-title-with-the-duchess-of-northumberland-about-her-role-and-its-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/2024\/08\/27\/there-goes-the-title-with-the-duchess-of-northumberland-about-her-role-and-its-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;There goes the title&#8217;: with The Duchess of Northumberland about her role and its impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/JN-Lilidorei-press-day-Jane-C-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/JN-Lilidorei-press-day-Jane-C-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/JN-Lilidorei-press-day-Jane-C-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/JN-Lilidorei-press-day-Jane-C-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/JN-Lilidorei-press-day-Jane-C-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/JN-Lilidorei-press-day-Jane-C-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/JN-Lilidorei-press-day-Jane-C-850x567.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Duchess Jane Percy on Lilidorei press day, photo credits: Jane Coltman<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-a8d1f53bd1aba1b70d5f155236513e7d\" style=\"background-color:#571f8b;font-size:15px\">Living in the North East region also means being a part of Northumberland County. But being the Duchess of Northumberland \u2013 a woman who is known for her active approach to helping and supporting charities and organisations around herself \u2013 well, that is a story that cannot be better told than by the Duchess herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">Jane Percy, known as Duchess of Northumberland is the wife of the 12th Duke of Northumberland, Ralph Percy. Throughout her role as a duchess, she kept preserving what she considered to be the best to do and help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"North speaks Her Mind: The Duchess audio 01 by Marketa Schulzova\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1904760113&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=960&#038;maxwidth=640\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Jane Percy expressing her opinion on why is it important to look around and help.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Alnwick as a place of projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">Her work was notoriously marked by launching the biggest project in her hometown of Alnwick so far \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alnwickgarden.com\/\">The Alnwick Garden<\/a>. The site, close to Alnwick Castle where the Percy family officially lives until today, had come under a radical change while the deprived land after the effects of the 20th century rose in 1996 under the eye and care of Jane Percy. The new ambitious plans represent one of the biggest garden renovations in the modern history of the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">Looking at the publicity it has gained, the Duchess herself express a slightly different point of view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"North speaks Her Mind: The Duchess audio 02 by Marketa Schulzova\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1904763566&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=960&#038;maxwidth=640\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Jane Percy speaking on behalf of Alnwick Garden renovations.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"566\" data-id=\"84\" src=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/alwick1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/alwick1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/alwick1-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/alwick1-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/alwick1-850x470.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alnwick Garden fountain, photo by Amanda Slater<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"83\" src=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/alnwick2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/alnwick2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/alnwick2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/alnwick2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/alnwick2-850x638.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alnwick garden, photo by Richard Corfield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">But as Jane Percy admits, the final (and original) plan for the Garden has not been done yet. &#8220;The previous lack of money caused there still will be some changes, the steps in the centre, for example, will go. So I am not done with this project yet.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;The previous lack of money caused there still will be some changes &#8230; so I am not done with this project yet.&#8221; &#8211; Jane Percy<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Clash of interests?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">Not many months ago in March 2024 Jane Percy officially left the second title she held &#8211; &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northumberland.gov.uk\/About\/Partners\/Northumberland-lieutenancy.aspx\">Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland<\/a>, so she could focus on projects involving more of her personal and business plans. Besides Alnwick Gardens there is another project that brought attention to Alnwick town and Jane Percy stands behind its happening \u2013 the largest play site <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lilidoreialnwick.co.uk\/\">Lilidorei <\/a>which is dedicated to the Christmas theme and encourages children to be more interactive through their visit. But the projects as Lilidorei require more attention and care than simple supervising \u2013 as the Duchess agrees: &#8220;It is a real big business work and the reason behind I resigned from the position of Lord Lieutenant.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">As she put her focus on Lilidorei, that is not the only site she has in mind for the upcoming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"North speaks Her Mind: The Duchess audio 3 by Marketa Schulzova\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1904769356&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=960&#038;maxwidth=640\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Jane Percy explaining the future plans for the Lilidorei project and how it clashed with the needs of title<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Is being a duchess the same as &#8216;being a woman&#8217;?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">Relating more to the gender question and how she sees her women&#8217;s role being affected by possessing the title, Jane Percy sees the answer pretty clear. &#8220;Things have changed a lot and the roles of women have changed a lot, and there is progress, which is good. And everything that I have done I would do anyway, I think\u201c, as she states there is no difference in who has the title but what actions you take and how exactly you help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;A lot of people just want to see a duchess coming throughout the door \u2013 but there are a lot of prejudices, and misconceptions and preconceptions&#8221; \u2026 &#8211; Jane Percy<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignleft has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1013\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/Duchess_official2-1013x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/Duchess_official2-1013x1024.jpg 1013w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/Duchess_official2-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/Duchess_official2-768x777.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/Duchess_official2-1519x1536.jpg 1519w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/Duchess_official2-300x303.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/Duchess_official2-850x859.jpg 850w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23149\/2024\/08\/Duchess_official2.jpg 1889w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Duchess with her <em>dog Mario, photo by PR office of duchess<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">But leaning more towards the negative aspects of having a title, there are doubts as well. &#8220;A lot of people just want to see a duchess coming throughout the door \u2013 but there are a lot of prejudices, and misconceptions and preconceptions \u2026 so I think sometimes I must work harder than others to get people to listen\u201c. Being a duchess opens you a door but once the door is open it is up to you as an individual to make it work and made people believe I am serious about things and I mean real business\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">Like the article? Support it with\u00a0<strong>like<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>comment<\/strong>\u00a0and stay tuned for the\u00a0<strong><em>next one!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Living in the North East region also means being a part of Northumberland County. But being the Duchess of Northumberland \u2013 a woman who is known for her active approach to helping and supporting charities and organisations around herself \u2013 well, that is a story that cannot be better told than by the Duchess herself&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":214,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":14,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[22,21,25,7,4,23,3,24,6],"class_list":["post-59","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-selbrandedwomen","tag-charities","tag-duchess","tag-duchessofnorthumberland","tag-north-east","tag-northspeakshermind","tag-northumberland","tag-nshm","tag-projects","tag-women-inclusion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/214"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/marketa-schulzova\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}