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Badminton House is a large was re-introduced from India and popularised at the house, hence the sport's name.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/badminton/4163074.stm Queen Mary stayed at Badminton House for much of the Second World War . Her staff occupied most of the building, to the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort's inconvenience. In the 21st Century Badminton House is best known for the annual Badminton Horse Trials . Badminton House is also very strongly associated with Fox Hunting . Successive Dukes of Beaufort have been masters of the Beaufort Hunt , which is probably one of the two most famous hunts in the United Kingdom alongside the Quorn Hunt . Badminton was open to the public at one time, but is not at present ( As Of 2007 ). SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINK REFERENCES |
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