The Baron Horam 1939-2026

The Baron Horam, life peer, has died aged 87.

John Rhodes Horam was a politician who represented three parties in Parliament. He was Labour MP for Gateshead West 1970-1983, but defected to SDP in 1981; and was Conservative MP for Orpington, 1992-2010.

On 4 September 2013 Horam was created a working life peer as Baron Horam, of Grimsargh in the County of Lancashire.

He was born 7 March, 1939, son of Sidney Horam, and his wife Catherine Harkness, and married in 1987, Mrs Judith Jopp (nee Jackson).

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Lady Henrietta Stanley marries Alexander Reviakin

  The marriage took place 4 July, 2026, at Knowsley Hall, Lancashire,  between  Alexander Ronald Reviakin (born 1996), only son of Mr Sergei Reviakin, of London, and Mrs Rosanna Gardner (nee Kelly, born 21 May, 1964), of County Wexford, Ireland, and  and the Lady Henrietta Mary Rose Stanley (born 6 February, 1997), only daughter of the 19th Earl of Derby, DL (born 10 Oct, 1962), of Knowsley Hall, Prescot, Merseyside, and the Countess of Derby (nee the Hon Caroline Neville, born 28 Dec, 1963, scion of the Barons Braybrooke).

Alexander (Sasha) Reviakin, a descendant of the 1st Viscount Camrose, began his career as a researcher and consultant on financial inclusion and innovation in the Arab world, working for various public and private sector organisations including the World Bank Group, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) and Finance in Motion.  His research has been complemented with entrepreneurial experience working to provide sustainable livelihoods to embroiderers in Lebanon. He holds an honours degree in Arabic, International Relations and History of Art with a thesis on the concept of the sublime in modern calligraphic art.

The 1st Viscount Camrose (1879-1954) > Hon Mary Cecilia Berry (1906-1996) > Alison Linda McNair Scott (1939-2019) > Rosanna Mary Kelly (b 1964) > Alexander Reviakin

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The 12th Marquess of Queensberry 1929-2026

 The Marquess of Queensberry, sometime professor of ceramics at the Royal College of Art, died 22 July, 2026. He was 96. He was a peer for 72 years.

Queensberry was the 14th Lord Douglas of Hawick and Tibberis [S., 1628]; the 11th Baronet Douglas, of Kelhead [N.S., 1667]; 14th Viscount of Drumlanrig [S., 1628]; the 12th Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanchar [S., 1681]; the 12th Marquess of Queensberry [S., 1681]; the 12th Viscount of Nith, Torthorwald and Ross [S., 1681]; the 14th Earl of Queensberry [S., 1633] ; and the 12th Lord Douglas of Kinmouth, Midlebie, and Dornock [S., 1681].

David Angus Harrington Douglas was born 19 December, 1929, son of the 11th Marquess of Queensberry (1896-1954), and his second wife the former Cathleen Sabine Mann (1897-1959); and he succeeded the family honours on the death of his father, 27 April, 1954. 

He was educated at Eton and served as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards. He was appointed professor of ceramics at the Royal College of Art in 1959, and appointed a Fellow of the Royal College of Art in 1990.

He married thrice - firstly, 18 July, 1956 (div. 1969), Ann Jones, daughter of Maurice Sinnett Jones, and former wife of George Arthur Radford; married 2ndly, 10 July, 1969 (div. 1986), Alexandra Mary Clare Wyndham Sich, daughter of Guy Wyndham Sich, and married thirdly, 2000, Hsueh-Chun Liao.

Queensberry had issue from his three marriages. Two daughter from the first union, Lady Emma (born 1956) and Lady Alice (born 1965), three sons and a daughter from his second marriage, Sholto Francis Guy, Viscount Drumlanrig (born 1 June, 1967), and Lord Milo Luke Dickon Douglas (1978-2009), Lord Torquhil Douglas,  (and Lady Kate (born 1969), and a daughter by his third wife, Lady Beth Douglas (1999-2018).

