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Algarvio told Fox News Digital it was donated by a man named Will Rueter, who inherited it from his great-uncle Georg Rueter.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Preston’s maternal great-uncle, a merchant seaman during World War II, collected African art, and it was all passed on to his mother and then to him.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026
His great-uncle was president of Hungary in the early 2000s, and his mother worked in the judiciary.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 13 Apr. 2026
It's believed he's partially named after the King's great-uncle and mentor, Earl Louis Mountbatten.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Preston’s maternal great-uncle, a merchant seaman during World War II, collected African art, and it was all passed on to his mother and then to him.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026
His great-uncle was president of Hungary in the early 2000s, and his mother worked in the judiciary.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 13 Apr. 2026
It's believed he's partially named after the King's great-uncle and mentor, Earl Louis Mountbatten.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Great-uncle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great-uncle. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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