Juno Albertine Bagot (born 2018)

_. Naomi Gillian M. Bagot (nee Kelly, born 1987), wife of Richard Alexander Bagot (b 1981), scion of the Bagot barons, and the Gaskell landed family, gave birth to a daughter, Juno Albertine, 30 May, 2018, at the family seat, Levens Hall, Cumbria, a sister for Oliver Baxter Bagot, who was born 17 Feb, 2016.

Richard Bagot is a son of Charles Henry (Hal) Bagot (born 1946), of Levens Hall, by his wife the former Susan Elizabeth Ross, and is a grandson of Oliver Robin Bagot, [1914-2000], of Levens Hall, who had been born surnamed Gaskell, of a landed family, in 1914, son of Henry Melville Gaskell, JP, and his wife, Dorothy Bagot, scion of the Barons Bagot. He assumed, by Royal Licence, the surname of Bagot in lieu of his patronymic, in 1936. 

Naomi Bagot is a daughter of Martin O.M. Kelly, of Winchfield, Hampshire, by his wife the former Gillian J. Francis. 



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William Harley Tozier 1936-2018

_. William Harley Tozier, who was born at Buffalo, New York, 4 Nov, 1936, died at Snyder, New York, 29 May, 2018. His daughter, Carolyn, married in 1988, Sir William Molesworth-St Aubyn, 16th Baronet (born 1958).

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Max Eben Leckie Pike 1943-2018

_. Max Eben Leckie Pike, who died 28 May, 2018, aged 74, was the scion of a landed gentry family, the son of Lt-Col Godfrey Pike, DSO, MBE, by his wife the former Caroline Fox Hanbury, scion of that landed family, married 1976, Jean Mary Fitzalan Howard (born 1947), scion of the Dukes of Norfolk, daughter of Maj-Gen Lord Michael Fitzalan Howard GCVO, CB, CBE, MC (1916-2007), brother of the 17th Duke, by his first wife Jean Marion Hamilton-Dalrymple (1923-47).

Funeral at the Church of St Peter & St Paul, Northleach, Monday 11 June, 2018.

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Viola Florence Ghislaine Mostyn (born 2018)

_. Lucy Concetta Mostyn (nee Rands, born 1987), wife of Henry Francis Joseph Ghislain Mostyn (born 1987), scion of the Mostyn baronets, gave birth to a daughter, Viola Florence Ghislaine, 28 May, 2018, a sister for Inigo Harvey Ghislain, who was born in 2016.

Henry is a son of the Hon Sir Nicholas (Mr Justice) Mostyn (born 1957), of the baronets of that name, by his wife the former Lucy Joanna Willis.

Lucy is a daughter of (David) Harvey Rands (b 1951), by his wife the former (Florence) Anne Gretton-Watson.

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Sir Gordon Leith-Buchanan, 8th Baronet (died 2018)

_. Sir Gordon Leith-Buchanan, 8th Baronet, was killed in a motor accident, 26 May, 2018, at Haymarket, Prince William County, United States. He was 43.

Gordon Kelly McNicol Leith-Buchanan was born 18 October, 1974, the only son of Sir Charles Leith Buchanan, 7th Baronet (1939-98), of Clifton, Virginia, by his wife the former Marianne Kelly (from whom he was divorced in 1987).

He succeeded to the baronetcy (created in 1775) upon his father's death, 8 February, 1998.

Sir Gordon married 4 Aug, 2007, at Farifax, Virginia, Courtney Ann Hubbard, by whom he had a daughter, Olivia Mary, born in December, 2007, and a son, Scott Kelly Leith-Buchanan, who was born in Fairfax, Virginia, 30 September, 2010. The son now succeeds as 9th baronet.

On 26 May, 2018, Sir Gordon lost control of the Kawasaki motor cycle he was driving on Stormy Drive, Haymarket, in Prince William County. The baronet was not wearing a crash helmet. He was taken to hospital where he died shortly after.

