Daughter for Anna-Carolina, Archduchess of Austria and Jack Constable

 Anna-Carolina, Archduchess of Austria (born 11 June, 1996), wife of John (Jack) Straker Constable (born 23 October, 1990), scion of that landed gentry family, gave birth to a daughter, Emma, 10 July, 2026.

Jack Straker Constable is the elder son of the late James Andrew John Straker (1959-2022), and his wife the former Rodrica Consuelo Chichester-Constable (born 31 March, 1963), of Hexham, scion of that landed gentry family, of Burton Constable.

Anna-Carolina, Archduchess of Austria, is the eldest daughter of  Eduard Karl Joseph Michael Marcus Antonius Koloman Volkhold Maria, Archduke of Austria ( born 12 January, 1967), and his wife the former Marie Theresa von Gudenus (born 11 February, 1967).

Jack Straker is heir to the Burton Constable Hall estate, a large Elizabethan country house, with 18th- and 19th-century interiors and a fine 18th-century cabinet of curiosities. The hall, a Grade I listed building, is set in a park designed by Capability Brown with an area of 300 acres. It is located 3 miles south-east of the village of Skirlaugh in the East Riding of Yorkshire, approximately 9 miles north-east of the city of Hull, and has been the home of the Constable family for over 400 years. The hall and park are owned by the Burton Constable Foundation, a registered charity.

From the London Gazette in July 2025: The KING has been graciously pleased by Warrant under His Royal Signet and Sign Manual bearing date 17 July 2025 to give and grant His Royal Licence and Authority that John Straker Constable formerly John Constable Straker of Burton Constable in the County of East Yorkshire and his issue may continue to bear and use the surname of Constable in lieu of and substitution for that of Straker and that he and they may bear and use the Arms and Crest of Constable according to the Laws of Arms the said Armorial Bearings being first duly exemplified according to the Laws of Arms and recorded in His Majesty’s College of Arms: otherwise the said Royal Licence and Permission to be void and of none effect.

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Albert Leopold Beaumont (born 2026)

 Elizabeth Louise Beaumont (nee Holland, born 1990), wife of Richard Christian Beaumont [born 27 May, 1989], scion of the Viscounts Allendale, gave birth to a son, Albert Leopold, 3 September, 2026, a brother for Theodore Holland, who was born 13 October, 2023.

Richard Beaumont is the second son of the Hon Hubert Wentworth Beaumont [born 13 Apr, 1956], of County Kildare, Ireland, and Katherine Emma [Kate] Beaumont [nee Abel Smith, born 11 March, 1961], of Nottinghamshire.

Elizabeth Beaumont is a daughter of Michael G. Holland, of Bramcote, Nottinghamshire, and his wife the former Margaret H. Osborne.

Richard Beaumont, a grandson of the late life peer the Baron Beaumont of Whitley [1928-2008] is also a descendant of Queen Victoria. 

Queen Victoria [1819-1901] > Prince Leopold [1853-84] > Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone [1883-1981] > Lady May Abel Smith [1906-94] > Richard Abel Smith [1933-2004] > Kate Abel Smith [b 1961] > Richard Beaumont [b 1989] > Albert Beaumont (born 2026)

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McKinnon/Getty marriage

 The marriage took place at Chelsea Old Town Hall, 3 September, 2026, between Faris Michael McKinnon (born London, April, 1985), son of Australian businessman Michael William Francis McKinnon, and his Kuwaiti-born wife the former Fawzia H. Al Sayegh, and Isabel Getty (born 11 November, 1993), daughter of Christopher Ronald Getty and his wife the former Pia Christina Miller (born 1966), sister of Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece (born 17 September, 1968).

The couple have a son, Viggo, born in October, 2025.

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John Julian Timothy Jeal 1945-2026

 (John Julian) Timothy Jeal, who died 5 August, 2026, aged 81, was a Prize winning novelist who wrote celebrated biographies of Dr Livingstone, Henry Stanley and Robert Baden-Powell while working at the BBC. He was descended from the Pasley baronets.

Always known as Timothy, he was born 27 January, 1945, son of Clifford Freeman Jeal (1906-1986), and his wife the former Norah Margaret Sabine Pasley (1902-1987).

His grandfather was Sir Thomas Edward Sabine Pasley, 3rd Baronet (1863-1947), and his wife the Lady Constance Wilmot Annie Hastings (1870-1922), daughter of the 14th Earl of Huntingdon (1841-1885).

He married 11 October, 1969, Joyce Timewell (born 1945), daughter of William George Timewell (1916-1990), and his wife the former Dorothy May Carter, by whom he had three daughters, Jessica, Lucy and Emily.

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Moore/Chilton marriage

Hon Garrett Moore.

