Sir Johnny Weatherby KCVO 1959-2025

Queen Elizabeth II's right-hand man at Ascot and legendary racing figure Sir Johnny Weatherby died 19 December, 2025. He was 66. 

Following the news of his passing jockeys at Ascot wore black armbands in tribute to an ‘immense’ presence in the sport. Sir Johnny Weatherby was a leading figure in the racing world and who played a major role in the transformation of Ascot.

He was born Jonathan Roger Weatherby, 30 November, 1959, son of Christopher Nicholas Weatherby, MC (1920-2004), scion of the bloodstock/racing landed gentry family, by his wife the former Alison Beatrix Pease (1928-2017), scion of that landed gentry family, and descended from the Earls of Erne.

He married 26 July, 1993, Sophie Cliffe-Jones (born 1964), daughter of (David) Roger G. Cliffe-Jones (born 1938), by his wife the former Margaret N.A. Fitzmaurice (born 1939), by whom he had issue, Isabella Sophie (born 1994), Jack Christopher R (born 1996), Max Jonathan O (born 1998) and Lara Grace (born 2001).

He was a member of a family that has been an integral part of British Racing since 1770. Today, they administer racing under contract to the British Horseracing Board, and have for over 200 years published the General Stud Book.

Weatherbys, sporting administrators of racing and thoroughbred breeding run by the Weatherby family for generations – and of which Sir Johnny was chairman for 29 years, shared news of his death on 19 December 2025.

“A member of the Jockey Clubs of both Britain and the USA and chairman of the International Stud Book committee, Johnny was a global ambassador for the thoroughbred.

Yet he will be remembered most by his friends and peers for his energy, foresight, ambition and unwavering dedication to the integrity of the sport.

“He was a man who moved with equal ease through every corner of the racing world. His loss leaves a significant gap in the administrative and social heart of the industry.”

Sir Johnny also supported racing as an owner and breeder. Presenting Percy, who was bred at Sir Johnny’s Preston Lodge Stud, was a dual Cheltenham Festival winner for owner Philip Reynolds. He also owned 2019 Aintree Foxhunters’ winner Top Wood.

Sir Francis Brooke, current chairman and The King’s representative at Ascot, was among those to pay tribute to Sir Johnny.

“All of us at Ascot were deeply saddened by the news,” said Sir Francis. “Johnny’s entire working life was devoted to racing in many roles but the 23 years that he spent at Ascot as a trustee then as chairman and for nine years as Her Majesty’s representative at Ascot were the most prominent.

“He played a key role in the grandstand redevelopment project and then took over as chairman and led the business with great dedication and commitment.

“Johnny was a hugely popular figure in racing both at home and abroad where he was a wonderful ambassador for Ascot and British racing. He will be much missed by us all and the wider racing community.

“Our deepest sympathies go to his entire family but especially to Sophie, Isabella, Jack, Max and Lara.”

Brant Dunshea, acting chief executive of the British Horseracing Authority, added: “Everyone at the BHA was saddened to learn of the death of Sir Johnny Weatherby and on behalf of us all, I extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends at this tremendously sad time.

“Quite simply, Johnny loved our sport and that great passion was evident in his work across such a broad range of the industry. His love for the horses and those who worked with them was always clear to see and his loss is one that will be keenly felt”.

From his early days as an amateur jockey for David Nicholson to his transformative tenure as Chairman of Weatherbys (1993 - 2022) and his distinguished service as Her Majesty’s Representative at Ascot (2011 - 2020), he embodied the very best of the Turf’s traditions, while driving the industry into the modern era.

A Member of the Jockey Clubs of both Britain and the USA and Chairman of the International Stud Book Committee, Johnny was a global ambassador for the Thoroughbred.

Yet, he will be remembered most by his friends and peers for his energy, foresight, ambition and unwavering dedication to the integrity of the sport.

He was a man who moved with equal ease through every corner of the racing world.

His loss leaves a significant gap in the administrative and social heart of the industry.

Hutton/Strick engagement

The engagement was announced 22 December, 2025, between Capt John Arthur Cyril St George Hutton, The Blues & Royals (born 21 July, 1995), descended from the Longworth-Dames landed gentry family, eldest son of James Hutton, of Shere, Surrey, and his wife the former Sarah Fielding Vaughan (born 16 December, 1963), & Olivia C.J. Strick, youngest daughter of Charles Gordon Strick (born Nov 1962), of Petersfield, Hampshire, and his wife the former Emma C. C. Juniper (born 1963).

Francis James Nesbitt Longworth-Dames (1879-1923) > Dorothy Longworth-Dames (1906-2001) > Rt Rev Peter St George Vaughan (1930-2020), sometime Bishop of Ramsbury > Sarah Vaughan (b 1963) > Capt John Hutton (b 1995)

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Foote/Prentis engagement

The engagement was announced 20 December, 2025, between James Alfred Foote (born 1999), son of Julian Denis W. Foote, of Cockley Hill Farm, Northamptonshire, and his wife the former Sally Ayres, & the Hon Matilda Yseult Boswell Prentis (born 2001), daughter of Judge Sebastian Hugh Runton Prentis (born 1969), of Somerton, Oxfordshire, and his wife the Baroness Prentis of Banbury, KC (born 24 March, 1971), life peer, who as Victoria Mary Prentis was Conservative MP for Banbury 2015-2024.

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Konukçu/McCaldin engagement

The engagement was announced 20 December, 2025, between Kaan Konukçu, son of Mr Necat Konukçu and Mrs Fisun Konukçu, of Istanbul, and Elvira Joy McCaldin (born 21 November, 1994), daughter of Dr Michael McCaldin (born 1952), of Clifton, Bristol, and his wife the former Geva Ann Le Marchant (born 30 Oct, 1958), scion of the Le Marchant baronets, descended from the 4th Bt.

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Joycelyn Kemble Ferrand (née Bubb) 1932-2025

 Joycelyn Kemble Ferrand (née Bubb), who died 14 December, 2025, aged 93, was descended from the Heron Maxwell baronets.

She was born 1932, daughter of Capt Charles Henry Lewis Bubb (1898-1979), of Brook House, Cricklade, Wilts, and his wife the former Elizabeth Laura Kemble (1905-1978); and married 1954, Roger William Ferrand (1930-Jan 2025), scion of that landed gentry family, son of Lieutenant-Colonel Stafford Herbert Ferrand, DSO, MC (1888-1975), and his wife the former Margaret Frances Riddell (1896-1980), scion of the Riddell baronets, by whom she had issue, a son, Charles and a daughter, Victoria.

