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Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Lady Langley (née Oliphant) 1928-2022

 Lady Langley (née Oliphant), who died 15 December, 2022, aged 94, was widow of Major-Gen Sir Desmond Langley, KCVO, MBE (1930-2008), scion of that Irish landed family.

She was the former Felicity Joan Oliphant, born in 1928, daughter of Lieutenant-Col Kingsley Jack Pertwee Oliphant, MC (1890-1979), and married in 1950, (Henry) Desmond Allen Langley (born 16 May, 1930), son of Colonel Sir Henry Fitzroy Grace Langley, OBE (1895-1971), & his wife the former (Elfrida) Winsome Allen (1896-1967), by whom she had issue, a son and a daughter.

Her husband  served as Major-General commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District from 1979 to 1983. He later served as the 132nd Governor of Bermuda from 1988 to 1992.

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