Daughter for the King's Equerry Lt-Col Jonny Thompson and his wife Olivia

 Olivia Rose Thompson (born 1991, nee Lewis), wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Jonathan 'Jonny' Thompson (born 1984), senior Equerry to the King, has given birth to a daughter Theodora, 20 May, 2026.

Lt-Col Thompson is a son of Mr & Mrs Alan Thompson, of Morpeth, Northumberland.

Olivia Thompson, a PR executive, is daughter of Mr Simon David Lewis, OBE (born 8 May, 1959), of Primrose Hill, London, and his wife the former Claire E.A. Pendry (born 1959).

Thompson, "Super" Equerry to the King, is an officer from the 5th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland was front and center for many milestones of the first year of the King's reign, from joining the King and Queen on their first state visit abroad to playing a prominent role during the coronation at Westminster Abbey in 2023, where he watched over Prince George and His Majesty's other three Pages of Honour as they carried his ceremonial robes.

Thompson is divorced from his first wife Caroline, whom he married in 2010, and by whom he has a son.

Olivia's father Simon Lewis is the former chief executive of the Association for Financial Markets in Europe. He was formerly Director of Communications for the former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown. He previously held this position for the Queen, Vodafone, and Centrica. He attended Whitefield School before studying PPE at Brasenose College, Oxford. Lewis was appointed an OBE in the 2014 New Year Honours List for public service and services to international education through the Fulbright Commission. 

Olivia's uncle is the former Daily Telegraph editor-in-chief, Sir Will Lewis (born 2 Apr 1969).

Olivia Lewis has a brother, Thomas Paul Lewis (born 1982), also a PR executive.

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Commander Michael Bernard Casement, OBE, RN 1933-2026

Commander Michael Bernard Casement, OBE, RN, who died 15 May, 2026, aged 93, was a scion of that Irish landed gentry family.

He was a kinsman of Sir Roger Casement (1864-1916), the diplomat and Irish nationalist executed for treason in the First World War.

He was born 23 January, 1933, the elder son of Capt Roddie Casement, OBE, RN (1907-87), and his wife the former Elisabeth Kathleen Greenwell (1908-2002), daughter of Sir Bernard Greenwell, 2nd Baronet (1874-1939); and married 3 November, 1956, Christina Rose Maclean (born 1933), daughter of Capt John Cassilis Maclean, CB, RN (1893-1983), and his wife the former Margaret Isobel Randolph, scion of that landed gentry family, by whom he had issue, a son, William (born 27 January, 1961), and two daughters, Rachel (born 18 September, 1957), and Flora (born 1959), Viscountess Hood, wife of the 8th Viscount.

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Daphne Vera Hamilton-Fairlie, OBE 1931-2026

 Daphne Vera Hamilton-Fairlie, OBE, died 15 May, 2026. She was 95.

Mrs Hamilton-Fairlie was the founder of a school for dyslexic children who lost her husband in an IRA bomb outrage.

She was born Daphne Vera Hillier-Holt, 5 April, 1931, daughter of Geoffrey Noel Hillier-Holt (1893-1951), of Hope Court, Crowborough, Sussex, by his wife the former Vera Leah Henrietta Samuel (1893-1987), daughter of Sir Edward Levien Samuel, 2nd Baronet (1862-1937).

She married in Jan, 1953, at Uckfield, Sussex, the Australian-born Gordon Hamilton-Fairlie, DM, FRCP (born 20 April, 1930), of Campden Hill Square, London. Her husband was a professor of medical oncology. Hamilton-Fairlie was born and raised in Australia, he moved to the United Kingdom, where he studied and worked. He was killed by a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) bomb intended to assassinate Sir Hugh Fraser, on 23 October, 1975.

Mrs Hamilton-Fairlie, was appointed OBE in 1990. She leaves issue, a son, Geoffrey (born 1961), and three daughters, Diana (born 1956), Sarah (born 1958), and Fiona (born 1963).

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Patrick Henry Sclater 1944-2026

Patrick Henry Sclater, who died 12 May, 2026, aged 82, was a scion of that landed gentry family.

He was born 9 January, 1944, son of Henry Nicolai Sclater (1912-2003), and his wife the former Suzanna Mary Agnew (1907-1993), scion of the Agnew of Lochnaw baronets; and married 6 July, 1968, Rosalyn Heather Stephenson, daughter of Urban George Eric Stephenson, by whom he had four children, William, Alastair, Peter and Heather.

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Bridget Mary Foot (née Malcolm) 1935-2026

 Bridget Mary Foot (née Malcolm), who died in France, 17 May, 2026, aged 90, was a scion of the landed gentry family of Malcolm of Poltalloch.

She was born 12 June, 1935, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel George Ian Malcolm, 18th of Poltalloch (1903-1976), and his first wife the former Enid Sybil Gaskell (1907-2006); and married 26 September, 1956, Dennis Frederick Foot, son of Frederick Foot, by whom she had issue, two sons, Nicholas Rupert Ian (1958-2017), and Mark Jonathan Malcolm (born 25 Apr, 1960).

