(John) Dru Montagu, who died 4 June, 2025, aged 93, was a scion of the Earls of Sandwich.
He was born 22 May, 1932, son of the Hon William Drogo Sturges Montagu (1908-killed in action 1940), by his 1st wife the former Tanis Eva Bulkeley Guinness (1908-1993), scion of the banking arm of the Guinness brewing dynasty.
Montagu's home for some years was Hall Place, West Meon, Hampshire, former home of the 3rd Baron Ashcombe, and where HM Queen Camilla spent her childhood. Dru Montagu served as a Lieutenant, Royal Navy. He married 1stly, 24 May, 1958, Sarah Maria de Palacio, daughter of Manolo de Palacio, of Madrid; married 2ndly, 1977, Maria Elena 'Minnie' Buckmaster, daughter of Richard Guy Buckmaster, by his wife the former Helen Jacqueline Leche .
From his first marriage he leaves four daughters, Sarah (Bridget) Doon (born 2 Jan, 1961), Claire Mary (born 1962), and Sarah Tanis (Sarita) (born 6 May, 1965). From his second marriage he leaves a son, (Paul Patrick) Drogo (born 1979), and a daughter, Kyra (born 1978).
Dru Montagu was a grandson of the 9th Earl of Sandwich (1874-1962), and his wife the former Alberta Sturges (1877-1951).
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