Thu, 02 August 2007 at 2:33 pm

Keira Knightley is a Duchess

Keira Knightley and blonder boyfriend Rupert Friend take a romantic stroll through Central London holding hands on Wednesday afternoon.

It was recently announced that Keira, 22, will be playing 18th century Georgiana, duchess of Devonshire, in Saul Dibb’s The Duchess.

Variety describes Georgiana as a controversial blueblood: “An ancestor of Princess Di, she lived an extravagant, profligate and promiscuous life of political and romantic intrigue, becoming an important powerbroker amid Blighty’s ruling elite but also running up catastrophic gambling debts. She was alternately feted and reviled, and widely caricatured by the popular press.”

The Duchess will be begin shooting in October.

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Keira-duchess keira knightley duchess 03

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Keira-duchess keira knightley duchess 05

Credit: Variety; Photos: Big Pictures/Bauer-Griffin
Posted to: Keira Knightley, Rupert Friend
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17 Comments

# 1

Dirty Cougar @ 08/02/2007 at 2:41 pm

Keira is lovely!

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omg @ 08/02/2007 at 2:41 pm

Cute

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Fresh Raggedy Anne @ 08/02/2007 at 2:56 pm

His hair is ridiculous. She shouLD seriously intervene.

http://WWW.VEECE.COM

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black @ 08/02/2007 at 3:01 pm

He kinda reminds me of Johnny Depp……in a really savy way.

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Hmm @ 08/02/2007 at 3:13 pm

She always seems sad or upset or something. She rarely looks happy.

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blabla @ 08/02/2007 at 3:14 pm

I don’t like Rupert, I don’t know he doesn’t really look good

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http://www.celebrity-gossipz.c @ 08/02/2007 at 3:25 pm

She is awesome

http://www.celebrity-gossipz.com

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# 8

missouri girl @ 08/02/2007 at 3:26 pm

sweet

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Hulla @ 08/02/2007 at 3:32 pm

She’s awesome.
She’s also not one of those boring typical beautiful faces like Biel so she will always find great roles.

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ricki @ 08/02/2007 at 3:41 pm

Holy crap, her face looks haggard.

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# 11

A @ 08/02/2007 at 5:38 pm

LOL! Rupert Friend’s foot looks so hilarious on picture 5…haha that made me laugh. He’s cute though, I think he looks like Orlando Bloom.

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andré @ 08/02/2007 at 7:25 pm

keira is the most beautiful woman ever.

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# 13

mo @ 08/02/2007 at 8:23 pm

I used to think Rupert was annoying, but there’s something rather cute about him in these pictures. I think he’s growing on me. Keira however, needs to take a nap, or better yet, eat a sandwich and take a nap.

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# 14

kelana @ 08/02/2007 at 9:34 pm

cute couple! so bohemian and cool.

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# 15

Lizzie @ 08/02/2007 at 9:52 pm

They are both beautiful, but currently his hair annoys me. I like that they are really together, not celebudating.

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nothingpossible @ 08/02/2007 at 10:55 pm

she is not attractive.
he is not attractive.
this makes them a perfect couple.
two pissed faces.

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Ashley @ 08/22/2007 at 8:00 pm

Wow were did the blonde come from i i thought keira was all brunette i did not know that she was a little bit of a blonde that is weird for keira becasue she is a brunette in real life.

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