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Polydore De Keyser, the Flemish Hotelier Who Became Lord Mayor of London
30 May 2022
Polydore De Keyser was Lord Mayor of London from 1887 to 1888, a position that made him a celebrity in Britain and in his native Belgium. At the end of his year in office, he was knighted by Queen Victoria, and the town of Aalst introduced a Polydoor family of giants into its carnival parade, althou