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Hon Isobel Ann Woods (nee Byron)

 The Hon Isobel Ann Woods, who died 19 June, 2026, aged 94, was a scion of the Barons Byron.

She was born 23 May, 1932, daughter of the 11th Baron Byron (1903-1983), and his wife the former Pauline Augusta Cornwall (who died 1993); and married firstly, 22 September, 1951, Robert Reford Corr (who died 1980), son of Ivan Reford Corr, of Perth, Australia; and married 2ndly, 1983, Norman James Woods, son of James Park Woods, VC (1886-1963), of Claremont, Perth, Australia. 

She leaves two sons, John (born 8 Aug, 1953), and Anthony (born 12 Sept, 1956), and a daughter the Rev Helen Corr (born 20 Oct, 1961).

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Oldfield/Tuckey engagement

 The engagement was announced 25 July, 2026, between Edward Guy Bayley Oldfield (bon 1998), scion of that landed gentry family, son of Richard John Oldfield (born Oct, 1955), of Doddington, Kent, and his wife the former Amicia K. de Moubray, & Eleanor Charlotte Rosemary Tuckey (born 1999), daughter of Andrew Marmaduke Lane Tuckey (born 1943), of Marlborough, Wilteshire, and Dr Tracy Elisabeth Long.

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Ralph Hector Wolfie McPherson (born 2026)

   Olivia Catherine Anne McPherson (nee Stevens, born 1989), wife of Rory John McPherson [born 2 Nov, 1989], gave birth to a son, Ralph Hector Wolfie, 15 July, 2026, a brother for Demelza Kiki June, who was born 16 September, 2024.

Rory is the only son of Malcolm William McPherson, of Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, and his late wife the former Hilary Ann Cobb.

Olivia is the younger daughter of Julian Bryan Stevens, of Clanfield, Oxfordshire, and his wife the former Elizabeth Margaret Moira Bevis [born 29 Aug, 1960], and is descended from the Earls of Haddington:-

6th Earl of Haddington [1680-1735] > Charles, Lord Binning [1697-1732] > Hon George Baillie [1721-97] > George Baillie [1763-1841] > Hon John Baillie [1810-88] > Cecilia Baillie [1846-1914] > John Barstow [1872-1914] > John Barstow [1905-77] > Elizabeth Barstow [b 1933] > Elizabeth Bevis [b 1960] > Olivia Stevens [b 1989] > Ralph McPherson [b 2026]

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Ottilie Emily Clifton-Brown (born 2026)

  Brittany Clifton-Brown (nee Sundstrom), wife of George Ronald Clifton-Brown [born 8 March, 1992], scion of the Brown baronets, gave birth to a daughter, Ottilie Emily, 1 July, 2026, a sister for William George, who was  born 18 January, 2024.

George is a son of [Ronald] Colin Clifton-Brown [born 1963], and his wife the former Emily Joan Oliver [born 1965].

Sir Wm Brown, 1st Bt > Alexander Brown > James Clifton-Brown > Edward Clifton-Brown > Geoffrey Clifton-Brown > Robert Clifton-Brown > Colin Clifton-Brown > George Clifton-Brown > Ottilie Clifton-Brown

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Garton/Williams engagement

The engagement was announced 25 July, 2026, between Tristan John Leslie Garton (born 1990), only son of Anthony Richard Leslie Garton (born cira January, 1958), of Kingsclere, Hampshire, and the Hon Ines Monica Wilson (born 13 February, 1963), of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, & Emma G. Williams, eldest daughter of Paul E. Williams, CBE, of Harpenden, Hertfordshire, and Mrs Williams.

Tristan Garton is a grandson of the 4th Baron Nunburnholme (1928-1999).

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Bennett/Nicolle engagement

The engagement was announced 25 July, 2026, between Capt. N.E. Bennett, The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths' Own), younger son of Colonel and Mrs David Bennett, of Stansted, West Sussex, & Dora Rose Nicolle (born 1999), daughter of Hugo Arthur Villeneuve Nicolle (born 12 January, 1963), of Chippenham, Cambridgeshire, and his wife the former Rebecca Mary Crawley, scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of Eustace George Cameron Crawley (1930-2017), and his wife the former (Dorothy) Anne Bacon (1940-2011).