Sir John Heron Maxwell, 4th Bt (1772-1830) > Edward Heron Maxwell-Blair (1821-90) > Margaret Heron Maxwell (1870-1949) > Elizabeth Laura Kemble (1905-1978) > Joycelyn Bubb (who d 2025).

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Mark William Burrell 1937-2025

Mark William Burrell, who died 9 December, 2025, aged 88, was a scion of the Burrell baronets.

He was born 9 April, 1937, second son of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Walter Raymond Burrell, 8th Baronet, CBE (1903-1985), and his wife the former Hon Anne Judith Denman (1907-1987), daughter of the 3rd Baron Denman (1874-1954); and married 20 Apr, 1966, Margot Rosemary, former wife of Mackenzie Munro, and daughter of Westray Pearce, of Killara, New South Wales, by whom he had issue, two sons, William (born 17 Apr, 1967), and Anthony (born 10 Jan, 1969), and a daughter, Sophia (born 18 July, 1974).

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Willa Rose Rehren (born 2025)

Lorna Jane Rehren (nee Studholme, born 1 June, 1990), wife of Felix Gabriel Rehren (born 1989), and scion of the Studholme baronets, gave birth to a daughter, Willa Rose, 6 December, 2025, a sister for Frederick Paul (Fritz), who was born 24 Apr, 2023.

Felix is a son of Professor Thilo Rehren, of Nicosia, Cyprus.

Lorna is a daughter of Sir Henry William Studholme, 3rd Baronet (born 31 January, 1958).

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Lady Edward Fitzroy 1932-2025

Lady Edward Fitzroy died 2 December, 2025. 

She was born in 1932 a daughter of Major Robert Francis Ruttledge (1899-2002), head of that landed gentry family, and his wife the former Mabel Rose Burke (1901-1996); and married 26 April, 1956, the Lord Edward Anthony Charles Fitzroy (born 26 Aug, 1928), a son of the 10th Duke of Grafton (1892-1970), and his second wife the former Lucy Eleanor Barnes (1897-1943), by whom she had issue, a son, Michael (born 2 Nov, 1958), and two daughters, Joanna (born 18 Apr, 1957), and Shauna (born 17 June, 1963).

Her husband died in November, 2007.

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Penelope Alexandra Chamberlayne-Macdonald (nee Chamberlayne) 1936-2025

 Penelope Alexandra Chamberlayne-Macdonald died 15 December, 2025, aged 89. She was a scion of the Chamberlayne landed gentry family, and was a grandmother of HRH The Duchess of Noto.

She was born Penelope Alexandra Chamberlayne, in 1936, daughter of Tankerville Chamberlayne (1890-1943), head of that landed gentry family, and his wife the former Margaret Frances Bertram (1890-1990); and married 15 April, 1958, Major Nigel Donald Peter Macdonald, CVO, OBE (who assumed the additional surname of Chamberlayne in 1958), Equerry to HRH The late Duke of Gloucester and Gentleman Usher to HM Queen Elizabeth II, a younger son of Sir Godfrey Middleton Bosville Macdonald, 15th Baronet (1887-1951), and his wife the Hon Rachel Audrey Campbell (1894-1977), scion of the Barons Colgrain, by whom she had issue, two sons who predeceased her, Alexander (1959-2015), and Thomas (1969-2017), and two daughters, one of whom precdeased her, Frances (1965-85), and Diana (born 12 Sept, 1961), wife of the 16th Earl of Lindsay (born 19 Nov, 1955).

Penelope's granddaughter, Lady Charlotte Diana Lindesay-Bethune (born 12 May, 1993), married 25 Sept, 2021, HRH Jaime de Borbón y Landaluce, Duca di Noto (born 26 June 1992).

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Dr David Aba Gelber

 Dr David Gelber, who died 11 December, 2025, aged 44, was a grandson of the 11th Duke of Marlborough.

He was born David Aba Gelber, in Oxfordshire in October, 1981, the elder son of Nathan Gelber (born 1947), and his former wife the Lady Henrietta Mary Spencer-Churchill (born 7 October, 1958), daughter of the 11th Duke of Marlborough (1926-2014), and his first wife the former Susan Mary Hornby (1929-2005). He was unmarried.

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Elizabeth, Countess of Scarbrough, LVO 1941-2025

 Elizabeth, Countess of Scarbrough, LVO, who died in London, 10 December, 2025, aged 84, was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and widow of the 12th Earl of Scarbrough, of Sandbeck Park, Rotherham, South Yorkshire.

She was born into a family steeped in royal service. Born Lady Elizabeth Anne Ramsay, 16 September, 1941, daughter of the 16th Earl of Dalhousie, KT, & his wife the former Margaret Elizabeth Mary Stirling (1914-1997), scion of the Stirlings of Keir. Her courtier father served as Lord Chamberlain to the Queen Mother and was a Knight of the  Thistle.

She was a niece of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir David Stirling, DSO, OBE (1915-90), who created the SAS, & a first cousin of Archibald Stirling of Keir who married the actress Dame Diana Rigg. Another cousin, Hannah Stirling, is the Marchioness of Salisbury.

She married 9 July 1970, Richard Aldred Lumley, 12th Earl of Scarbrough (born 5 Dec, 1932), a Yorkshire landowner, of Sandbeck Park, South Yorkshire. Her husband’s father, the 11th Earl of Scarbrough, KG, who died in 1969, was Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England, and his wife Katharine, Countess of Scarbrough (1899-1979), was a life-long friend of the Queen Mother and one of her longest serving ladies in waiting ( peeresses  in the household were known as Ladies of the Bedchamber, whilst more lowly ranking members of the team were Women of the Bedchamber).

Elizabeth Scarbrough joined the Queen Mother’s household in 1994 and served Her Majesty until her death in 2002. She was appointed LVO in 2002 following Queen Elizabeth’s death.

Her younger sister, Lady Sarah Keswick, a great friend of Queen Camilla, joined the Royal Household as one of Queen Camilla’s Queen’s Companions, as ladies in waiting are now styled.

