Context: The Duchy of Lancaster is one of two royal duchies in England. It has landholdings throughout the region and elsewhere, operating as a property company, but also exercising the right of the Crown in the County Palatine of Lancaster. While the administrative boundaries changed in the 1970s, the county palatine boundaries remain the same as the historic boundaries. As a result, the High Sheriffs for Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside are appointed "within the Duchy and County Palatine of Lancaster".

Question: When did the administrative boundaries for the Duchy of Lancaster change?
Answer: 1970s

Question: What is the Duchy of Lancaster?
Answer: one of two royal duchies in England

Question: What does the Duchy of Lancaster operate as?
Answer: a property company

Question: Who are appointed within the Duchy and County Palatine of Lancater?
Answer: High Sheriffs

Question: Who exercises the right of the Crown in the County Palatine of Lancaster?
Answer: The Duchy of Lancaster

Question: In what decade was the County Palatine of Lancaster established?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What is the other royal duchy of England beyond the Duchy of Lancaster?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: When was the Duchy of Lancaster established?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What county lies to the east of Lancashire?
Answer: Unanswerable