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Freddie William Robert Yorke (born 2026)

 Daisy Matilda York (born 6 August, 1995, nee Agnew), wife of Capt Archie William Yorke (born 1995), Coldstream Guards, gave birth to a son, Freddie William Robert, 18 July, 2026.

Capt Yorke is a son of the late Major Robert William Yorke, QGM, and his wife the former Lucinda Elisabeth (Luly) Thomson (born 4 Apr, 1965), of Watchfield, Wiltshire, descended from the Earls of Dunmore.

Daisy is a scion of the Agnew baronets, daughter of Caspar Jonathan William Agnew (born 20 Apr, 1967), of Battersea, London, and Mrs Annabel J (Annie) Agnew (nee Summers), of Brightwalton, Berkshire.

The 8th Earl of Dunmore, VC > Lady Mary Elizabeth Murray > Sara Elisabeth Oldfield > Lucinda Elisabeth Thomson > Capt Archie Yorke > Freddie Yorke

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Houston/Napier marriage

 The marriage took place, 27 June, 2026, at Neen Sollars, Shropshire, between Michael Charles Woodbine Houston (born 3 July, 1991), son of Charles Robson Hamilton Houston (born 16 Oct, 1959), of Neen Sollars, Shropshire, by his wife the former Emma Woodbine Parish (born 1957), scion of that landed gentry family, & Isabel Louisa Rodier Napier (born 1994), scion of the Napier baronets, middle daughter of Brigadier Philip Martin Lennox Napier (born 29 December, 1964), of Ugford, Wiltshire, and his wife the former Philippa Rawson (born 1964).

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Williamson/Wright engagement

The engagement was announced 24 July, 2026, between James A.T. Williamson, the youngest son of Ross and Deborah Williamson, of Blockley, Gloucestershire, and Fenella Wright (born 1997), scion of the Wright landed gentry family of Osmaston, daughter of Timothy Edward Wright (born circa 1960), of Dunblane, Perthshire, and his wife the former Michaela Hoskie V. Wordie (born 1964).

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Reeves/Thorne engagement

The engagement was announced 24 July, 2026, between Kevin A. Reeves, son of Mr William Reeves and Mrs Lesley Reeves, of Ottawa, Canada, and Davina Nkechi Rozelle Thorne (born 29 November, 1992), descended from the Barons Penrhyn, daughter of Ian David Peel Thorne (1944-2021), and his wife the former Paula Nkechi Enwezoh (Mrs Ian Thorne, of Kneesall, Nottinghamshire).

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Zia Kruger 1940-2026

 Zia Kruger (nee Foxwell), who died 6 July, 2026, aged 95, was descended from the Earls of Cavan.

She was born 3 December, 1940, daughter of Major Ivan Cottam Foxwell (1914-2002), and his 1st wife the former Lady Edith Sybil Lambart (1918-1996), scion of the Earls of Cavan; and married 1stly, 1 October, 1968 (div. 1991), David Joseph Kruger, son of Bernard John Kruger, of Montreal; married 2ndly, 1995 (div. 1996), Pierre Vacher. She leaves a son, from her first marriage, Patrick Gene Foxwell (born 9 Aug, 1972).

Following her second divorce she resumed the surname of Kruger.

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Otto Guy Sharples (born 2026)

Rose Olivia Fetherstonhaugh (born 15 July, 1992), wife of Benjamin George (Ben) Sharples (born c 1991), gave birth to a son, Otto Guy, 6 July, 2026.

Ben Sharples is a son of (Richard) Jeremy Andrew Sharples (born 1960), of East Horsley, Surrey, and his wife the former Beate Hubscher (born 1960).

Rosie Fetherstonhaugh is a scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of Guy Cuthbert Charles Fetherstonhaugh, KC (born 29 January, 1955), of Holland Park, London, and his wife the former Alexia Jane Musson (born 1966).