 The marriage took place in the spring of 2026, at St Sophia's Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Bayswater, between the Hon Garrett Alexander Moore [born 1986], scion of the Earls of Drogheda, second son of the 12th Earl of Drogheda [born 14 Jan, 1937], by his wife the former Alexandra Nicolette Henderson [born 1953], & Hope Chilton, daughter of Richard Lockwood Chilton, Jr (born 10 June, 1958), and his wife Maureen.

Hope's father is a US investment billionaire, whose English estate is at Crichel Down, Dorset, including Crichel House, bought for £34 million in 2013.

Garrett Moore is a grandson maternally of the late Sir Nicholas Henderson, GCMG, KCVO [1919-2009], British Ambassador to Washington 1979-1982.

Moore had a previous controversial engagement in 2020 to the American actress Colleen Camp [born 7 June, 1953], a character actress and producer, the daughter of one Mr Wilson Camp. The actress was the same age at Garrett's own mother. No marriage followed.

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Ramsay/Fresson marriage

 The marriage has taken place between Ruaridh Shaw-Mackenzie Ramsay (born 29 March, 1996), third son of William Alan Grant Ramsay of Bowland (born April, 1958), of Cambridgeshire, and his first wife the former Rebecca Shaw (born 19 Oct, 1961, now Baroness Fraser of Corriegarth), & Elinor Violet Fresson (born 6 December, 1997), daughter of Michael John Fresson (born Nov 1945), of Hampshire, descended from the Holdich landed gentry family, and his wife the former Serena Louise Franklin (born Sept, 1960).

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The 8th Earl of Wilton 1934-2026

 The 8th Earl of Wilton, who died at his home in Clifton Hill, Melbourne, Australia, 4 September, 2026, abed 92, was heir presumptive to his kinsman the Duke of Westminster's marquisate.

Francis Egerton Grosvenor was Baron Ebury of Ebury Manor, co. Middlesex [U.K., 1857] & Earl of Wilton of Wilton Castle, co. Hereford [U.K., 1801] & Viscount Grey de Wilton [U.K., 1801].

His ancestor, the 1st Baron Ebury (1801-1893), was a younger son of the 1st Marquess of Westminster (1767-1845), who was grandfather of the 1st Duke of Westminster (1825-1899). The current 7th Duke of Westminster (born 29 Jan, 1991) is father of a daughter, and the 8th Earl of Wilton is the heir to to the duke's subsidiary peerages.

He was born 8 February, 1934, the eldest son of 5th Baron Ebury (1914-1957), and his first wife the former Anne Acland-Troyte (1912-1982), scion of the Dyke Acland baronets.

He succeeded his father, 5 May, 1957, as 6th Baron Ebury, and succeeded his kinsman, 1 October, 1999, as 8th Earl of Wilton.

He married firstly, 10 December, 1957 (div. 1962), Gillian Elfrida Astley Soames, scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of Martin Roland Soames (1903-1995), and his wife the former Myra Drummond, scion of the Viscounts Strathallan; married 2ndly, 8 March, 1963 (div. 1973), Kyra Aslin, daughter of L.L. Aslin; and married 3rdly, 24 February, 1974, Suzanne Jean Suckling (1943-2018), daughter of Graham Suckling, of Christchurch, New Zealand. He married 4thly, 21 February, 2023, Joanna (Jo) Neilma Baevski (born 5 April, 1948), daughter of Kenneth Myer, of Melbourne. His fourth wife predeceased him, 16 April, 2026.

The Earl of Wilton leaves a son from his first marriage, Julian Francis Martin Grosvenor, styled Viscount Grey de Wilton (born 8 June, 1959), who now succeeds as 9th Earl of Wilton, and was predeceased by a daughter, Lady Georgina Lucy Grosvenor, who died 16 Aug, 2003.

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Stewart-Brown/Zhang engagement

The engagement was announced 5 September, 2026, between Walter David Stewart-Brown (born 1989), scion of that landed gentry family, son of Ronald Reay Stewart-Brown (1948-2015), and his wife the former Juiet Rosamund Birch Reynardson (born 1952), scion of that landed gentry family, & Ning Zhang, daughter of Mr Zhang Guojun and the late Mrs Huang Xiaolian, of Shandong, China.

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Standeven/Peto engagement

The engagement was announced 5 September, 2026, between Jonathan George Standeven (born 1983), youngest son of John Denis Standeven, of Sinderby, North Yorkshire, and his wife the former Sarah Joanna Scott Cobb, & Violet Selina Peto (born 15 February, 1984), scion of the Peto baronets, third daughter of Jonathan Basil Moreton Peto (born 9 December, 1942), of Great Bealings, Suffolk, and his wife the Hon Selina Lilian Hughes-Young (born 13 March, 1944), daughter of the 1st Baron St Helens (1912-1980).

