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[[File:Park Lodge, Welbeck Estate, near Cuckney 02.jpg|thumb|Park Lodge, Welbeck Estate]]
Over the course of the War between 1914 and 1919, the kitchen block was used as an army hospital. During [[World War II]], Welbeck was let by the Dukes to the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]]. From 1953 [[Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College]], formerly Welbeck College, provided A-level education for boys planning to join the technical branches of the [[British Army]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.isbi.com/isbi-viewschool/2470-WELBECK_-_THE_DEFENCE_SIXTH_FORM_COLLEGE.html|title=Welbeck College Independent Schools International Website|website=ISBI.com|publisher=ISBI Schools|access-date=}}</ref> In 2005, the school was relocated to a purpose-built site in Leicestershire
[[Lady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck]], the unmarried elder daughter of the [[William Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland|7th Duke of Portland]], lived at [[#Welbeck Woodhouse|Welbeck Woodhouse]], and owned most of the {{convert|17000|acre|km2|adj=on}} estate until her death in late 2008 when William Henry Marcello Parente (born 1951) inherited, son of her younger sister, Lady Margaret (1918–1955) and her husband Gaetano Parente, Prince of Castel Viscardo. Since the Ministry of Defence moved out in 2005, Welbeck Abbey has been his home.<ref name="burke">Charles Mosley, ed., ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage'', 107th edition, 3 volumes (Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 3, page 3336</ref><ref>cite Web Business Live,Rich List 2013: No.30 - William Parente (£200m), https://www.business-live.co.uk/economic-development/rich-list-2013-no30---3908172?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target retrieved on 9 April 2023</ref><ref>The Welbeck Estate, Welbeck is moving with the times 2012, cited on https://www.welbeck.co.uk/assets/files/Welbeck%20is%20Moving%20with%20the%20Times,%20Issue%208,%20Nottingham%20University%20Alumni%20Exchange.pdf retrieved on 9 April 2023</ref> Lady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck was related to Queen [[Elizabeth II]] as they shared the same great great grandfather [[Lord Charles Bentinck]].<ref>Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 3184. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1 retrieved on 9 April 2023</ref>
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