Her brother, James, 17th Earl of Dalhousie, GCVO, was Lord Steward to the Household of Queen Elizabeth II and to King Charles III,

She was widowed 23 March, 2004. The funeral of the Countess will take place at Sandbeck Park, 9 January, 2026, after a Requiem Mass at St Mary’s, Cadogan Street, SW3 on 5 January.

The Dowager Countess leaves two sons, the 13th Earl, and the Hon Thomas Lumley.

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Sir Patrick McNair-Wilson 1929-2025

 Sir Patrick McNair-Wilson, who has died aged 96, was a former Conservative MP, a newspaper editor and broadcaster.

He served as Conservative MP for Lewisham West 1964-66, and for the New Forest 1968-97. He was knighted in 1989.

Patrick Michael Ernest David McNair-Wilson was born 28 May, 1929, son of Dr Robert McNair-Wilson (1882-1963), of Broadley House, Sway, Hampshire, by his 2nd wife the former Doris May Fischel (1898-1993); and married 11 April, 1953, Diana Evelyn Kitty Methuen-Campbell (1932-2015), scion of the Barons Methuen, daughter of the Hon Laurence Paul Methuen (1898-1970), and his wife the former Hon Olive Douglas Campbell (1896-1949), scion of the Barons Blythswood.

Sir Patrick leaves issue, a son, Guy (born 20 March, 1968), and four daughters, Jennifer (born 26 Jan, 1954), Arabella (born 23 Jan, 1959), Patricia (born 20 Jan, 1964), and Kate (born 16 Apr, 1974).

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Jerome John Joseph Mostyn 1933-2025

 Jerome John Joseph Mostyn, who died 15 December, 2025, aged 92, was a scion of the Mostyn baronets.

He was born 21 July, 1933, son of Joseph Cecil Mary Mostyn and his wife the former Joan Wake Shorrock; and married firstly, 29 Sept, 1956 (div 1971), Mary Anna Bridget Ghislain Medlicott, daughter of Ronald Francis Brian Gosselin Medlicott and his wife Baroness Marie Theodora Moncheur; & married 2ndly, 29 June, 1972, Ana Julia Novoa, daughter of Dr Julio Oscar Novoa; & married 3rdly, 16 Apr, 1981, Margaret Joyce Plowright; & 4thly, 1988, Rosemary Joyce Hamilton Grice. 

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Hon Dame Shan Legge-Bourke, DCVO 1943-2025

 The Hon Dame Shan Legge-Bourke, DCVO, who died 14 December, 2025, aged 82, was a Lady -in -Waiting to the Princess Royal, and Lord Lieutenant and High Sheriff of Powys. 

She was a scion of the Barons Glanusk, of Glanusk Park, Crickhowell.

She was born Elizabeth Shan Josephine Bailey, 10 September, 1943, daughter of the 3rd Baron Glanusk (1891-1948), of Glanusk Park, and his wife the former Margaret Eldrydd Shoubridge (died 2002). Her mother married secondly, 1966, the 1st Viscount De L’Isle, VC, KG (1909-1991).

She married 2 June, 1964, William Nigel Henry Legge-Bourke (1939-2009), scion of the Earls of Dartmouth, son of Maj. Edward Alexander Henry Legge-Bourke, and his wife the former Catherine Jean Grant,  by whom she had a son, Harry and two daughters, Alexandra (Tiggy), and Zara. 

She was appointed DCVO in 2015.

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Hon Phyllida Previte (née Browne) 1935-2025

 The Hon Phyllida Previte, who died 12 December, 2025, aged 90, was a scion of the Barons Kilmaine.

She was born Phyllida Browne, 27 June, 1935, second daughter of the 6th Baron Kilmaine, CBE (1902-1978), and his wife the former Wilhelmina Phyllis Arnott (1905-2002); and married 25 July, 1959, His Honour Judge John Edward Previte, KC (born 1934), of The Wilderness, Barge Walk, Hampton Wick, co. Surrey, only son of Lt Col Kenneth Edward Previte OBE (1898-1971), and his wife the former Edith Frances Capper (1899-1995), by whom she has issue, two sons, Andrew (born 19 Oct, 1961), and Matthew (born 27 June, 1963).

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Burden/Juckes engagement

The engagement was announced 16 December, 2025, between Capt Jonathon Max Robert (Jonno) Burden (born 19 June, 1986), Intelligence Corps, elder son of Richard John Burden (born 1952), of Blandford Forum, Dorset, and his wife the former Louise Elizabeth Fitzgerald (1951-2015), scion of the Fitzgerald baronets, and Felicity Josephine Hermione Juckes (born 12 July, 1996), only daughter of Kit Juckes, of Highgate, London, and his wife the former Cheryl Wilson.

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Rachel James (nee Harvie-Watt) 1944-2025

 Rachel James, who died 6 December, 2025, aged 81, was a scion of the Harvie-Watt baronets. She was born 31 May, 1944, daughter of Sir George Harvie-Watt, 1st Baronet (1903-1989), and his wife the former Jane Elizabeth Taylor.(who died 2003).  She was twice wed, firstly, 20 March, 1970, to Iain Gordon Taylor, who died 2005, and secondly on 29 May, 2009, to D.N.H. [Nicky] James.

Sir Christopher Carden, 5th & last Baronet 1946-2025

Sir Christopher Robert Carden, 5th Baronet, died at Buena Vista, Bolivia, 5 December, 2025. He was 79.

He was born 24 November, 1946, son of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry Christopher Carden, 4th Baronet, OBE (1908-1993), and his 1st wife, the former Jane St Clare Daniell (1922-2012); and succeeded to the baronetcy (created UK, 1887), upon his father's death, 4 February, 1993.

He was married twice, firstly, in 1972 (div. 1979), Sainiere Rokotuibau, of Suva, Fiji, and married 2ndly, 1981 (div. 1996) Clarita Peralta, of Manila, Philippines, and had no issue from either marriage.

The baronetcy now becomes exinct.

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Jack Francis Andrew Linnell (born 2025)

  Rebecca Mary Linnell [born 1991, nee Culverwell] wife of Harry Charles Francis Linnell [born 1990], gave birth to a son, Jack Francis Andrew, 4 December, 2025, a brother for Charles Mark James, who was born 24 January, 2021, and for Freddie Harvey Francis, born 7 September, 2023. 

Rebecca is a scion of the Culverwell landed gentry family, daughter of [Anthony] James Culverwell [born 5 Aug, 1956], and his wife, the former Catriona Andrew [born 1956].