Rose Fetherstonhaugh is a barrister, following in the footsteps of her father, Guy, who was called to the Bar in 1983, is a member of the Chancery Bar Association and the London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association, a Bencher of Inner Temple, & Honorary Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

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Anne Daphne Seyfried 1939-2026

Anne Daphne Seyfried (nee Holbech), died 17 July, 2026, aged 86. She was a scion of the Holbech landed gentry family.

She was born 19 October, 1939, the only child of Flight Lieutenant Edward Ambrose Holbech, DFC, RAFVR (1917-1945), and his wife the former Doris Joan Nicholas, daughter of Capt Basil Gordon Nicholas (1885-1922), 12th Royal Lancers, and his wife the former Geraldine Isabel Grazebrook (1886-1972), scion of that landed gentry family; and married 29 June, 1963, as his second wife, Capt John Beeton Seyfried (1923-2008), son of John Frederick Seyfried (1886-1971), and his wife the former Ivy Roberts (1895-1979), by whom she had issue a son, Edward John Nicholas Seyfried (born March, 1967), and a daughter, Emma Jennefer (born 6 Dec, 1964).

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Williams/Daniels marriage

The marriage has taken place in July, 2026, at the Strathvaich estate, Ross-shire, between Dr Adair George Wilmot Williams (born 1983), son of Raymond A.E.W. Williams (born 1949), of Herrington, Dorset, and his wife the former Pollyann S. Ruther, & Bryony Sheila A. Daniels (born 1982), eldest daughter of Major David J.M. Daniels, of Pentlow, Essex, and his wife the former Pauline A. Creasey. 

Bryony Williams is a friend of the Prince and Princess of Wales.

Dr Adair Williams descends paternally from the Viscounts Guillamore, the Earls of Uxbridge, the Barons Addington, and the Archdale landed gentry family, &c.

Dr Williams is a nephew of the Duchess of Sutherland (nee Victoria Williams).

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Zulueta/Sangster marriage

The marriage took place on Friday 17 July 2026 at St Lawrence's, Hungerford, between Hugh Alexander P. (Hughie) de Zulueta (born 1993), scion of that landed gentry family, second son of Paul Gerald de Zulueta, 6th Conde de Torre Diaz (born 12 April, 1956), and his first wife the former Susan E.P. Pritchard (born 1957), & Ella May Sangster (bon 1995). daughter of Gregory C. Sangster (born 1963), and his wife the former Angela Wilson.

Hughie de Zulueta is a grandson of Peter Paul John de Zulueta (1928-1982 ), and his wife the former Tessa Browning (born 1933, later the 2nd wife of the 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein), daughter of Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Arthur Montague Browning, GCVO, KBE, CB, DSO, DL (1896-1965), of Menabilly, Par, Cornwall, and his wife Dame Daphne du Maurier, DBE (1907-1989), the novelist.

Hughie de Zulueta has an elder brother, Guy Peter de Zulueta (born 1990).

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Willoughby White (born 2026)

Alicia Emma Elizabeth White [nee Churchward, born 12 June, 1993], wife of [George] Philip James White [born 1987], scion of the White baronets, gave birth to a son, Willoughby, 10 July, 2026, a brother for Hector George de Shordiche, who was born 29 March, 2021.

Philip White is the son and heir of Sir George Stanley James White, 4th Baronet [born 4 November, 1948], of Bristol, and his former wife the former Elizabeth Jane Verdon-Smith [born 1950] [now Mrs Christopher Overton, of Gloucestershire].

Alicia White is a daughter of Mr & Mrs Robert Churchward, of Aveyron, France.

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Eilidh Marie Buchanan-Jardine (born 2026)

 Katryn Marie Buchanan-Jardine (born 1994, nee Taylor), wife of James Rupert (Jamie) Buchanan-Jardine (born 28 July, 1994), scion of the Buchanan-Jardine baronets, gave birth to a daughter, Eilidh Marie, in Lockerbie, in 2026.

Jamie is the son and heir of Sir John Christopher Rupert Buchanan-Jardine, 5th Baronet (born 20 March, 1952), of Castlemilk, Dumfriesshire, and his wife the former Pandora Lavinia Murray Lee (born 1952).

