Triple
T2829742
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Meghan, Duchess of Sussex |
E62206
|
entity |
| Predicate | father |
P120
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Markle Sr.
Thomas Markle Sr. is the estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and a retired American television lighting director who has been frequently covered in the media since her marriage to Prince Harry.
|
E301273
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Thomas Markle Sr. | Statement: [Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, father, Thomas Markle Sr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Markle Sr. Context triple: [Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, father, Thomas Markle Sr.]
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A.
Robert Middleton
Robert Middleton is an architect best known as one of the founders of the influential design and planning firm Cambridge Seven Associates.
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B.
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex was a British royal prince known for his liberal views, opposition to slavery, and role as a patron of the arts and sciences in the early 19th century.
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C.
Marquess of Cambridge
The Marquess of Cambridge was a British noble title created in 1917 for members of the former German House of Teck who anglicized their names and titles during World War I.
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D.
Prince Francis of Teck
Prince Francis of Teck was a British royal and younger brother of Queen Mary, consort of King George V, known for his connections to the early 20th-century royal court.
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E.
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, is the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, known for his royal duties, charitable work, and involvement in the arts and media.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Thomas Markle Sr. Triple: [Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, father, Thomas Markle Sr.]
Generated description
Thomas Markle Sr. is the estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and a retired American television lighting director who has been frequently covered in the media since her marriage to Prince Harry.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Markle Sr. Target entity description: Thomas Markle Sr. is the estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and a retired American television lighting director who has been frequently covered in the media since her marriage to Prince Harry.
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A.
Robert Middleton
Robert Middleton is an architect best known as one of the founders of the influential design and planning firm Cambridge Seven Associates.
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B.
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex was a British royal prince known for his liberal views, opposition to slavery, and role as a patron of the arts and sciences in the early 19th century.
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C.
Marquess of Cambridge
The Marquess of Cambridge was a British noble title created in 1917 for members of the former German House of Teck who anglicized their names and titles during World War I.
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D.
Prince Francis of Teck
Prince Francis of Teck was a British royal and younger brother of Queen Mary, consort of King George V, known for his connections to the early 20th-century royal court.
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E.
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, is the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, known for his royal duties, charitable work, and involvement in the arts and media.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ab4c3c39188190955b9c49d98463d8 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdebbde4881908dfa78e28c7018e0 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:15 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afceb4f3ec8190987afb7a2ac302e2 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:56 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afcf46a4e88190907ca735a1745c79 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:59 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afcff778748190978e7d306e0d1ce1 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 8:01 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:01 p.m.