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Herbert James Stafford Allen (born 2025)

 Laura Rose Allen (born 1990, nee Dean), wife of (Edward) Thomas Stafford Allen (born 1989), gave birth to a son, Herbert James Stafford, 5 December, 2025.

Tom Allen is a son of Patrick John Stafford Allen (born 1954), of Langham, Norfolk, and his wife the former Edwina Carolyn Rose Deakin (born 1956).

Laura Allen is a daughter of James Fitzroy Dean (born 4 August, 1954), of Mere, Lincolnshire, and his former wife Charlotte Janet Rose Unwin (born 1963) (now Mrs David Barrie, of Binley, Hampshire).

The infant's maternal descent from the Dukes of Beaufort:-

Henry, 5th Duke of Beaufort (1744-1803) > Field Marshal the 1st Baron Raglan (1788-1855) > 2nd Baron Raglan (1817-84) > 3rd Baron Raglan (1857-1921) > Hon Nigel Somerset (1893-1990) > Susan Somerset (1923-96) > James Fitzroy Dean (b 1954) > Laura Rose Dean (b 1990) > Herbert Allen (b 2025)

The infant's paternal Beaufort descent:-

Henry 5th Duke of Beaufort (1744-1803) > Henry, 6th Duke of Beaufort (1766-1835) > Lady Charlotte Somerset (1795-1865) > Hon Frances Calthorpe (1828-99) > Granville Feilden (1863-1939) > Dorothy Feilden (1899-1947) > Blanche Rippingall (b 1923) > Patrick John Stafford Allen, BEM (b 1954) > Edward Thomas Stafford Allen (born 1989) > Herbert Allen (b 2025)

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Bishop/Casey engagement

 The engagement was announced 13 December, 2025, between Christopher Bishop, son of the late Mr Robert Bishop and of Mrs Robert Bishop, of Redwood City, California, USA, and Emma Olivia Casey (born 13 April, 1988), second daughter of Christopher Casey, of Sopworth, Wiltshire, and his former wife the former Lady Arabella Pelham (born 20 January, 1960), scion of the Earls of Yarborough, now Lady Arabella Moger, of Hazelbury Bryan, Dorset, wife of Jeremy Moger since 2004, and daughter of the late 7th Earl of Yarborough (1920-1991).

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Joanna Trollope, CBE 1943-2025

 Joanna Trollope, CBE, the bestselling author, died at her home in Oxfordshire, 11 December, 2025. She was 82.

She was best known for her novels set in rural middle England and focused on domestic life and relationships, including The Rector’s Wife, Marrying The Mistress, Other People’s Children and Second Honeymoon. Her literary agent James Gill said: “It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of Joanna Trollope, one of our most cherished, acclaimed and widely enjoyed novelists. “Joanna will be mourned by her children, grandchildren, family, her countless friends and – of course – her readers.” Her writing was once dubbed Aga Sagas, a term which the author strongly disliked and described as “patronising”.

Joanna Trollope was born 9 December, 1943, a scion of the Trollope baronets (?), daughter of Arthur George Cecil Trollope (1914-2003), and his wife the former Rosemary Hodson (1919-2014).

She married 1stly, 17 May, 1966 (div. 1983), as the first of his three wives, David Roger William Potter (born 1944, died 20 August, 2025, aged 81), son of William Edward Potter (1917-1997), by his wife the former Joan Louise Frost (1919-2008), by whom she had issue, two daughters, Louise (born 1969), and Antonia (born 1971. Trollope married 2ndly, 1985 (div. 2001), as his second wife, Ian Bayley Curteis (1935-2021), the dramatist and television director. 

Joseph Trollope (1756-1808) > George Trollope (1792-1871) > George Francis Trollope (1817-65) > Andrew Harvey Trollope (1860-1952)  > Arthur Trollope (1914-) > Joanna Trollope (1943-2025)

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Jeanetta Caroline Rowan-Hamilton 1950-2025

Killyleagh Castle.

Jeanetta Caroline Rowan Hamilton, died 3 December, 2025, aged 75. 

She was born 26 January, 1950, the eldest daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Angus David Rowan Hamilton (1919-78), late The Black Watch, scion of that Irish landed gentry family, of Killyleagh Castle, of Bowes Lyon descent, and his wife the former Jeanette Rees Lockett (1924-2020) daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Vivian Noverre Lockett (1881-1962), scion of that landed gentry family, of Framingham Pigott, Norwich, by his wife the former Violet Rees Colman (1890-1986), scion of the Colman's mustard landed gentry family.

She married 1stly, 1980 (div), David William Strecker (born Bournemouth, 11 Nov 1944, died Fulham, July 1998), son of Hugo George Albert William Strecker (1912-2013), and his wife the former Joan Alder; and married 2ndly, 18 June, 1996, Aldersey E. Maynard-Taylor (born 1948), son of Aldersey Maynard-Taylor (1909-1986), of Mallord Street, London SW3, and his wife the former Dorothy Wells.

She leaves issue from her first marriage, a daughter, Caroline Strecker (born 1982), and a son, James William Strecker (born 1984).

Jeanetta Rowan Hamilton was a third cousin of His Majesty King Charles III.

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Katharine Elizabeth Spencer-Nairn 1964-2025

 Katharine Elizabeth Spencer-Nairn, who died at Kirkaldy, 1 December, 2025, aged 61, was a scion of the baronets of that name. 

She was born 10 May, 1964, the only daughter of Sir Robert Arnold Spencer-Nairn, 3rd Baronet (1933-2025), and his wife the former Joanna Elizabeth Salt (1937-2024). She was unmarried.

She was predeceased by her father, 13 February, 2025.

