The pirate captain Black Stache (Christian Borle), a dyslexic prince of darkness, expertly fits the bill.

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"Ozzy's not just the Prince of Darkness, but he's bona fide Brummy royalty too, " said the poet, who famously turned down an OBE in 2003.

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Among them was Richard Perle, known as the "prince of darkness" in the Reagan-era arms race, who has been reborn as the chairman of the defence policy board.

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