The Hon Daphne Rose Svenningson, who died 15 January, 2026, aged 103, was a scion of the Barons Garvagh.
She was born 16 December, 1922, the second daughter of the 4th Baron Garvagh (1878-1956), and his second wife Dora, widow of Lt-Col John Stephen Dimmer, VC, MC (1883-1918), and daughter of Bayley Parker, of Oaklands, Edgbaston.
Her father was a godson of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, Queen Victoria's youngest son.
She married 18 March, 1950, Bancroft Svenningson, of Thornhill, Ontario, Canada, younger son of the late Sven Svenningson, of Montreal, Canada, by whom she had issue, a son, Victor (born 31 March, 1954), and two daughters, Jennifer (born 24 Nov, 1955), and Andrea (born 27 December, 1960).
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