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New life peers announced

 The King has been graciously pleased to signify His intention of conferring Peerages of the United Kingdom for Life upon the undermentioned:

From:

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

Published

10 December 2025

Nominations from the Leader of the Labour Party:

1. Andy (Andrew) Roe KSFM - Chair of the national Building Safety Regulator and former London Fire Commissioner

2. Dame Ann Limb DBE DL - Former Further Education College Principal and former Chair, The Scouts. Pro Chancellor, University of Surrey, and Chair of City & Guilds Foundation, Lloyds Bank Foundation, and The King’s Foundation

3. Brenda Dacres OBE - Mayor of Lewisham

4. Carol Linforth OBE – Lately Labour Party Chief of Staff - Operations

5. Catherine MacLeod - Former journalist and political adviser, Visiting Professor at King’s College London and Non-Executive Director at the Scotland Office

6. David Isaac CBE - Provost of Worcester College, Oxford, Chair of the University of the Arts London, Chair of the Henry Moore Foundation, and a trustee of Cumberland Lodge

7. David Pitt-Watson - Responsible Investment Expert. Co-founder and former CEO of the Equity Ownership Service and Focus Funds at Federated Hermes

8. Farmida Bi CBE - Chair of Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Vice-Chair of the Disasters Emergency Committee

9. Professor Geeta Nargund - Founder and former Medical Director of Create Fertility. Founder and Trustee of Health Equality Foundation

10. Katie Martin – Lately, Chief of Staff to the Chancellor of the Exchequer

11. Joe Docherty - Chair of Northern Powergrid Foundation and Trustee, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, former Chair of Council, Durham University

12. Len (Leonard) Duvall OBE - Chair of the London Assembly and Leader of the London Assembly Labour Group

13. Matthew Doyle - Former Director of Communications to the Prime Minister and for the Labour Party

14. Sir Michael Barber - Chancellor, University of Exeter and adviser to the Prime Minister on effective delivery

15. Neena Gill CBE - Former Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands

16. Nick (Nicholas) Forbes CBE - Chair, Breaking Down Barriers Commission and former Labour Leader, Newcastle City Council

17. Peter Babudu - Executive Director of Impact on Urban Health, former councillor in Southwark

18. Peter John OBE - Former Southwark Leader and former Chair of London Councils.

19. Richard Walker OBE - Founder and Chairman, Bywater and Executive Chairman, Iceland Foods

20. Russell Hobby CBE - CEO, The Kemnal Academies Trust, former CEO, Teach First and former General Secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers

21. Cllr. Dr Sara Hyde - Fabian Society Chair and Islington council’s Executive Member for Health and Social Care

22. Cllr. Shama Tatler - Brent Councillor and Vice-Chair of the London Labour Regional Executive, Patron of the Labour Housing Group and Head of the Labour Group Office at the Local Government Association

23. Dr Sophy Antrobus MBE - Senior Research Fellow and Co-Director of the Freeman Air and Space Institute at King’s College London

24. Tracey Paul - Chief Communications Officer at Pool Reinsurance and former policy advisor

25. Uday Nagaraju - Technology Consultant, Politician and Founder of AI Policy Labs

Nominations from the Leader of the Liberal Democrat Party:

1. Mike Dixon – Chief Executive of the Liberal Democrats. Former charity leader and Government policy adviser

2. Dominic Hubbard (Lord Addington) – Liberal Democrat spokesperson for disabilities in the House of Lords and Honorary President of the British Dyslexia Association

3. Rhiannon Leaman – Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Liberal Democrats

4. John Russell (Earl Russell) – Liberal Democrat spokesperson for energy and climate change in the House of Lords

5. Sarah Teather – Charity leader, former MP for Brent East and Brent Central and former Minister of State at the Department for Education

Nominations from the Leader of the Conservatives:

1. Sharron Davies MBE – Campaigner for Women’s Rights & Olympic Swimming Silver Medallist for Great Britain 

2. Simon Heffer - Professor of Modern British History at the University of Buckingham and a historian, journalist, author and political commentator

3. The Rt Hon Sir John Redwood - Former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament for Wokingham

Nominations for Crossbench Peerages:

1. Charles Kinnoull (The Earl of Kinnoull) DL - Convenor of the Crossbench Peers, Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords, former Chair of the House of Lords European Union Committee

Ellie Rose Sancroft Baker (born 2025)

  Lisa Marie Sancroft Baker (nee Dyer), wife of Nicholas Sancroft Baker (born 11 June, 1981), gave birth to a daughter, Ellie Rose, 26 September, 2025, a sister for Freya Ruby, who was born 2 February, 2022.

The infant is descended from the Barons Plunket:-

The 3rd Baron Plunket (1793-1871) > Hon Arthur Cecil Crampton Plunket (1845-84) > Archibald John Lifford Plunket (1877-1940) > Norah Mary Lifford Plunket (1912-1998) > Terence Sancroft Baker (b 1941) > Nicholas Sancroft Baker (b 1981) > Ellie Sancroft Baker (b 2025).

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Brian Dudley Buller Palmer 1929-2025

 Brian Dudley Buller Palmer, who died 7 December, 2025, aged 96, was head of that Irish landed gentry family of Rahan.

He was born 28 August, 1929, son of Capt. Charles Dudley Palmer (1897-1965) and his first wife the former Catherine Anne Hughes-Buller; and married in Westminster, in April 1953, Brenda Mary Atkins (1928-2003), by whom he had issue, a son and two daughters, one of whom predeceased him.

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James Randolf Gibson Fleming, MBE 1958-2025

Ranston House

James Randolf Gibson Fleming, MBE, a Dorset landowner and entrepreneur, died  11 October, 2025, aged 67.

He was seated at the Ranston estate between Shaftesbury and Blandford Forum, which he inherited at the age of 22, and he devoted the rest of his life to its stewardship. He was appointed MBE in 2025.

He was born 27 July, 1958, the son of William Harry Gibson Fleming (1918-1981), and his wife the former Selina Littlehales Baker (1925-2010), scion of the extinct Baker baronets, of Ranston, Dorset (cr 1892), daughter of Sir Richard Littlehales Baker, 4th Baronet (1879-1959), and his wife the former Elsie Burrell (who died 1 February, 1955).

James Gibson Fleming married in Norfolk, in 1986, Fiona L. Don (born 1962), daughter of Robert Seymour (Robin) Don (1932-2018), of North Elmham, Norfolk, by his wife the former Judith Holmes, by whom he had issue, Hector, William and Olivia.

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Faith Maureen Haldane Elliot (nee Robertson) 1924-2025

 Faith Elliot, who died at Edinburgh, 23 October, 2025, aged 91, was a scion of the Robertson of Struan landed gentry family.

Faith Maureen Haldane Robertson was born 16 September, 1934, the second daughter of Langton George Duncan Haldane Robertson of Struan (27th Chief) (1898-1983), 22nd or 23rd Chief of Drumachuine, and of Donnachaidh, by his wife the former Laure Constance Lindo. 

She married in 1976, Robert Chesters Elliot (who died in 2013, aged 72). No issue of the marriage. Her brother Gilbert (born 21 Sept, 1938), is the current Chief.

