Agatha Frances Roche: birth of daughter to a cousin of Diana, Princess of Wales

_.Phillipa Kate Victoria Roche (née Long), wife of the Hon. (Edmund) Hugh Burke Roche (born 5 February, 1972), brother & heir presumptive of the 6th Baron Fermoy (and a first cousin of Diana Princess of Wales), gave birth to a daughter, Agatha Frances, 15 October, 2009, a sister for Rosie, who was b 21 Jun 2005, and for Archie, who was b 5 Oct 2007.

Phillipa is a daughter of Derek F.D. Long (born 1941), of Goldsborough, North Yorkshire, and his wife the former Elizabeth Rae McGregor.

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Death of Lord De Freyne, 7th Baron, aged 82

_. Francis Arthur John [French], 7th Baron De Freyne, died at his
home, 24 November 2009, aged 82. He was b 3 Sept 1927, son of the 6th
Baron (1884-1935), by his wife the former Lina Victoria Arnott (d. 25
Oct 1974), 3rd dau. of Sir John Alexander Arnott, 2nd Bt., by his wife
Caroline Sydney Williams DBE, 1st dau. of Sir Frederick Martin
Williams, 2nd Bt, of Tregullow, co. Cornwall; succeeded to the peerage
(cr UK 1851) on the demise of his father, 24 Dec 1935. Married (1)30
Jan 1954 (div. 1978) Shirley Ann Bradbury Pobjoy, only child of of
Douglas Rudolph Pobjoy, of Box Farm House, Woodmancote, co.
Gloucester; mar. (2)18 Jul 1978 Sheelin Deirdre Stevenson (widow of
William Walker Stevenson), yst. dau. of Lt Col Henry Kane O'Kelly DSO,
of Co. Wicklow.
He is succeeded by his 1st son of the 1st marriage, Hon (Fulke)
Charles Arthur John French (b 21 April 1957).

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Archie Roderick James Riddell

_.Cecilia Frances Stephanie (Lily) Riddell (née Napier, b 1976), scion of the Lords Napier & Ettrick, wife of A.J.M. (Jamie) Riddell, gave birth to a son, Archie Roderick James, 12 Nov, 2009. Jamie is the eldest son of Mr and Mrs Alastair Riddell, of Glen Lyon, Perthshire, and Cecilia is the youngest daughter of the Hon ( Charles) Malcolm Napier (b. 1933), of Bardmony, Alyth, Perthshire, by his wife the late Lady Mariota Cecilia Murray, yr daughter of the 7th Earl of Mansfield & Mansfield.

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Lord Brougham's son engaged

_. The engagement was announced 23 Nov 2009, between the Hon Charles William Brougham (b 7 Nov 1971), son of the 5th Baron Brougham and Vaux, CBE (b 2 Aug 1938), of Westminster, London, by his 2nd wife the former Catherine Gulliver (now Mrs Catherine Russell wife of Mr Rupert Edward Odo Russell, of Oare, Wiltshire), and Nicola J Moore, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs David Moore, Mobberley, Cheshire.

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Death of Alice Caroline Peto

_. Alice Caroline (Carrie) Peto (nee Turner), who died at Anwoth, 21 November, 2009, was the wife of William Gurth Peto (b 1949), scion of the Peto Baronets (cr 1855). She was a dau of Dermot Holdsworth Harling Turner and married a yr son of the 3rd Baronet in 1976. She is survived by him and by a son, Roland Harry Morton, b 1982, and a dau, Alice Jane b 1979. Funeral to be held at Girthon Church, Gatehouse,
30th November 2009.

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Death of Richard Howard-Vyse, former High Sheriff of N Yorks

_. Richard Edward Howard-Vyse, who died 15 November, 2009, aged 68,
was a scion of that LG family.

He was b 1941, son of Lt-Gen Sir Edward Dacre Howard-Vyse, KBE, MC (d
1992), by his wife the former Mary Bridget Willoughby (b 1910), scion
of the Barons Middleton (cr GB 1711); married 1965, Sally Rosemary
Whalley, dau of Cdr R.R. Whalley, RN, and had issue, Thomas Norcliffe,
b 1971; Mary Elizabeth b 1975, and Alice Joan Lucy, b 1978. Memorial
Service, Wednesday 9th December, 2009, at York Racecourse.


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Death of the Hon Isobel Cooper-Heyman, daughter of Lord Pargiter

_.The Hon Isobel Cooper-Heyman (née Pargiter), who died 15 Nov, 2009,
was a daughter of the Baron Pargiter (Peerage Extinct 1982); b 1931,
married 1964, Ernest Cooper-Heyman, who d 1982.

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Son for Viscount & Viscountess Carlow

_. Clare L. Dawson-Damer, styled Viscountess Carlow (née Garside), wife since 2002, of Charles George Yuill Seymour Dawson-Damer, styled Viscount Carlow (b. 1965), son and heir of the 7th Earl of Portarlington, gave birth to a son, Henry (Harry) Dawson-Damer, at Sydney, Australia, 13 November, 2009, a brother for Alice, Georgina
and Emma.

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Princess Royal promoted vice-admiral from Dec 1 2009

His Royal Highness the Duke of York, KG, KCVO, ADC, is to be promoted rear-admiral with effect from February 19, 2010.

Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, KG, KT, GCVO, QSO, is to be promoted to vice-admiral with effect from December 1, 2009.

Duke of York promoted rear-admiral on his 50th birthday

His Royal Highness the Duke of York, KG, KCVO, ADC, is to be promoted rear-admiral with effect from February 19, 2010.

Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, KG, KT, GCVO, QSO, is to be promoted to vice-admiral with effect from December 1, 2009.

