Triple
T438895
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Princess Margaret |
E10070
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableRomanticPartner |
P9994
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Group Captain Peter Townsend
Group Captain Peter Townsend was a decorated Royal Air Force officer and equerry to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, best known for his controversial post-war romance with Princess Margaret.
|
E55372
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Group Captain Peter Townsend | Statement: [Princess Margaret, notableRomanticPartner, Group Captain Peter Townsend]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Group Captain Peter Townsend Context triple: [Princess Margaret, notableRomanticPartner, Group Captain Peter Townsend]
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A.
Air Marshal Sir Denis Smallwood
Air Marshal Sir Denis Smallwood was a senior Royal Air Force commander who rose to high-level leadership roles during and after the Second World War.
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B.
Air Marshal Sir Thomas Pike
Air Marshal Sir Thomas Pike was a senior Royal Air Force commander who held several top posts during and after the Second World War, ultimately serving as Vice-Chief of the Air Staff.
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C.
Air Marshal Sir Christopher Hartley
Air Marshal Sir Christopher Hartley was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to high command during the mid-20th century, including leadership roles in Britain’s air defence.
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D.
Air Marshal Sir Basil Embry
Air Marshal Sir Basil Embry was a distinguished Royal Air Force commander and World War II fighter leader renowned for his daring operational flying and later high-level leadership roles.
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E.
Air Marshal Sir Roderic Hill
Air Marshal Sir Roderic Hill was a senior Royal Air Force commander and airman who played a prominent leadership role in British air defense during and after the Second World War.
- 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: Group Captain Peter Townsend Triple: [Princess Margaret, notableRomanticPartner, Group Captain Peter Townsend]
Generated description
Group Captain Peter Townsend was a decorated Royal Air Force officer and equerry to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, best known for his controversial post-war romance with Princess Margaret.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Group Captain Peter Townsend Target entity description: Group Captain Peter Townsend was a decorated Royal Air Force officer and equerry to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, best known for his controversial post-war romance with Princess Margaret.
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A.
Air Marshal Sir Denis Smallwood
Air Marshal Sir Denis Smallwood was a senior Royal Air Force commander who rose to high-level leadership roles during and after the Second World War.
-
B.
Air Marshal Sir Thomas Pike
Air Marshal Sir Thomas Pike was a senior Royal Air Force commander who held several top posts during and after the Second World War, ultimately serving as Vice-Chief of the Air Staff.
-
C.
Air Marshal Sir Christopher Hartley
Air Marshal Sir Christopher Hartley was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to high command during the mid-20th century, including leadership roles in Britain’s air defence.
-
D.
Air Marshal Sir Basil Embry
Air Marshal Sir Basil Embry was a distinguished Royal Air Force commander and World War II fighter leader renowned for his daring operational flying and later high-level leadership roles.
-
E.
Air Marshal Sir Roderic Hill
Air Marshal Sir Roderic Hill was a senior Royal Air Force commander and airman who played a prominent leadership role in British air defense during and after the Second World War.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: notableRomanticPartner Context triple: [Princess Margaret, notableRomanticPartner, Group Captain Peter Townsend]
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A.
spouseOrLover
chosen
Indicates a romantic partnership between two entities, whether formalized as a spouse or existing as a lover.
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B.
notableCulturalFigure
Indicates that a person holds significant influence or recognition within a culture’s arts, traditions, values, or public life.
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C.
notableParticipant
Indicates that an entity plays a significant or distinguished role as a participant in an event, activity, or context.
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D.
notableCastMember
Indicates that an entity is a member of the cast of another entity (such as a film, show, or production) and is considered particularly notable or significant in that role.
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E.
hasPoliticalRelationshipWith
Indicates a political connection or association between two entities, such as alliances, rivalries, collaborations, or other forms of political interaction.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a2e8465ef481909655c681b01e2986 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ef283be881909444aaf257451747 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4366eb0588190beb5c43828f8ca45 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:51 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a436c6f1a0819086f8d8f12bc82e87 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:53 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4379eee248190a417b81afbb403ae |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a2eddcf50c8190bfa0d1f8ee9f604a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:30 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.