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Monday, April 20, 2026

The Countess of Wilton 1948-2026

 The Countess of Wilton, who died 16 April, 2026, was  the fourth wife of the Grosvenor heir the 8th Earl of Wilton.

She was Joanna Neilma [Jo] Baevski, daughter of Kenneth Myer, of Melbourne, Australia, and married Francis Egerton Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton, on 21 February, 2023. He was born 8 February, 1934.

Her husband is Baron Ebury of Ebury Manor, co. Middlesex [U.K., 1857] & Earl of Wilton of Wilton Castle, co. Hereford [U.K., 1801] & Viscount Grey de Wilton [U.K., 1801]. His ancestor, the 1st Baron Ebury (1801-1893), was a younger son of the 1st Marquess of Westminster (1767-1845), who was grandfather of the 1st Duke of Westminster (1825-1899). The current 7th Duke of Westminster (born 29 Jan, 1991) is father of a daughter, and the 8th Earl of Wilton is the heir to to the duke's subsidiary peerages.

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