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Dr Iain Douglas-Hamilton, CBE 1942-2025

 Dr Iain Douglas-Hamilton, CBE, who died 8 December, 2025, aged 83, was a scion of the Dukes of Hamilton & Brandon.

Douglas-Hamilton was a pioneering zoologist, an elephant expert, who spent nearly 60 years studying Africa’s elephants, beginning in Tanzania’s Lake Manyara National Park with the first scientific study of elephant behaviour in the wild. A leading voice against the ivory trade, he helped drive the 1989 global ban after witnessing devastating population declines in the 1970s and 1980s. He was appointed OBE in 1992, and advanced to CBE in 2015.

He was born 16 August, 1942, the second son of Squadron Leader Lord David Douglas-Hamilton (1912-1944), by his first wife the former Ann Prunella Stack, OBE (who died 30 Dec, 2010), and was a grandson of the 13th Duke of Hamilton & 10th Duke of Brandon (1862-1940).

He married in 1971, Oria Rocco, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Mario Rocco, by who he had issue, two daughters, Saba Iassa (born 1970), and Dudu Mara (born 1971)

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Neale/Pleydell-Bouverie engagement

The engagement was announced 9 December, 2025, between Charles Urquhart Rupert Neale (born 16 September, 1990), son of Alastair Rupert Neale and Mrs Bernadette Marie Therese de Chabot-Neale (daughter of Vicomte Charles De Chabot), of Sèvremont, France, & Lara Caroline Pleydell-Bouverie (born 1993), scion of the Earls of Radnor, elder twin daughter of the Hon Peter John Pleydell-Bouverie (born 14 January, 1958), of Downton, Wiltshire, and his wife the former Hon Jane Victoria Gilmour (born 22 March, 1959), daughter of the late Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar, PC (1926-2007), and his wife the former Lady Caroline Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott (1927-2004), daughter of the 8th Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry, KT, DL (1894-1973).

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Hon Felicity Betty Douglas-Home (nee Jonsson) 1929-2025

 The Hon Felicity Betty Douglas-Home, who died 3 December, 2025, aged 96, was the third wife, and widow of Major the Hon Henry Montagu Douglas-Home, MBE (1907-1980).

She was born 24 July 1929, the former Felicity Betty Jonsson, daughter of Major Aubrey Thomas Jonsson (1877-1941), of Natal, South Africa, by his wife the former Elizabeth Noel Crofts, and married firstly, 28 July, 1948 (div. 1962), the Hon Victor Patrick Hamilton Wills (1926-2011), third son of the 1st Baron Dulverton, OBE (1880-1956), and his wife the former Victoria Mary Chichester (1887-1968), scion of the Chichester baronets; she married 2ndly, 16 February, 1966, as his third wife, Maj the Hon Henry Douglas-Home (born 21 Nov 1907), second son of the 13th Earl of Home, KT (1873-1951), and his wife the former Lady Lilian Lambton (1881-1966), daughter of the 4th Earl of Durham (1855-1929).

Her second husband's first wife was Lady Margaret Alexandra Elizabeth Spencer (1906-1996), a great-aunt of Diana Princess of Wales. Henry Douglas-Home was brother of the Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home (aka the 14th Earl of Home (disclaimed), later Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT, PC) .

Her 2nd husband died 19 July, 1980.

She leaves issue by both marriages, a son  and a daughter from her first marriage, Christopher Wills (born 21 Feb 1953), and Penelope Wills (born 14 Jan, 1950),  and a son from her second marriage, Peregrine Douglas-Home (born 28 July, 1967). She was predeceased by a son from her first marriage, Jeremy Wills (1955-2015).

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Sir John Christopher Calthorpe Blofeld, DL 1932-2025

 Sir John Blofeld, who died 30 November, 2025, aged 93, was a former judge of the High Court and was head of that landed gentry family, of Hoveton House.

He was born 11 July, 1932, son of Thomas Robert Calthorpe Blofeld (1903-1986), author, and his wife the former Grizel Blanche Turner (1903-1992), and was the elder brother of Henry Blofeld (born 1939), the sports journalist and cricket commentator. His father was at Eton with Ian Fleming and his name is believed to have been the inspiration for the name of James Bond supervillain, Ernst Stavro Blofeld.

John Christopher Calthorpe Blofeld was a Judge of the High Court of Justice Queen's Bench Division 1990-2001. He was knighted in 1991. He was appointed a Master of the Mercers' Co in 2003.

The Blofeld pile, Hoveton House, near Wroxham, is a splendid William and Mary house, with its park originally laid out by Humphry Repton, & has been in the Blofeld family for over 300 years.

John Blofeld married in 1961, Judith Anne Howie Mitchell (who died 26 June, 2013).

Sir John is survived by three children, two sons, Thomas (born 1964), Piers (born 1968), and a daughter, Charlotte (born 1962).

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Major Michael Dermot White 1936-2025

 Major Michael Dermot White, late the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars, has died aged 89.

He was born in 1936, son of Lieutenant-Colonel Michael White, of Slaveen, Macroom, Co Cork, and married 4 November, 1961, Elizabeth Susan Brazier-Creagh (born 29 August, 1940), scion of that Irish landed gentry family, elder daughter of Major-General Sir (Kilner) Rupert Brazier-Creagh, KBE, CB, DSO (1909-2002), by his first wife the former Elizabeth Mary Magor (1913-1967), by whom he had issue, three daughters, Katherine (born 7 Apr, 1963), Victoria (born 13 Aug, 1965), and Annette (born 4 Aug, 1966).

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Patricia Jocelyn McCarter (nee St John) 1922-2025

 Patricia Mary McCarter (nee St John), who died 28 November, 2025, aged 103, was a scion of the Barons St John of Bletso.

She was born in 1922, daughter of Oliver Beauchanp St John (1895-1970), and his wife the former Winifred Lyndall Fox (who died 1966); and married 27 December, 1941, Professor John Alexander McCarter (1918-2005), son of Alexander McCarter, of Almonte, Ontario, Canada, by whom she had issue, three sons, David, Robert and William, and a daughter, Patricia.

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Francesca Fern Phythian-Adams (born 2025)

 Eve Phythian-Adams [nee Tandoi], wife of Henry William [Harry] Phythian-Adams, scion of that landed gentry family, gave birth to a daughter, Francesca Fern, 12 October, 2025, a sister for Giacomo Arthur Tandoi, who was born 27 September, 2018, and for Giulia Evelyn Tandoi, who was born 4 October, 2020.

