Deirdre, Countess of Rosebery, who died 24 May, 2026, aged 94, was the widow of the 7th Earl of Rosebery (1929-2024).
She was the former (Alison Mary) Deirdre Reid, born in London in 1931, daughter of Ronald William Reid (1910-1994), and his wife the former Elinor Mary Stuart; and married 22 January, 1955, the then Neil Archibald Primrose, styled Lord Primrose, who was born 11 February, 1929, son of the 6th Earl of Rosebery (1882-1974) and his second wife the former Hon Eva Isabel Marian Strutt, DBE (1892-1987), former wife of the Hon Algernon Strutt, 3rd Baron Belper, and scion of the Barons Aberdare.
Her husband succeeded his father, 31 May, 1964, as 7th Earl of Rosebery (Scotland, let. pat. 10 Apr 1703), 3rd Earl of Midlothian (United Kingdom, let. pat. 3 Jul 1911), 7th Viscount of Rosebery (Scotland, let. pat. 1 Apr 1700), 7th Viscount of Inverkeithing (Scotland, let. pat. 10 Apr 1703), 3rd Viscount Mentmore, of Mentmore in the County of Buckingham (United Kingdom, let. pat. 3 Jul 1911), 7th Lord Primrose and Dalmeny (Scotland, let. pat. 1 Apr 1700), 7th Lord Dalmeny and Primrose (Scotland, let. pat. 10 Apr 1703), 4th Baron Rosebery (United Kingdom, let. pat. 26 Jan 1828), 3rd Baron Epsom, of Epsom in the County of Surrey, (United Kingdom, let. pat. 3 Jul 1911),9th Baronet, styled "of Carrington" (Nova Scotia, let. pat. 1 Aug 1651), Chief of the Name and Arms of Primrose.
Her husband died 30 June, 2024, aged 95.
The Countess of Rosebery leaves issue, a son Harry, and four daughters, Lady Lucy (born 1955), Lady Jane (born 1960), Lady Emma (born 1962), and Lady Caroline (born 1964). The only son, Harry Ronald Neil Primrose, styled Lord Dalmeny (from 1974), succeeded to the peerages and baronetcy and chief of the name and arms of Primroseon his father's demise. He was born 20 November, 1967.
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