Bridget is alleged to be descended from Prince Louis of Battenberg and Lillie Langtry:-

Louis Battenberg, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven = Lillie Langtry > Jeanne Marie Langtry = Sir Ian Malcolm > Lt-Col George Ian Malcolm  = Enid Gaskell > Bridget Mary Malcolm (d 2026)

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Thomson/Bradstock engagement

The engagement was announced 23 May, 2026, between Daniel J.S. Thomson, son of Sir Adam McClure Thomson, KCMG (born 1 July, 1955), of Chiswick, London, who served as Permanent Representative to NATO, 2014-2016, by his Iranian-born wife, Fariba Shirazi, and Camilla Rose Bradstock (born 29 June, 1996), scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of Rupert John Bradstock (born 8 October, 1958), of Trinity, Jersey, and his wife the former Anna Louise Riley (born 18 October, 1962), descended from the Viscounts Molesworth.

Daniel Thomson comes from a line of distinguished knights:

Sir Joseph John Thomson (1856-1940), physicist > Sir George Paget Thomson (1892-1975), Nobel Prize winning physicist > Sir John Adam Thomson, GCMG (1927-2018), diplomat >Sir Adam McClure Thomson (b 1955)

Cara Alexandra Hue Drury (born 2026)

 Jacqueline Florence Drury [née Clifton-Brown, born 1983], wife of Jonathan Hugh Drury [born 1982], gave birth to a second daughter, Cara Alexandra Hue, 11 March, 2026, a sister for Elizabeth Catherine Rose, who was born 31 December, 2017, and for Alice Florence Yolande, born 31 December, 2020.

Jonathan Drury is a son of Reginald Hugh Drury [1939-2015], of Farley Hill, Berkshire, and his wife the former Sarah E. Rowe. Jonathan married in 2015, Jacqueline Clifton-Brown, scion of the Brown baronets [cr 1863], daughter of Geoffrey Robert Clifton-Brown, MP [born 23 March, 1953], Conservative MP for the Cotswolds, and his former wife Alexandra Mary Peto-Shepherd.

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Orlando Arthur James O'Conor (born 2026)

 Lucinda Sophie Rose O'Conor (née James, born 1989), wife of Matthew David O'Conor (born 1989), gave birth to a son, Orlando Arthur James, 5 May, 2026.

Lucinda is a daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Cullen Daron James, and his wife the former Fiona Martha Alison Rhys (born 28 June, 1962), scion of the Barons Dynevor.

Matthew David O'Conor is a twin son of Richard Shawn O'Conor (born 30 September, 1951), and his wife the former Julia Mary Myfanwy Williams (born 13 April, 1952), scion of the Williams baronets, daughter of Sir (Michael) Osmond Williams, 2nd and last Baronet (1914-2012).

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Flora Isabella Jean Clifton-Brown (born 2026)

  Georgiana Isabella Clifton-Brown [née Heneage, born 1988], wife of Edward Robert Clifton-Brown [born 1985], scion of the Brown baronets, gave birth to a daughter, Flora Isabella Jean, 1 May, 2026, a sister for Arthur Robert, who was born 15 June, 2020, and for Rory Benedict, born 10 April, 2022. 

Edward Clifton-Brown is a son of Sir Geoffrey Robert Clifton-Brown, MP, FRICS [born 23 March, 1953], Conservative MP for The Cotswolds, of Daglingworth, Gloucestershire, by his former wife wife the former Alexandra Mary Peto-Shepherd [born 1955], of Lechlade, Gloucestershire.

Georgiana is a daughter of Robert John Heneage [born 1956], of North Carlton, Lincolnshire, by his wife the former Mayann Louise Milne. The Heneages descend from the Earls of Morton.

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Sarah, Lady Wiggin 1937-2026

Sarah, Lady Wiggin, who died 9 May, 2026, was the second wife and widow of Major Sir John Henry Wiggin, 4th Baronet, MC (1921-1992).

She was born in 1937 daughter of Brigadier Stewart Arthur Forster (1899-1965), Coldstream Guards, and his wife the former Dorothy Helena Charles Gervers (1905-1964), and married 8 February, 1963, John Henry Wiggin (born 3 March, 1921), son of Colonel Sir Charles Richard Henry Wiggin, 3rd Baronet (1885-1972), and his wife the former Mabel Violet Mary Jaffray (1890-1961), daughter of Sir William Jaffray, 2nd Baronet (1852-1914), Her husband succeeded to the baronetcy on his father's death, 16 September, 1972, and died in 1992.

Lady Wiggin leaves two sons, Daniel (born 21 Jan, 1964), and Jeremy (born 16 July, 1966).

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Morgan/Brudenell engagement

Jordan Brudenell.

