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Thursday, April 02, 2026

Margaret Vyner 1929-2026

Margaret Vyner (nee Heathcote) died 27 March, 2026. She was 96.

She was born in London in 1929, daughter of Capt Ralph Heathcote, DSO, RN (1901-1990), of The Snab, Gressingham, Lancaster,  by his wife the former Margaret Helen Richards (1906-1968); and married firstly, 7 September, 1951 (div. 1958), the then Hon Hugo John Laurence Philipps (1929-1999) (from 1993 the 3rd Baron Milford), son of the 2nd Baron Milford (1902-1993), and his wife the former Rosamond Nina Lehmann(1901-1990); and married 2ndly, 13 October, 1958 (div. 1982), Henry Vyner (1932-1996), of Studley Royal, Ripon, son of Commander Clare Vyner, RN (1894-1989), and his wife the Lady Doris Hilda Gordon Lennox (1896-1980), bridesmaid to Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon in 1923, daughter of the 8th Duke of Richmond & Gordon (1870-1935).

She leaves a daughter from her first marriage, the Hon Anna Philipps (born 17 Apr, 1954), and two daughters from her second marriage, Harriet Vyner (born 18 Aug, 1959), and Violet Vyner (born 21 March, 1962).

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