Show DUKE OF PORTLANDS BODY Mrs Druce Denied Permission t Open Grave London March lThe secretary of state for home affairs Sir Matthew I White Ridley has refused the appU cation previously granted 1 the con statory of the court of St Paul to Ils Anna Maria Druce who claims to be I the daughterinIa of the fifth Duke of Portland to optn the Druce vault In Hishgate cemetery unless the One of the grave consents to have the coffin opened 01 the probate court orders al inspection of the remains The decIsion icc contrary to expectation and means further litigation |