what does "appear to be publicity hogs." mean?
【Down the Grand Staircase the military aides marched in a glittering rank behind the Commander in Chief, Ted on the right, God front and center, Taz on the left. Approaching the bottom, valor suddenly vanished; they fled like fugitives. It was time for photographs, and douzepers mustn't appear to be publicity hogs. 】

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In this case, it means that douzepers shouldn't act like they want to have everyone's attention.  They shouldn't have everyone focusing only on them.  'To hog' means to take everything for oneself.  In this case, they shouldn't seem like they want to take all the attention/publicity away from everyone else there.

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A "hog" is an animal biologically related to a pig.  Figuratively, a hog is a person who wants more than his fair share; person who eats much too much, or a person who is filthy.  "Publicity" is information or news about, e.g., a particular person, that is intended to attract the attention of the public; and "publicity" is also the public attention that the person receives.  So a "publicity hog" is a person who is frequently providing information about himself to the public in order to attract people's respect and admiration..

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