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Death of Bettine Viscountess Gort, widow of the 8th Viscount

_.Bettine Viscountess Gort, who died in the Isle of Man, 17 Nov, 2009, at the age of 91, was the widow of the 8th Viscount Gort (1916-95). She was b circa 1918 as Bettine Mary Mackenzie Green, dau of Godfrey Green, of Douglas, and former wife of Arthur Henry Jarrand, and married Colin Leopold Prendergast Vereker in 1946. He succeeded to the peerage (cr Peerage of Ireland 1816) in 1975; she was widowed, 6 Apr 1995; she leaves issue, incd 9th Visc.

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Christopher Michael Edward Talbot

_.Christopher Michael Edward Talbot, who died 16 Nov 2009, aged 81, was a scion of the Earls of Shrewsbury (Earl E, 1442); b 1928, son of Lt-Col Evan Arthur Christopher Talbot, MBE (1903-75), late the Grenadier Guards, by his wife the former Felicite Annette Cynthia Long; married 1962, Suzanne Barbara, dau of Arthur Dulley, and leaves issue. Funeral at St Mary's, Cerne Abbas, 27 November 2009.

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Gladstone/Riddell engagement

_. The engagement was announced 19 Nov 2009 between Captain Harry W. Gladstone, The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, scion of the LG family of Gladstone of Capenoch, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Gladstone, of Capenoch, Dumfriesshire, and Katie I.J. Riddell, daughter of Lt Col and Mrs Roderick Riddell, of Crieff, Perthshire.

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Cantwell/Bruce engagement

_. The engagement was announced 20 Nov 2009, between Ronan P. Cantwell, son of Mr and Mrs Padraic Cantwell, of Galway, Ireland, and Antonia Katherine Sarah Bruce (b 1979), scion of the Barons Aberdare (cr UK 1873), daughter of the Hon James Henry Morys Bruce (b 1948), of Westbury, Wiltshire, and Mrs Grace Wu Bruce, of Hong Kong.


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Fortescue/Rodgers engagement

_. The engagement was announced 20 Nov 2009 between James Adrian Fortescue (b 1978), scion of the Earls Fortescue (cr GB 1789), only son of the Hon Seymour Fortescue (b 1942), of Chelsea, by his 1st wife the former Julia Pilcher (now Mrs Benjimin Bonas, of Morecote, Switzerland), and Olivia R. Rodgers, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Graham Rodgers, of Windsor.

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Victoria Frances Olivia Vane-Tempest

_.Alexandra Vane-Tempest (nee Soens), wife of Christopher James Stewart Gt George Vane-Tempest (b 1 Aug 1978), scion of the Marquesses of Londonderry, gave birth to a dau, Victoria Frances Olivia, in Belgium, 12 Nov, 2009.

Christopher is the son of Charles Stewart Martin St George Vane-Tempest, by his wife the former Jillian Barbara von Bulow; & grandson of Charles Stewart M'Donnell Vane-Tempest, by his wife the former Diana Constance Seth-Smith, &c.

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Arthur Chatto serves as Page of Honour to his great-aunt The Queen

A poignant moment at the State Opening of Parliament yesterday was the sight of the Queen's great-nephew Arthur Chatto, clad in scarlet tunic, serving as a Page of Honour.

Dear Princess Margaret would have been delighted. Arthur is the son of Royal favourite Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones and Daniel Chatto.

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Sarah Sienesi appointed Lady-in-Waiting to the Countess of Wessex

The Countess of Wessex has appointed Miss Sarah Sienesi to be a Lady-in-Waiting to Her Royal Highness from Oct 28, 2009.




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Death of Lady Mairi Bury, daughter of the 7th Marquess of Londonderry

Lady Mairi Bury, nee Vane-Tempest-Stewart, last surviving daughter of the 7th Marquess of Londonderry, KG, MVO, TD, and Edith, Marchioness of Londonderry, died at Mount Stuart, 16 Nov 2009.

Lady Mairi Bury, 87, was married in 1940 to Derek William Charles Keppel, Viscount Bury (1911-1968), eldest son of Walter Keppel, 9th Earl of Albemarle. They were divorced in 1958.


Lady Mairi lived at Mount Stewart, near Newtownards in County Down, Northern Ireland throughout her life. Mount Stewart is now a property of the National Trust. Her nephew is the 9th and present marquess. Lady Mairi's niece is Lady Annabel Goldsmith.

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Robert Edward John (Robin) Compton (1922-2009)

Robert Edward John (Robin) Compton, DL, sometime squire of Newby Hall, near Ripon, North Yorkshire, scion of the Marquesses of Northampton, died 14 Nov 2009, at the age of 87. He was born 11 Jul 1922, son of Edward Robert Francis Compton (1891-1977), A godson of King Edward VII, of Newby Hall, by his 1st wife the former Sylvia Farquharson (of Invercauld).

His elder brother, Alwyne (b 1 May 1919) succeeded as chief of the clan Farquharson of Invercauld and assumed that surname. Robin Compton was educ at Eton; served as Maj Coldstream Guards; was High Sheriff of North Yorks, 1978; married 5 Jul 1951, Ursula Jane Kenyon-Slaney (b 1920), scion of the Barons Kenyon, former wife of (i) Lt-Col David Lindsay, scion of the Earls of Crawford & Balcarres, and (ii) Sir John William Maxwell (Max) Aitken, 2nd Baronet (the disclaimed 2nd Baron Beaverbrook). He leaves issue, (i) James Alwyn Compton, b 11 May, 1953 (heir to the clan chieftainship of Farquharson of Invercauld), married to Lady Tania Frances Meade, a dau of the Earl of Clanwilliam, & (ii) Richard Clephane Compton, b 18 Apr 1957, who succeeded to the Newby estate, married to Ursula Hohler, of that LG family.


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