Kenneth Francis Clarke-Jervoise 1955-2026

 Kenneth Francis Clarke-Jervoise died 2 June, 2026, aged 70. He was descended from the Jervoise (later Jervoise-Clarke) baronets, now extinct.

Born in Hampshire in 1955, he was the son of Cecil Stanhope Clarke-Jervoise (1905-1982), of Rowlands Castle, Hampshire, and his wife the former Ruth Stables.

His father Cecil Stanhope Clarke-Jervoise, was born in Cape Colony, South Africa, in 1905, the son of Sir Dudley Alan Lestock Clarke-Jervoise, 7th Baronet (1876-1933), of Idsworth Park, Horndean, Hampshire, and Grace Eostre Ellison. However, Cecil's parents did not marry until 1908. The baronetcy became extinct with the death of the 7th baronet, 24 August, 1933.

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The 8th Earl of Mexborough 1931-2026

 The 8th Earl of Mexborough, a Yorkshire landowner, died 16 June, 2026. He was 95.

The Earl was the 8th Earl of Mexborough of Lifford, co. Donegal Peerage of Ireland[1766] the 8th Viscount Pollington of Ferns [Ireland., 1766] and the 8th Baron Pollington of Longford, co. Longford [Peerage of Ireland 1753].

Lord Mexborough's family seat was Arden Hall, Hawnby, North Yorkshire, purchased in 1897 by the 6th Earl, as a second home. The Savile family estate at Methley Hall, where the family had been seated since Elizabethan times, was demolished in the late 1950s.

John Christopher George Savile was born 16 May, 1931, son of the 7th Earl of Mexborough (1906-1980). and his wife the former Josephine Bertha Emily Fletcher (1908-1992); and was twice married. He married 1stly, 30 May, 1958 (div. 1972), the Lady Elizabeth Harriot Grimston (1939-1987), daughter of the 6th Earl of Verulam (1912-1973), and his wife the former Marjorie Ray Duncan (who died 1994); and married 2ndly, 5 June, 1972, Catherine Joyce Hope (born 1939), former wife of Nicholas Vivian (1935-2004, later the 6th Baron Vivian), and daughter of James Kenneth Hope, CBE, DL (1896-1983), of West Park, Lanchester, County Durham, and his wife the former Mary Joyce Orlebar (1903-2004), scion of that landed gentry family.

He succeeded his father in the Irish peerages, 15 July, 1980.

From his first marriage Lord Mexborough had issue, a son John, styled Viscount Pollington (born 30 Nov 1959, who died from cancer,23 Oc, 2024, after years of drug and alcohol addiction, and a daughter Lady Alethea Savile (born 3 June, 1963, and who committed suicide 16 September 1994, when her fiance James Gilbey dumped her for Diana, Princess of Wales. 

From his second marriage he leaves a son, the Hon James Savile, styled Viscount Pollington from his half-brother's demise in 2024 (born 21 Aug, 1976), and Lady Lucinda Savile (born 3 Apr, 1973).

The peerages now descend to his only surviving son, John.

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Margaret Mary Tweedie (died 2026)

Margaret Mary Tweedie died 26 May, 2026, aged 70.

The former Margaret O'Kelly she married in 1980, Simon Vere Tweedie (1954-2022), son of Vere Justin Tweedie (1914-1993), and his wife the former Anne Temple Githa Hoare (1916-1986), scion of the Hoare baronets, by whom she had issue, two sons, Angus and Oliver, and a daughter, Helen.

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Lady Marina Windsor & Nico Macauley’s wedding to take place on Saturday

 The marriage will take place on Saturday 20 June, 2026, between Mr Nico Macauley and the Lady Marina Windsor, granddaughter of The Duke of Kent, and the late Duchess of Kent.

It is not known as yet where the 'royal' nuptials will take place. It is almost certain that as both Marina and Nico are Roman Catholics that the wedding will be held in a prominent Catholic church. 

Rumours that the wedding was to take place at St Mark's Church, Englefield, have been denied. The Englefield estate is owned By Lord Benyon, Lord Chamberlain to the Royal Household, who is in today's royal procession at Ascot. St Mark's is an Anglican church, and the setting of the wedding in 2017 of the Princess of Wales's sister, Pippa Middleton and James Matthews. 

