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Thursday, January 27, 2022

Lady Hunt 1937-2022

 Lady Hunt, who died 23 January, 2022, aged 84, was the widow of Admiral Sir Nicholas Hunt, GCB, LVO, DL [1930-2013], and was mother of the former Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

She was born in 1937, and married in 1966, Nicholas John Streynsham Hunt [born 7 Nov 1930], son of Brigadier John Montgomerie Hunt [1897-1980], and his wife the former Elizabeth Yates. The Hunts descend from the Bankes landed family, of Corfe Castle, and the Earls of Eldon. 

Her husband served as Assistant Private Secretary to HRH Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, 1959-62; & had a long and distinguished career in the Royal Navy, described in his Daily Telegraph obituary as a 'Cold War Warrior', he was Commander-in-Chief, Fleet and Allied C-in-C, Channel and Eastern Atlantic, 1985-87; LVO [1961], KCB [1985], GCB [1987]. He died 25 Oct, 2013.

Lady Hunt leaves issue, two sons and a daughter. Her son, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt [born 1 Nov, 1966], has been Conservative MP for South West Surrey since 2005, and was Sec of State for Health 2012-18, and Foreign Secretary 2018-2019.

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