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Count Charles John Fane de Salis 1930-2026

 Count Charles John Fane de Salis, who died 3 September, 2026, aged 96, was a scion of a landed gentry family descended from the Fane Earls of Westmorland.

He was born 25 January, 1930, the elder son of Major Count Anthony Denis Rodolph Fane de Salis (1897-1952), and his wife the former Francoise Carmen Dagmar de la Panouse (1903-1985), and married 23 July, 1960, Carolyn Mary Constable-Maxwell (born 23 August, 1938), scion of the Lords Herries of Terregles, and sister of Ann Duchess of Norfolk (1927-2013), wife of the 17th Duke of Norfolk, and daughter of Wing Commander Gerald Joseph Constable-Maxwell, MC, DFC, DL (1895-1959), and his wife the former Caroline Burns Carden (died 1984).

He leaves four daughters, Isobel (b 31 Aug, 1961), Frances (b 28 March, 1963), Julia (b 14 Jan 1968), and Theresa (b 14 Oct, 1970).

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Sir Archibald Bruce Charles Edmonstone of Duntreath, 7th Baronet 1934-2026

 Sir Archibald Bruce Charles Edmonstone of Duntreath, 7th Baronet, died 29 August, 2026. He was 92.

The baronet was seated at Duntreath Castle, Blanefield, Stirlingshire.

He was born 3 August, 1934, son of Sir Archibald Charles Edmonstone of Duntreath, 6th Baronet (1898-1954), and his wife the former Gwendolyn Mary Field (died 27 Nov, 1989), daughter of Marshall Field, Jr (1868-1905), of Chicago, Illinois.

He succeeded to the baronetcy (created GB 1774) upon his fathers death, 5 June, 1954.

He married firstly, 17 January, 1957 (div), Jane Colville (born 16 March, 1936), scion of the Viscounts Colville of Culross, daughter of Maj-Gen Edward Charles Colville, CB, DSO, JP (1905-1982), and his wife the former Barbara Joan Denny (died 1983); and married 2ndly, 24 June, 1969, Juliet Elizabeth Deakin (born 1 December, 1943), daughter of Maj-Gen. Cecil Martin Fothergill Deakin, CB, CBE (1910-1992), and his wife the former Evelyn Mary Frances Grant, scion of the Grant of Monymusk baronets.

From his first marriage he leaves two sons, (Archibald) Edward Charles Edmonstone Yr of Duntreath (born 4 Feb, 1961), and Nicholas (born 16 Apr, 1964), and a daughter, Philippa (born 12 June, 1958), and from his second marriage, a son, Dru (born 26 Oct, 1971), and a daughter, Elyssa Juliet (born 11 September, 1973), former wife of Archduke Sigismsund of Austria, Grand Duke of Tuscany.

His eldest son, Edward, succeeds to the baronetcy.

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Nigel Victor Charles Jackaman 1939-2026

Nigel Victor Charles Jackaman died 31 August, 2026. He was 87.

He was born in 1939, son of James Nigel Jackaman (1906-1997), and his wife the former Diana Savory (1913-2002), scion of the baronets of that name; and married 1969, Christina Beatrice (Christa) Scrope (1942-2012) scion of the Scropes of Danby, daughter of Simon Scrope (1910-1991), and his wife the former Constance Mary Weld (1907-1987), by whom he had issue, two sons, Mark and Richard, and a daughter, Claire, who predeceased her in 2014.

Nigel Jackaman was a grandson maternally of Sir William Savory, 3rd Baronet (1882-1961).

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John Charles Greenway Irvin 1940-2026

 John Charles Greenway Irvin, film-maker who directed the BBC’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and several Hollywood movies, died 11 August, 2026. He was 86.

He overcame Alec Guinness’s misgivings to guide him to a Bafta-winning performance as Smiley, and also made The Dogs of War and Champions.

He was born 7 May, 1940, son of Major C.W. Irvin, of Tynemouth, Northumberland, and his wife the former Elsie Bending, and married in 1970, Sophie Mary Cecilia Litchfield (born 8 December, 1942, died 1991), scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of Capt John Shirley Sandys Litchfield, OBE, RN (1903-1993), and his wife the former Margaret Cecilia Portal (1908-2006), scion of the Portal baronets, by whom he had a son, Luke (born 1973), and two daughters, Emilie (born 1970), and Amy (born 1978).

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Fitzherbert/Zeal engagement

The engagement was announced 5 September, 2026, between Basil Edward Fitzherbert (born 17 January, 1998), scion of the Barons Stafford,  the ony son of the Hon Philip Basil Fitzherbert (born 7 October, 1962), of Swynnerton, Staffordshire, and his wife the former Caroline Hadcock (born 1965), & Katherina Cameron (Kitty) Zeal (born 11 June, 1998), elder daughter of Christopher John Zeal (born 1958), of Twyford, Berkshire, and his wife the former Lucy Violet Godsal (born 15 March, 1964), scion of that landed gentry family, descended from the 8th Earl of Courtown (1908-1975).