Katryn is a daughter of Aidan Taylor, of Carlisle, Cumbria, and his wife (nee O'Hanlon).

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Edward John Ivo Stourton 1957-2026

 Edward John Ivo Stourton, who died 18 July, 2026, aged 68, was a broadcaster, a long standing BBC newscaster, and a scion of the Barons Mowbray, Segrave & Stourton.

He presented the Today programme for 10 years.

He later joined the teams of The World at One and The World This Weekend.

Early in his career he was a founder of Channel 4 News, the Paris correspondent for the BBC, and a presenter of the BBC One O’clock News.

He made numerous current affairs programmes for Radio 4.

Stourton was the author of eight books, most recently Confessions (2023).

He was born 24 November, 1957, son of Nigel John Ivo Stourton, CBE (1929-2021), and his wife the former Rosemary Jennifer Rushworth Abbott (born 1941), and educated at Ampleforth & Trinity College, Cambridge. 

He married twice, firstly, 5 July, 1980 (Div 2001) Margaret McEwen, daughter of Sir James McEwen, 2nd Baronet, and married 2ndly, 8 November, 2002, Mrs Fiona Margaret Murch, daughter of John Edward King, of Llandaff, Cardiff.

He leaves issue from his first marriage, two sons and a daughter.

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Arabella Bowen Barthorp (born 2026)

 Kirsty Rebecca Barthorp (née Crampton Smith, born 1993), wife of Hugo MacAngus Fielding Barthorp (born 1992), gave birth to a daughter, Arabella Bowen, 7 July, 2026.

Kirsty is the youngest daughter of Thomas Crampton Smith (born 1956), of Oxford, and his wife the former Sandra Leigh Bowen Brooks (born 1955), also of Oxford.

Hugo is a son of Robin Michael Barthorp (born 1951), of St Ouen, Jersey, Channel Islands, and his former wife, Mrs Arlene Allen, of Oxford (nee Patience, born born 1961).

The Barthorps descend from the Courage brewing landed gentry family. Hugo is a cousin, several times removed of Harriet Phillips, wife of the King's nephew, Peter Phillips.

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David Mark Norman 1941-2026

David Mark Norman, who died 12 July, 2026, aged 85, was a scion of that landed gentry family. He was born 30 January, 1941, son of Lieutenant-Colonel Mark Richard Norman, OBE (1910-1994), and his wife the former Helen McGill Bryan (1912-2004); and married 9 July, 1966, Diana Anne Sheffield (1942-2020), scion of the Sheffield baronets, second daughter of John Vincent Sheffield (1913-2008), and his wife the former Anne Margaret Faudel Faudel-Phillips (1913-1968), scion of the Faudel-Phillips baronets, by whom he had issue, a son, Jonathan Mark Ronald (born 1972), and three daughters, Anna (b 31 Dec, 1967), Isabella (b 9 Jan, 1971, wife of the Hon Timothy Knatchbull), and Davina (b 1981).

His wife died 10 February, 2020.

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Oliver/Miller engagement

The engagement was announced 18 July, 2026., between Richard J. Oliver, younger son of Mr David Oliver and the late Mrs Susan Oliver, & Iona Caroline Miller (born 1988), daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Alan Keith McCulloch Miller, OBE, of Kirton of Mailer, Perthshire, and his wife the former Caroline Janet Erskine (born 15 September, 1954), scion of the Lords Cardross (Earls of Buchan).

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Maeve Hardwick (born 2026)

 Alexandra Anne Hardwick [nee Bromley-Martin], wife of Charles Cheever Hardwick IV, gave birth to a daughter, Maeve, 16 June, 2026, a sister for Charles Cheever Hardwick V,  who was born 17 August, 2021, and for sister Jocelyn, who was born 27 April, 2024.

Alexandra is a scion of the Bromley-Martin landed gentry family, formerly of Ham Court, the elder daughter of Mr & Mrs Michael Bromley-Martin, of West Wittering.