It is not known when Lady Marina and Nico started dating though the socialite cousin of the King was first linked to the cyber security account executive in 2023, when she posted a selfie with Nico to mark his 30th birthday. Lady Marina recently as shared images on Instagram featuring Nico in a loving embrace at last year’s Glastonbury festival.

Nico Julian Macauley (born 6 April, 1993), is the elder son of the late William Francis Macauley (born 30 Sept, 1953), and his wife the former Nicola Jane Thompson. Nico's father died 16 June, 2019, aged 65. He was a grandson of the newspaper magnate, William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose (1879-1954).

Nico was educated at the top Catholic school Ampleforth College in Yorkshire and at Newcastle University.

Nico's grandfather, William Perine Macauley (who died in 1990), of Ballward House, County Wicklow, married 7 April, 1948, the Hon Diana Phyllis Berry (1924-94), fourth daughter of the 1st Viscount Camrose. 

The 1st Viscount Camrose started his working life as a journalist and established his own paper, Advertising World, in 1901. Berry made his fortune with the publication of the First World War magazine The War Illustrated, which at its peak had a circulation of 750,000. In partnership with his younger brother, Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley (the elder brother was Seymour Berry, 1st Baron Buckland), he purchased The Sunday Times in 1915 and was its editor-in-chief until 1937. In 1919 the pair also purchased the Financial Times.

In 1924 the Berry brothers and Sir Edward Iliffe set up Allied Newspapers and purchased the Daily Dispatch, the Manchester Evening Chronicle, the Sunday Chronicle, the Sunday News, and the Sunday Graphic, as well as a string of other newspapers across the country. In Cardiff they merged four newspapers into the Western Mail. In 1927 they purchased The Daily Telegraph from the 2nd Harry Levy-Lawson, 1st Viscount Burnham, with William Berry becoming its editor-in-chief. In 1937 they purchased its rival, The Morning Post.

In 1926, the Berry brothers/Allied Newspapers purchased Amalgamated Press (AP), which had been started by Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, in 1901 (Harmsworth had died in 1922).

Berry bought out his partners in 1937 and amalgamated The Morning Post with The Daily Telegraph, with himself as chairman and editor-in-chief. His sons Seymour, the 2nd Viscount, and subsequently Michael, continued to run the newspaper until 1986; in addition, Seymour was Vice Chairman of Amalgamated Press from 1942 to 1959 (when AP was acquired by the Mirror Group).

Camrose provided financial assistance to Sir Winston Churchill after the Second World War. He and ten other wealthy well-wishers each donated £5,000 to the Churchills, allowing them to keep their home, Chartwell, on the condition that it would be presented to the nation upon their deaths.

One of Nico's great-aunts, Sheila, Countess of Birkenhead (nee Berry) (1913-92), was a lady-in-waiting to Lady Marina's great-grandmother and namesake, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent from 1949 to 1953. Another of Nico's great-aunts was Shelagh (nee Macauley), Countess of Lisburne (who died in 2016), wife of the 8th Earl of Lisburne, a television executive. Nico's father was a first cousin of Lady Juliet Townsend, DCVO, a Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon from 1971 to 2002.

Nico's cousin, Valerie McNair-Scott was wife of the 8th Earl of Longford. She died 22 January, 2023. Another cousin is the actor Joshua Sasse (born 9 December, 1987).

Lady Marina Charlotte Alexandra Katharine Helen Windsor (born 30 September, 1992), is a great-great granddaughter of King George V and a second cousin once removed of King Charles III. She is the second child, and eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of St Andrews. Her father is the elder son and heir of HRH The Duke of Kent, who is a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.

Lady Marina’s only brother is Edward, styled Baron Downpatrick, who will one day succeed to the dukedom of Kent. Marina’s sister, Lady Amelia, is a mannequin. Both Edward and Amelia are single. 

Nico's parents married in Westminster, 5 February, 1992. They have a younger son, Alexander Ronnie Macauley born in 1995.

Lady Marina is a Roman Catholic and excluded from the line of succession to the Throne.

The Baroness Glenarthur 1945-2026

The Baroness Glenarthur, wife of the 4th Baron, has died aged 81. Susan Barry was born 5 May, 1945, a scion of the Barry baronets, daughter of Commander Hubert Wyndham Barry, and his wife Violet Agatha Ruggles-Brise, scion of that family of baronets, and married 12 Nov, 1969, the then Hon Simon Mark Arthur, who succeeded as 4th Baron Glenarthur, in 1976. Lady Glenarthur is survived by her husband and a son, Edward, and daughter, Emily. -~-

Rebecca Louise Whitworth (née Bowring) 1953-2026

Rebecca Louise Whitworth (née Bowring) died 13 June, 2026.