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Baron Howie of Troon 1924-2018

_. The Baron Howie of Troon, a Labour life peer, died 26 May, 2018.

As William Howie he was Labour MP for Luton, 1963-70, and was created Baron Howie of Troon in 1978.

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Arnold John Palmer (born 2018)

_. Alice Charlotte Palmer (born 1988, nee Brinkley), wife of Nicholas John Palmer (born 1987), gave birth to a son, Arnold John, 25 May, 2018, a brother for Margarita Posy, who was born in 2016.

Nicholas Palmer is a son of John Reginald David Palmer (born 1957), by his wife the former Lady Laura Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound (born 1956), daughter of the 6th Earl of Minto, OBE (1928-2005), by his first wife the former Lady Caroline Child-Villiers, daughter of the 9th Earl of Jersey, &c.

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Mark Oliver Layton 1944-2018

_. Mark Oliver Layton, who died 24 May, 2018, aged 73, was a scion of the Barons Layton.

He was born 22 June, 1944, second son of the Hon David Layton, MBE (1914-2009), by his wife the former Elizabeth Gray; and was a grandson of the 1st Baron Layton, CH, CBE (1884-1966); he married Penelope (Penny) Hamilton, and was father of two sons, Tim & Peter.

The funeral took place 4 June, 2018.

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Sir Rupert Bromley, 10th Baronet 1936-2018

_. Sir Rupert Bromley, 10th Baronet died at his home in Cape Town, 23 May, 2018. Succeeded by his eldest son, Charles Howard Bromley, who was born in 1963.

The funeral took place at St John's Church, Wynberg, Friday 1 June, 2018.

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Brig Sir Miles Hunt-Davis, GCVO, CBE 1938-2018

_. Brigadier Sir Miles Hunt-Davis, GCVO, CBE, who died 23 May, 2018, was Private Secretary to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, 1993-2010, and Treasurer, 2000-2010.

He was a son of Lt-Col Eric Hunt-Davis, of Johannesburg, South Africa,by his wife the former Mary Eleanor Turnbull Boyce; married 1965, Anita Gay Ridsdale, daughter of Francis Ridsdale, by whom he had issue.

The funeral takes place at The Minster Church of St Denys, Warminster, Monday 2 July, 2018.

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5th Baron Cottesloe 1927-2018

_. The 5th Baron Cottesloe died 21 May, 2018. He was 91.

Lord Cottesloe was born the Hon John Fremantle, 27 January, 1927, son of the 4th Baron Cottesloe, GBE (1900-94), by his first wife the former Lady Elizabeth Harris (1906-83), scion of the Earls of Malmesbury; succeeded to the peerage, created in 1874, upon his father's demise, 22 April, 1994; married 26 Apr, 1958, Elizabeth Ann Barker (d 2013), daughter of Lt-Col Henry Shelley Barker, DSO, by whom he had a son, and two daughters. The elder daughter, Betsy, is the wife of the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith, MP. The son, the Hon Thomas Francis Henry Fremantle, born 17 Mar, 1966, succeeds as 6th Baron Cottesloe.

The funeral is at St Swithun's Church, Swanbourne, 12 June, 2018.

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Charles Douglas Massie-Blomfield

_. Catrina Massie-Blomfield (nee Stewart, born 1978) wife of Adrian Massie-Blomfield, gave birth to a son, Charles Douglas, 21 May, 2018, a brother for Rose & Anna.

Adrian is a son of Mr & Mrs Richard Massie-Blomfield, of Cavina, Nairobi, and Catrina is the daughter of Alexander Donald Stewart 15th of Ardvorlich (b 1933), of that landed family, of Perthshire, by his wife the former Virginia Mary Washington, daughter of Capt Peter Washington, of Wokingham, Berkshire.


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Clement Francis Salaman 1932-2018

 Clement Francis Salaman died circa May, 2018. He was 85. He was an authority on Marsilio Ficino, the 15th-century Renaissance philosopher and humanist, tutor of both Lorenzo and Cosimo de Medici, who wrote copious letters to his friends and colleagues.