Harry is a son of Mark Vevers Phythian-Adams [born 24 February, 1944], by his wife the former [Elizabeth] Anne Colchester [born 1946].

Harry's grandfather, the Rev William John Telia Phythian-Adams, DSO, MC [1888-1967], was Chaplain to King George V 1933-36, Chaplain to King Edward VIII, 1936, to King George VI 1936-52, and to Queen Elizabeth II from 1952.

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Litteton/Hardiman engagement

 The engagement was announced 6 December, 2025, between (Thomas) Alastair Westby Littleton (born 4 April, 1986), scion of the Barons Hatherton, son of Antony Robin Walhouse Westby Littleton (born 19 June, 1950), and his wife the Hon Aileen Mary Fitzherbert (born 29 May, 1953), scion of the Barons Stafford, and Georgina Eve Hardiman (born 1988), daughter of Paul D. Hardiman, and his wife the former Jayne Scully.

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Monteith/Hudson engagement

The engagement was announced 6 December, 2025, between Maximilian John Water (Max) Monteith (born 17 June, 1994), son of Desmond Michael Monteith (born 1957), of Oxhill, Warwickshire, and his wife the former Emma Jenefer Seyfried (born 1964), & Alicia Jane L. Hudson (born 1995), daughter of Benedict J. Hudson, of York, by his wife the former Tarnia Pattinson-Jones.

Max Moneith is descended maternally from the Holbech landed gentry family. His grandfather, John Beeton Seyfried (who died 28 March, 2008), married Anne Daphne Holbech (born 1939).

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George Nicholas Twine 1941-2025

George Nicholas Twine who died 16 November, 2025, aged 84, was descended from the Earls of Onslow.

He was born 13 May, 1941, 1st son of George Edward Twine (1909-1993), and his wife the former Barbara Opal Onslow Perkins (1915-1983), and twice, firstly 24 June, 1967, Maureen Anne Giggs, daughter of Charles Giggs of Hayling Island, Hampshire, and married 2ndly, 1998, Gillian Williams. From his first marriage he leaves a son, and three daughters.

His grandfather Sidney Perkins married 31 Aug, 1914, Minnie Margaret Matilda Mainwaring-Ellerker-Onslow (who died 19 March, 1978).

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Jane Theodora Cox (nee Vyvyan-Robinson) 1930-2025

Jane Theodora Cox, who died 27 November, 2025, aged 95, was a scion of the Vyvyan baronets.

She was born 1 January, 1930, the second daughter of Arthur Claude Vyvyan-Robinson (1880-1960), and his wife the former Patricia MacDonnell (1901-1982); and married 5 November, 1955, David Kenneth Wilton Cox (1924-2015), son of Richard Wilton Cox, of Harefield, London, by whom she had issue, two sons, Timothy (born 17 Apr, 1959), and Richard (born 31 Dec, 1961), and two daughters, Sarah (born 4 June, 1957), and Victoria (born 25 Feb, 1964).

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Peagram/Vinycomb engagement

 The engagement was announced 5 December, 2025, between Charles Sebastian Peagram (born 23 May, 1997), son of Michael J. Peagram, of Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, by his wife the former Katherine (Katy) Ellis, & Andie Katherine Colquhoun Vinycomb (born 1996), daughter of Bernard Andrew Colquhoun Vinycomb (born 1951), of Neacroft, Dorset, by his wife the former Frances A.L. Weston.

The bride-to-be is descended from the Robertson-Lockhart landed gentry family.

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Hugh Richard Langrishe 1923-2025

Hugh Richard Langrishe, scion of the baronets of that name, died 25 November, 2025, aged 102.

He was born 8 January, 1923, the second son of Lieutenant-Colonel John du Plessis Langrishe (1883-1947), and his wife the former Helen Dorothy Collins (1885-1981); and married 1955, Pamela Mary Downes (1926-2023), daughter of William Downes, of Bourton Hall, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, by whom he had issue, a son, John William (born 31 Aug, 1959), and a daughter, Jane Dorothy (born 1956).

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New Equerry for Queen Camilla

 Major Rob Treasure has been appointed as the new equerry to Queen Camilla, succeeding Major Ollie Plunket, and is known for his charitable endeavours and military service.

Major Robert Henry Treasure, who was born in Hereford, 7 January, 1996, son of Stephen Michael Treasure (1953-2021), of Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, Shropshire, and his wife the former Lucy Mary Habershon (born 1955), and a grandson of Kenneth Richard Henry Habershon (1922-1994) of Aston-on-Clun House, Craven Arms, Shropshire, and his wife the former Mary Helen C. Scott (1923-2012).

Treasure's family is steeped in military service. His great-grandfather was Major Cyril Bernard Habershon (1887-1953), late the South Wales Borderers, who married Clare Constance Jones-Williams (1894-1971), daughter of Brevet Colonel Howell Richard Jones-Williams (1863-1927), of Llanfigan, Breconshire, late the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, by his wife the former Constance Laura Frances Travers (1865-1938), daughter of Capt Francis Steward Travers (1833- ), son of Rear-Admiral Sir Eaton Stannard Travers (1777-1858). 

Treasure is a platoon commander with the 1st Battalion of The Rifles. He has recently gained attention for completing "The World's Toughest Row," where he and his team rowed over 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean in 40 days, raising more than £130,000 for charities, including Macmillan Cancer Support. This challenge was undertaken in memory of his father, who passed away from cancer in 2021. 

As the equerry to Queen Camilla, Major Treasure will assist in managing her daily schedule of official engagements and accompany her on public duties and overseas visits. Equerries are typically officers from the British Armed Forces who serve in this role for about three years, providing support to senior royals during their official duties. 

Major Treasure succeeds Major Ollie Plunket, who served as the Queen's first equerry since November 2022. Plunket was recognized for his dedication and service, having participated in significant royal events and charitable activities during his tenure. Queen Camilla expressed her gratitude for Plunket's contributions during a recent awards dinner, highlighting his excellence in the role. 

Major Rob Treasure's appointment continues a legacy of service and charity within the royal household, and he is expected to uphold the responsibilities associated with this prestigious position.

