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- ↑ "Jennifer Lonsdale" . Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ↑ "Jennifer Coombs becomes the new High Sheriff". 24 March 2015.
- ↑ "Honorary graduates - Art and animation" . Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ↑ "Vice Lord-Lieutenant and Deputy Lieutenants of Dorset" . Retrieved 28 June 2024.