Personal Interests
The Duke is a capable and keen golfer, playing off a low single-figure handicap. He had the honour of being Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews between 2003 and 2004—during the club's 250th anniversary season—is patron of a number of royal golf clubs, and has been elected as an honorary member of many others. The Duke has been criticised for using the Queen's Flight for transport to various golfing functions. He is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights, the senior maritime City livery company.. In recent years, he has developed strong links with Kazakhstan and is a regular goose hunting companion of the country's President Nursultan Nazarbayev. He is a supporter of Norwich City Football Club.
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