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    14. Elizabeth

    It's the Queen's name, it's the Duchess of Cambridge's middle name, but this name also belongs to Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, the renowned Austrian/British soprano. She was much admired for her performances of Mozart, Schubert, Strauss and Wolf.

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