Charles Hardwick IV is the only son of Charles Hardwick III, of Ramsbury, Wilts, and the late Mrs Hardwick.

The first Charles Cheever Hardwick [who died in 1923] was an importer (Burrs and Hardwick, of Fifth Avenue, New York), having survived the sinking of the Lusitania. He married Charlotte, daughter of Harry T. Ambrose, President of the American Book Co., who built a notable house, the 'Ambrose Mansion' in Orange, New Jersey. Charles Cheever Hardwick Jr was their second son.

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Matthew Joseph Maxwell Scott 1976-2026

 Matthew Joseph Maxwell Scott, died 5 July, 2026. He was 49, and a scion of the Maxwell Scott baronets.

He was born 27 August, 1976, a younger son of Sir Michael Fergus Constable Maxwell Scott, 13th Baronet (1921-1989),  and his wife the former Deirdre Moira McKechnie.

He was a younger brother of Sir Dominic James Maxwell Scott, 14th Baronet (born 22 July, 1968).

He married in 2010, Melanie Louise Greenall (born 1979), daughter of Alan Greenall (1958-1992) and his wife the former Sharon Tuke, by whom he had issue, two sons Charles Joseph Maxwell Scott (born 2 December, 2011), and Rufus James (b 2013). The elder son is now heir presumptive to his uncle Sir Dominic, who is the father of two daughters.

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Pritchard-Barrett/Eyston engagement

 The engagement was announced 18 July, 2026, between Luke David Pritchard-Barrett (born 1999), son of Andrew C.D. Pritchard-Barrett (born March, 1962), and his wife the former Joanna M. Marks (born 1962), & Agatha Martha Dorothy Eyston (born 30 November, 1997), scion of that landed gentry famiy, daughter of Edward Thomas Ivor Eyston (born 1 April, 1969), of East  Hendred, Oxfordshire, and his wife the former Alexandra Grounds.

Agatha Eyston is descended from the Earls of Lauderdale:-

15th Earl of Lauderdale > Ivor, Viscount Maitland > Lady Anne Maitland > Edward Eyston > Agatha Eyston

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Patrick Michael Oliver Cousens (born 2026)

Emily Louise Cousens (nee Monckton, born29 August, 1991), wife of Harry Charles J. Cousens [born 1992], and scion of the Viscounts Galway, gave birth to a son, Patrick Michael Oliver, 6 July, 2026, a brother for Christopher George Basil (Kit), who was born 22 March, 2024.

Harry is a son of Nigel J. Cousens, of Shaldon, Devon, and his wife the former Jayne A. Coldwell.

Emily is a daughter of Piers Alastair Carlos Monckton [born 23 Oct, 1962], of Stretton, Staffordshire, and his former wife the former Georgiana Margaret Elizabeth Byng [born 31 March, 1964], descended from the Earls of Strafford.

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(Timothy) Barnabas Hans Brunner 1932-2026

Timothy Barnabas Hans Brunner, who died 3 July, 2026, aged 94, was a scion of the Brunner baronets.

He was an Irish Guardsman who worked in the chemical industry for 40 years.

He was born 28 February, 1932, the third son of Sir Felix John Morgan Brunner, 3rd Baronet (1897-1972), and his wife the former Dorothea Elizabeth Irving (1904-2003), and was a cousin of HRH the late Duchess of Kent, GCVO (1933-2025), whose mother was Sir Felix's sister.

The Old Etonian married 16 December, 1960, Helen Ursula Marshall, daughter of Norris Marshall, of Teddington, Middlesex, by whom he had issue, two sons, Jacob and Conrad, and two daughters, Francesca and Imogen.

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Michael John Courage 1942-2026

 Michael John Courage, scion of the eponymous brewing landed gentry family died 6 July, 2026, aged 84.

He was born in 1942, the elder son of Maurice Vandeleur Courage (1906-1965), of Rendlesham, Suffolk, and his wife the former Ione Betty Green (1910-1995); and married in July, 1973, Rosalie Frances Worthington (born 1944), by whom he had issue, a son, Simon, and a daughter, Lucy.

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