The engagement has been announced between Arik Surakriengsak (Ricky) Morgan (born 1996), son of John David Morgan, and his wife the former Nipa Surakriengsak, and Jordan Anne Brudenell (born 1 July, 1995), second daughter of Jeremy Alexander Rothwell Brudenell (born 2 April, 1960), and his wife Edwina Victoria Louise Hicks (born 24 December, 1961), elder daughter of David Nightingale Hicks (1929-1998), and his wife Lady Pamela Carmen Louise Mountbatten (born 19 April, 1929), younger daughter of Admiral of the Fleet The 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, KStJ, DSO, ADC, PC, FRS (1900-1979).

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Viscount Corry engaged to Amelia Duncan

 The engagement was announced 22 May, 2026, between John Armar Galbraith Lowry-Corry, styled Viscount Corry (born 2 November, 1985), son and heir of the 8th Earl of Belmore (born 4 September, 1951), of Castle Coole, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, by his wife the Lady Mary Jane Meade (born 12 July, 1952), and Amelia Eleanor Grace Duncan (born 1992), elder daughter of Stephen Leslie Duncan, of Marlow, Buckinghamshire, and Mrs Victoria M.R. Duncan (nee Saunders, born 1958), of Oxford.

Viscount Corry is a maternal grandson of the 6th Earl of Clanwilliam (1914-1989).

It will be Viscount Corry's second marriage. He married firstly, 30 July, 2016, Francesca Vasapolli, daughter of Guido Vasapolli, of Turin.

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Rafferty John Lavallin Puxley (born 2026)

 Clare Louise Puxley (née Allan, born 1991), wife of John Edward Lavallin (Johnnie) Puxley (born 6 February, 1990), scion of that landed gentry family, gave birth to a son, Rafferty John Lavallin, 7 May, 2026.

Clare is a daughter of Anthony R. Allan (born 1958), of Wandsworth, London, and his wife the former Gillian Patricia Anne Newman (born 1960).

Johnnie Puxley  is a son of Charles John Lavallin Puxley, of Easton, Berkshire, by his wife the former Sarah Elizabeth Gamon.

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Olive Isabel Hogg (born 2026)

 Alice Elizabeth Hogg (née Ponsonby, born 1988), scion of the Ponsonby baronets, and wife of Andrew A.J. Hogg, gave birth to a daughter, Olive Isabel, 9 April, 2026.

Alice is the only daughter of Sir Charles Ashley Ponsonby, 3rd Baronet [born 10 June, 1951], of Woodstock, Oxfordshire, and his wife the former Mary Priscilla Bromley-Davenport [born 13 September, 1951], scion of that landed gentry family.

Andrew Hogg is the younger son of the late [Adam] Ronald Hogg, CBE [1951-2019], and Mrs Jane Hogg, of Chester-le-Street, County Durham.

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Marjorie Ruth Yelverton (née Hall) (died 2026)

Marjorie Ruth Yelverton (née Hall), died 12 March, 2026, aged 97.

Marjorie Yelverton.

She was a daughter of Arthur William Hall, of Gisborne, New Zealand, and married in 1949, Michael Curran Yelverton (1928-2001), a scion of the Viscounts Avonmore, a peerage dormant since 1910.

Her husband was a son of Barry Augustus Yelverton (1895-1960), and his wife Margaret Ethel Green (who died 1970), daughter of John Thomas Green, of Christchurch, New Zealand.

She leaves two sons, Kevin Barry Yelverton (born 1949), and Mark Amour Yelverton (born 1961), and was predeceased by daughter, Sharon Anne, in 2023.

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Veronica Henderson (nee Pain) (died 2026)

 Veronica Henderson (nee Pain), died 15 May, 2026, aged 85.

She was the daughter of Ralph Pain, and married 28 June, 1961, Ian Brodie Henderson (born 25 October, 1930), son of Neil Brodie Henderson (1904-1982), and his wife the former Conn Madden (1908-1979), daughter of Admiral Sir Charles Edward Madden, 1st Baronet, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCMG (1862-1935), who served as the First Sea Lord in the 1920s.

She leaves issue, two sons, Nicholas (born 3 May, 1963), and James (born 30 Dec, 1964), and a daughter, Lavinia (born 9 May, 1962), wife of James Newman Gilbey (born 4 October, 1956), scion of the Gilbey baronets.

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Leigh/Peat engagement

 The engagement was announced 20 May, 2026, between the Hon Rupert Dudley Leigh (born 21 February, 1994), son and heir of the 6th Baron Leigh (born 20 October, 1960), of Gloucestershire, and Sophy, Baroness Leigh (nee Sophy-Ann Burrows, born 1963), of Wiltshire, & Freya Ann Katharine Peat (born 1998), daughter of Simon Karl Peat (born 1968), of Derbyshire, and Mrs Lara Peat-Dixon (nee Countess Lara Pavlovna Ignatieff, born 1967), of North Yorkshire, daughter of Count Paul Vladimirov Ignatieff (1936-2024).

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