She was born in 1953, daughter of Richard Hardcastle Bowring (1916-1990), and his wife Gabrielle Edith Cropper (1923-1988), scion of that landed gentry family; and married in 1974, Robert St John Whitworth (born 2 Apr, 1949), son of Major Ian Henry Whitworth (1919-1983), and his wife the former Rosamund Audrey Blunt (1921-1972), scion of the Blunt baronets, by whom she had issue, two sons, Hugh Charles (born 21 Sept, 1978), and Mark St John (born 15 Apr, 1981).

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Penelope Anne Greenwood (nee Burrell) 1932-2026

Penelope Anne Greenwood, who died 25 May, 2026, aged 94, was a scion of the Burrell baronets.

She was born 21 March, 1932, the elder daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Walter Raymond Burrell, 8th Baronet (1903-1985), and his wife the former Hon Anne Judith Denman (1907-1987), daughter of the 3rd Baron Denman (1874-1954); and married 25 July, 1953, John Richard Greenwood (1926-2014), head of that landed gentry family, son of John Eric Greenwood (1891-1975), and his wife the former Doris Mary Radford (1897-1973), by whom she had issue, two sons, John and James, and two daughters, Anne and Fiona.

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Humphrey/Antony engagement

 The engagement was announced 13 June, 2026, between Rory D.M. Humphrey, eldest son of Edward Charles Marcus Humphrey (born 1965), of Dinnet, Aboyne, and his former wife the former Serena Jean Wolfe-Murray (born 25 June, 1964, now Mrs Serena McIvor, of Edinburgh), & Samantha D. Antony, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ronald Antony, of Canby, Minnesota.

Rory Humphrey is descended from the Murray of Blackbarony baronets.

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Anthony David Gibson-Watt 1975-2026

 Anthony David Gibson-Watt, who died 2 June, 2026, was a grandson of the life peer the Baron Gibson-Watt, and descended from the Hambro banking dynasty.

He was born in 1975, the eldest son of the Hon Robin Gibson-Watt (born 1949), and his wife the former Marcia Susan Cary (born 12 Sept, 1949), daughter of Sir Roger Cary, 2nd Baronet (1926-2011); and was twice married, firstly, in 2005, Alice Amaryllis Montagu Douglas Scott (1978-2013), a scion of the Dukes of Buccleuch & Queensberry (Duke, Peerage of Scot, cr 1684), the only child of Thomas Walter Montagu Douglas Scott (born 1 July, 1943), by his former wife the Hon Marion Miranda Phillimore (b 9 May, 1946), a daughter of the 4th Baron Phillimore (1911-94) (Peerage of the UK, cr 1918). He married 2ndly, Charlotte Lucy Tyson (born 1972), a daughter of Graham B.M. Tyson [born 1948], by his wife the former Sarah T. Bailey [b.1945].

Anthony Gibson-Watt leaves a daughter from his first marriage, Chiara Charlotte (born 11 Oct, 2012), and a daughter from his second marriage, Kitty Eliza (born 2 May, 2019).

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Verena Elizabeth Anne Hanbury, MBE, DL 1933-2026

 Verena Elizabeth Anne Hanbury (nee Kimmins), MBE, DL, died 30 May, 2026, aged 93. 

She was born in March, 1933, a daughter of Capt Anthony Martin Kimmins, OBE, RN (1901-64), of the family of Kimmins of Marks Barn, by his wife the former Elizabeth Hodges; and married 8 May, 1962, Benjamin John Hanbury, a scion of the landed family, of Hanbury of Hitcham & Melgate; who was born 19 Jan 1934, and educated at Eton and Oxford, son of Christopher Lionel Hanbury, MBE, DL, by his wife the former Lettice Charrington, scion of that landed family. Her husband died 27 September, 2012.