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Moore/Chilton engagement

The engagement was announced 4 December, 2025, between the Hon Garrett Alexander Moore [born 1986], scion of the Earls of Drogheda, second son of the 12th Earl of Drogheda [born 14 Jan, 1937], by his wife the former Alexandra Nicolette Henderson [born 1953], & Hope M. Chilton,  daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Lockwood Chilton Jr.

Garrett Moore is a grandson maternally of the late Sir Nicholas Henderson, GCMG, KCVO [1919-2009], British Ambassador to Washington 1979-1982.

Garrett Moore's engagement 31 Oct, 2020, to Colleen Camp did not result in marriage.

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Sylvia Mary Victoria Stockdale (nee Nicholson) 1939-2025

 Sylvia Mary Victoria "Vicky" Stockdale (née Nicholson), who died 23 November, 2025, aged 86, was a descendant of the Barons Sudeley.

She was born in Bristol, 20 November, 1939, daughter of Brigadier Claude Nicholson (1898-1943), and his wife the former Hon Ursula Katharine Hanbury-Tracy (1909-1977), scion of the Barons Sudeley, and sister of the 6th Baron (1911-1941).

She married 20 February, 1965, Christopher Minshull Stockdale (1936-1970), scion of the Stockdale baronets, son of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Charles Minshull Stockdale (1902-1981), and his wife the Hon Margaret Violet Henderson (1904-1976), scion of the Barons Faringdon, by whom she had issue, a daughter, Mary (born 9 June, 1968).

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Hon Sandra Debonnaire Patterson (nee Monson) 1937-2025

 The Hon Sandra Debonnaire Patterson, who died 27 November, 2025, aged 87, was a scion of the Barons Monson.

She was born 16 December, 1937, daughter of the 10th Baron Monson (1907-1958), and his wife the former Bettie Northrup Powell (who died 9 June, 2011); and married 24 June, 1958, Major William Garry Patterson (1932-2010), late The Life Guards, son of William Norman Patterson, of Hove, Sussex, by whom she had issue, a son James William John (born 20 Apr 1970), and three daughters, Debonnaire Jane (born 19 Aug, 1959), Juliet Mary (born 9 Feb 1963), and Annabel Kate (born 12 July, 1965).

Her eldest daughter Debonnaire married 31 May, 1984, Eduard Leopold Otto Philip Wilhelm Graf von Bismarck (born 29 Aug, 1951). Her second daughter is Baroness Rayleigh, wife of the 6th Baron (born 4 June, 1960).

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Charlotte Mary Wemyss (died 2025)

 Charlotte Mary Wemyss (nee Bristowe), died 1 December, 2025, aged 74.

She was a daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Royle Lynn Bristowe (1901-1971), of Brookhampton Hall, Ickleton, Cambridgeshire, by his second wife the former Phyllis Mary Rush (1906-1993); and married 7 June, 1975,  Michael James Wemyss of that Ilk, Chief of the Clan Wemyss [born 10 Nov, 1947], of Wemyss Castle, Fife, son of David Wemyss of that Ilk (1920-2005), and his wife the Lady Jean Christian Bruce [born 12 Jan, 1923], daughter of Edward James Bruce, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine [1881-1968].

Her husband was a grandson of Michael John Erskine Wemyss of that Ilk (1888-1982), and his wife the Lady Victoria Alexandrina Violet Cavendish-Bentinck (1890-1994), daughter of the 6th Duke of Portland (1857-1943).

Charlotte Wemyss leaves two daughters, Hermione Mary (born 23 Apr, 1982), and Leonora Anne (born 25 Sept, 1986).

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Patrick Kenneth Stirling-Aird 1943-2025

 Patrick Kenneth Stirling-Aird, who died 8 November, 2025, aged 82, was head of that Scottish landed gentry family.

He was born 10 August, 1943, the elder son of Peter Douglas Miller Stirling-Aird of Kippendavie (1915-2004), and his first wife the former Penelope Anne Stirling; and married 1973, (Elizabeth) Susan Wakeham (born 1945), by whom he had issue, two daughters, Cordelia and Saskia.

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Professor the 3rd Baron Brain, MA, DM, FRCP 1928-2025

 Professor the 3rd Baron Brain, MA, DM, FRCP, died in Canada, 6 November, 2025. He was 97.

Lord Brain was Professor of Medicine, at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

He was born 6 August, 1928, the second son the 1st Baron Brain (1895-1966) and his wife the former Stella Langdon-Down.

Michael Cottrell Brain graduated from New College, Oxford University, in 1953 as a Bachelor of Surgery. He graduated in 1953 with a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Brain served as a Captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps. He was registered as a Member, Royal College of Physicians, London (M.R.C.P.) in 1955. He graduated from New College, Oxford in 1955 with a Master of Arts (M.A.) He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, Canada (F.R.C.P.) in 1958. He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, in 1963 with a Doctor of Medicine (D.M.)1 He was a physician between 1966 and 1969 at Hammersmith Hospital, Hammersmith, London.  He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London (F.R.C.P.) in 1968. He was Professor of Medicine between 1969 and 1976 at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.

Brain's father, was FRCP 1931; President of the Royal College of Physicians 1950-57; knighted 1952; created a Baronet in 1954, FRS 1964, and raised to the peerage in 1962 as Baron Brain. At his demise, 29 Dec, 1966, he was succeeded by his elder son, Christopher, who died without male issue, 15 Aug, 2014.

Michael Brain married 10 December, 1960, Dr the Hon Elizabeth Ann Herbert (born 17 Nov, 1933), elder daughter of the life peer the Baron Tangley, KBE (1899-1973), and his wife the former Gwendolen Hilda Judd, by whom he had issue, a son the Hon Thomas Russell Brain, and two daughters, the Hon Hilary and the Hon Philippa Brain. The only son, born 23 Oct, 1965, succeeds as 4th Baron Brain and a Baronet.

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's two knighthoods annulled and erased

 The London Gazette, 1 December, 2025, has two notices as follows "to be dated 30 October 2025":

THE KING has directed that the appointment of Andrew Albert Christian Edward MOUNTBATTEN-WINDSOR to be a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, dated 23 April 2006, shall be cancelled and annulled and that his name shall be erased from the Register of the said Order.

THE KING has directed that the appointment of Andrew Albert Christian Edward MOUNTBATTEN-WINDSOR to be a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, dated 19 February 2011, shall be cancelled and annulled and that his name shall be erased from the Register of the said Order.

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