Duke of Teck of Teck the British style of "His Highness", on a non-hereditary basis. In 1893, Francis' daughter, Princess Victoria Mary of Teck married Prince George, Duke of York who later reigned as King George V. When the first Duke of Teck died in 1900, the dukedom passed to his eldest son, HSH Prince Adolphus of Teck. King George V granted the second Duke of Teck, his brother-in-law, the personal style of "His Highness" in 1911. The title existed until World War I, when anti-German sentiment in the United Kingdom prompted the British monarch to adopt a non-German surname and relinquish all
Lai Teck the gunny sack and tossed into the Menam River. It is heavily suspected that Chin Peng himself called for and executed the assassination of Lai Teck, although he vehemently denied this. Lai Teck Lai Teck (real name Phạm Văn Đắc; 1901–1947), was a leader of the Communist Party of Malaya and Malayan People's Anti-Japanese Army. A Vietnamese of mixed Sino-Vietnamese descent, Prior to his arrival in Malaya, Lai Teck was believed to have led his life as Truong Phuoc Dat until 1934, during which Dat disappeared and Lai Teck appeared. Lai Teck was a shadowy character whose real name and