He was descended from the Barons Latymer. He was born 23 December, 1932, son of  Sebastian Max Alexander Myer Clement Salaman (1906-1976), and his wife the former Joan Elisabeth Patterson (1908-2002), a granddaughter of the 5th Baron Latymer (1852-1923). 

He married 19 August, 1961, Juliet Freda Nicholson (born 1939), daughter of Robert Nicholson and his wife the former Dorothy Gill, by whom he had issue, a son, Daniel, and two daughters, Natalie and Clara.

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Countess of Sutherland: no apologies for highland clearance

HRH Prince Harry/Meghan Markle marriage

_. The marriage took place 19 May, 2018, at St George's Chapel, Windsor, between HRH Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales, KCVO (born 15 September, 1984), second son of HRH The Prince of Wales (b 14 Nov, 1948), by his first wife the former Lady Diana Frances Spencer (b 1 July, 1961, d 31 Aug, 1997), and Ms Rachel Meghan Markle (born 4 August, 1981), daughter of Thomas Wayne Markle (b 18 July, 1944), by his former second wife, Doria Loyce Ragland (born 15 September, 1956).

On the morning of his wedding it was announced that the Queen had conferred the Dukedom of Sussex, Earldom of Dumbarton and Barony of Kilkeel upon her grandson.

Under the terms of the Letters Patent of 1917 the children of this marriage will be known as Lord or Lady (Christian name) Mountbatten-Windsor. A first son will be known by his father's second peerage, Earl of Dumbarton.

In 1960 the Queen announced that any male line descendants not bearing royal styles and titles would bear the surname Mountbatten-Windsor.

On the succession to the throne of the Prince of Wales then all his male line grandchildren will all be HRH Prince/Princess, and Harry and Meghan's children will advance to this royal style and title.

However, the Queen may declare that the future children of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be Princes and Princesses with the prefix HRH. Her Majesty made a similar announcement in 2012 before the birth of Prince George, because only the eldest son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales is entitled to the royal style and title under the terms of the 1917 letters patent. Without the Queen's intervention Princess Charlotte would have been Lady Charlotte Mountbatten-Windsor, and Prince Louis would be known as Lord Louis Mountbatten-Windsor.

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Twin sons for Digby heir

_. Jessica Frances Digby (nee Murray Smith, born 1985), wife of the Hon Edward St Vincent Kenelm Digby (born 1985), scion of the Barons Digby, gave birth to twin sons, Henry George Kenelm and Milo Arthur Edward, 17 May, 2018.

The new father is the eldest son and heir of the 13th Baron Digby (b 1954), by his first wife the former Susan Watts.

Jessica Digby is the younger daughter of David Murray Smith, of Chiswick, London, and Mrs Joanne Murray Smith (nee Sargent),of Aldbourne, Wilts.

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Ropner/Oates engagement

__. The engagement was announced 18 May, 2018, between Maxim H.S. Ropner (born 1990), scion of the Ropner Baronets (cr 1904) of Preston Hall, second son of Robert James Bruce Ropner (born 1962), of Kirklington, North Yorkshire, by his wife the former Johanna Louise Stroyan, & Catherine M. Oates, daughter of Mr & Mrs Michael Oates, of Great Saxham, Suffolk.

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Obituary: Lord Vivian

Obituary: Lady Patricia Tetley (1995)

Jenkins/Baker Baker engagement

_. The engagement has been announced between Edward J.R. Jenkins, son of Lt-Col Nicholas Jenkins, of Shrewsbury, and Mrs Beatrice Jenkins, of Nanyuki, Kenya, and Harriett E. Baker Baker, scion of that landed family, of Sedbury Hall, North Yorkshire, only daughter of William George Baker Baker (b 5 Jan, 1955), of Richmond, North Yorkshire, and Mrs Sarah Baker Baker, of Ramsbury, Wiltshire.

The bride-to-be is descended from Sir George Baker, Recorder of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, one of the loyal defenders of that town for King Charles I in the English Civil War.

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