Verena was a president of the Chailey Heritage Foundation, the granddaughter of the Founder, Dame Grace Kimmins, and was involved with the charity as a child when she visited her grandmother on site.  She became a Governor in 1962 and was Chair of Governors from 1968 to 2004 when she became a Trustee. Verena remained a Trustee until she retired in 2018.  Chailey Heritage was always very close to Verena’s heart, and she kept up with everything going on there, even when she moved from the family home in Piltdown to Gloucestershire.  

She leaves four sons, Marcus, Simon, James and Timothy, and a daughter, Lucinda.

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Garthwaite/Bunting engagement

 The engagement was announced 13 June, 2026, between Philip William Roger Garthwaite (born 1997), scion of the Garthwaite baronets, son of Andrew William David Garthwaite (born 1 April, 1962), of Fairstead, Essex, and his wife the former Georgina Barrington Hadlee, and Imogen Tessa Bunting (born 1998), daughter of Timothy B. Bunting, of Rotherwick, Hampshire, and his wife the former Sarah S. Hunt.

Philip Garthwaite is a grandson of Sir William Garthwaite 2nd Baronet (1906-1993).

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Squadron Leader Michael Vansittart Bowater 1928-2026

 Michael Vansittart Bowater, who died 8 May, 2026, aged 97. was a scion of the Bowater family of baronets.

He was born 7 October, 1928, a son of Norman Vansittart Bowater (1862-1934), and his second wife the former Jessie Faithfull Frampton (1900-1989); married 20 August, 1955,  Joan Edith Hughes (1929-2017), daughter of Joseph Hughes, of Osterley, Middlesex, by whom he had issue, three sons, David, Michael and Nigel, and a daughter, Sara.

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Alison Faith Crommelin (née Eyre) 1942-2026

Alison Faith Crommelin (née Eyre), who died 2 June, 2026, aged 84, was a scion of the Eyre landed gentry family. 

She was born 8 May, 1942, the second daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel John Stewart Eyre (1909-1992), and his wife the former Patricia Marguerite Wilson(1912-1994); and married 24 April, 1965, Geoffrey Arden Crommelin (1932-1982), son of Wing Commander Henry Arden Crommelin (1899-1976), and his wife the former Emily Mona Mary Festing-Smith (1906-1986), a granddaughter of the 26th Baron Kingsale (1855-1931); by whom she had issue, a son James (born 1965, deceased), and a daughter, Sophie (1969-2000).

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Seward/Groves engagement

The engagement was announced 12 June, 2026, between Alexander Nicholas Mark Seward (born 3 November, 1991), the only son of Paul Kenneth Seward (born 1956), of Walton-on-Thames, and his wife the former Susan Caroline Taylor (born 1959), & Georgina Mary Charteris Groves (born 1993), youngest daughter of Richard William Lewis Groves (born 1957), of Fontmell Parva, Dorset, and his wife the former Helen Mary Keppel Charteris (born 10 January, 1956), scion of the Earls of Wemyss & March.

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Michael Patrick William Young 1944-2026

 Michael Patrick William Young, died 23 May, 2026, aged 81.

He was born 18 August, 1944, son of Wing Commander Michael James Beaumont Young, DFC (1916-1979), and his wife the former Nina Mary Aline Seely (1911-1981), scion of the Seely baronets; and married 1stly, 1970, Sonia M Smith; married 2ndly, 1988, Diane Hall.

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Brigadier Desmond Richard Henry Longfield 1931-2026

Brigadier Desmond Richard Henry Longfield, who died 6 June, 2026, was a scion of that landed gentry family (Irish). He was 95.

He was born 24 February, 1931, the son of Colonel Richard James Longfield (1901-1987), and his wife the former Charlotte Mary Portal (1903-2002), scion of the Portal baronets; and married 8 August, 1959, Jennifer Spencer-Thomas (1940-2025), daughter of Clement William Robert Spencer-Thomas (1905-1989), and his wife the former Betty Potter (1914-2010), by whom he had issue, a son, James (born 2 March, 1964), and three daughters, Melanie (born 29 May, 1961), Harriet (b 9 Aug, 1965), and Charlotte (b 1970).

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Nicola Cookson (née Cathcart Walker Heneage) 1939-2026

Nicola Cookson, who died 30 May, 2026, aged 87, was a scion of the Heneage landed gentry family, shs was born in 1939, daughter of Michael William Walker Heneage (1907-1946), and his wife the former Dulcibel Effie Davies; and married in 1962, Philip Francis Cookson, RN 1931-2014, by whom she had 2 sons.

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