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Thursday, January 30, 2025

Sir Edward Fairfax Studd, 4th Baronet 1929-2025

 Sir Edward Fairfax Studd, 4th Baronet, died 20 January, 2025, aged 95.

He was a Coldstream Guards officer, and company director.

He was born 3 May, 1929, the second son of  Capt Sir Eric Studd, 2nd Baronet, OBE (1887-1975), and his wife the former Kathleen Stephana Langmead (who died 21 September, 1976), and was a younger brother of Capt Sir Robert Kynaston Studd, 3rd Baronet (born 9 July, 1926), whom he succeeded 27 May, 1977.

He married 30 September, 1960. Prudence Janet Fyfe (born 6 Apr, 1932), daughter of Alastair Douglas Fyfe, OBE (1902-1974), and his wife the former Phyllis Mary Ingledew (1900-1979). Lady Studd died 19 April, 2024, aged 92.

Sir Edward leaves issue, two sons, Philip and Christopher, and a daughter, Alexandra. The elder son, Philip Alastair Fairfax Studd (born 27 Oct, 1961), now succeeds as 5th Baronet (cr UK, 1929).

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