Iona Ann Mariel Devereux (née McLaren, born 20 February, 1991), wife of the Hon Edward Mark de Breteuil Devereux, KC (born 8 June, 1977), scion of the Viscounts Hereford, gave birth to a daughter, Christabel Susan Caroline, 19 August, 2026.
Edward Devereux is the second son of the 18th Viscount Hereford (1932-2004), and his wife the former Susan Mary Godley, & is a younger brother of the 19th Viscount (born 11 Aug, 1975).
Edward was called to the Bar in 2001 and became a QC (now known as KC) in 2017. Over the course of his career as a barrister, he has represented parties (including as leading counsel for the U.K. government) before the U.K. Supreme Court, the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights.
He has been variously described by the Chambers UK Guide to the Legal Profession as “a Titan”, “a phenomenal advocate” and “a master of strategy”. He was an author and editor of Dicey, Morris and Collins on the Conflict of Laws. Edward read history at Cambridge University.
Iona Devereux is a scion of the Barons Aberconway, daughter of the Hon Michael Duncan McLaren (born 29 November, 1958), and his wife the former Caroline Jane Stacey, and a granddaughter of the 3rd Baron Aberconway (1913-2003).
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