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Kerr-Dineen/Gosden-Hood engagement

 The engagement was announced 4 September, 2026, between Thomas Michael Kerr-Dineen (born 1998), younger son of Michael N.C. Kerr-Dineen (born 1952), financier, of Chelsea, London, and his wife the former Jacqueline Graham, and Theodora Rachel Montague Gosden-Hood (born December, 1990), younger daughter of the horse trainer John Harry Martin Gosden, OBE (born 30 March, 1951), of Newmarket, by his wife Ms Rachel D.S, Hood (born 1953), descended from the Dukes of Devonshire.

The 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720-64) > George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington (1754-1834) > Gen Hon Henry Cavendish (1789-1873) > Francis William Henry Cavendish (1820-93) > Reginald Richard Frederick Cavendish (1857-1941) > Dorothy Alice Georgina Cavendish (1891-1965) > Hilary Ollyet Dupuis Hood (1928-82) > Rachel Hood (b 1953) > Theodora Gosden-Hood 

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Daphne Caroline Bates (born 2026)

 Charlotte Louise Bates (née Roe, born 1992), wife of James Bates, gave birth to a daughter, Daphne Caroline, 17 August, 2026.

James Bates is a son of Paul Bates, of Great Helmsley, North Yorkshire, and his wife Lesley.

Charlotte is a daughter of Alexander Frederick James Roe (born Nov, 1958), and his wife the former Caroline Jane Maltby (1957-2021), scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of John Newcombe Maltby, CBE (1928-1998), and his wife the Lady Sylvia Veronica Anthea Harris (1934-2022), daughter of the 6th Earl of Malmesbury (1907-2000).

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Winstanley/Wyatt engagement

 The engagement was announced 3 September, 2026, between Capt Henry James T. Winstanley (born 1992), only son of Colonel Richard D. Winstanley (born 1964), of Middle Woodford, Wiltshire, and his wife the former Caroline Grey-Edwards (born 1964), and Antonia Grace W. Wyatt (born 1993), daughter of the late Robert Wyatt and Mrs Pamela Wyatt, of Aston-by-Stone, Staffordshire.

Capt Henry Winstanley is a grandson of Christopher R.L. Grey-Edwards (b 1933), and his wife the former Jane Frances Mary Fitzgerald-Lombard (1936-2022), scion of that landed gentry family.

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Miesegaes/Barker engagement

 The engagement was announced 3 September, 2026, between James Patrick M. (Jamie) Miesegaes (born 28 August, 2001), the only son of Simon Victor James Miesegaes (born April, 1964), of Honington, Warwickshire, and his wife the former Lucinda Claire Bourdillon (born 1968), & Polly Davison Barker (born 1999), younger daughter of Mr & Mrs James Barker, of  Osmotherley, North Yorkshire.

Jamie Miesegaes is descended from the Kemp-Welch and Stormonth-Darling landed gentry families.

Patrick Stormonth-Darling (1840-1916) > Margaret Stormonth-Darling (1884-1962) > Peggy Hunter (1912-2005) > Penelope Kemp-Welch > Lucinda Bourdillon (b 1968) > James Miesegaes (b 2001)

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Christabel Susan Caroline Devereux (born 2026)

Iona Ann Mariel Devereux (née McLaren, born 20 February, 1991), wife of the Hon Edward Mark de Breteuil Devereux, KC (born 8 June, 1977), scion of the Viscounts Hereford, gave birth to a daughter, Christabel Susan Caroline, 19 August, 2026.

Edward Devereux is the second son of the 18th Viscount Hereford (1932-2004), and his wife the former Susan Mary Godley, & is a younger brother of the 19th Viscount (born 11 Aug, 1975).

Edward was called to the Bar in 2001 and became a QC (now known as KC) in 2017.  Over the course of his career as a barrister, he has represented parties (including as leading counsel for the U.K. government) before the U.K. Supreme Court, the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights. 

 He has been variously described by the Chambers UK Guide to the Legal Profession as “a Titan”, “a phenomenal advocate” and “a master of strategy”.  He was an author and editor of Dicey, Morris and Collins on the Conflict of Laws.  Edward read history at Cambridge University.

Iona Devereux is a scion of the Barons Aberconway, daughter of the Hon Michael Duncan McLaren (born 29 November, 1958), and his wife the former Caroline Jane Stacey, and a granddaughter of the 3rd Baron Aberconway (1913-2003).

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