The Countess of Jersey: a daughter

__.The Countess of Jersey, wife of the 10th Earl of Jersey (b. 5 Feb 1976), gave birth to a 3rd daughter, the Lady Evangeline Antonia Adela Child Villiers, 9 February, 2011. Lady Jersey is the former Marianne De Guelle, only daughter of Mr Peter De Guelle and Mrs Jeannette De Guelle, of Jersey.


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Valentine/Percy marriage

__.The marriage took place at Alnwick, Northumberland, 26 February, 2011, between Patrick J. Valentine, eldest son of Mr Richard Valentine, of London, and Mrs Gavin MacEchern, of Glos, and Lady Catherine (Katie) Percy, elder daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, Alnwick Castle, Northumberland.

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Spencer-Churchill/Troughton engagement

__.The engagement was announced 28 Feb, 2011, between Dominic Albert Charles Spencer-Churchill (b 1979), scion of the Dukes of Marlborough, son of Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill (b 1940), by his 2nd wife the former Elizabeth Jane Wyndham, scion of the Barons Egremont, & Claire Gillian Troughton (b 1980), dau of Mr Jamie Troughton, by his wife the former ____Campbell-Preston, dau of Lt-Col Robert Modan Thorne Campbell-Preston, OBE, MC, JP (1909-1996), of that landed family, by his wife the Hon Angela Pearson, scion of the Viscounts Cowdray, &c.

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William and Kate at North Yorkshire wedding

_Prince William of Wales with Miss Catherine Middleton, Prince Henry
of Wales and Princess Beatrice of York attended the marriage which
took place, 8 January, 2011, at Aldborough, North Yorkshire, between
Harry Buchanan Aubrey-Fletcher (b 1982) scion of the Aubrey-Fletcher
Baronets, 3rd son of Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, 8th Baronet, and Lady
Aubrey-Fletcher, of Buckinghamshire, & the Hon (Sarah) Louise Stourton
(b 1982), eldest daughter of the 27th Baron Mowbray (28th) Baron
Segrave & 24th Baron Stourton (b 17 Apr 1953), of Allerton Park, near
Harrogate, North Yorkshire, and the Baroness Mowbray, Segrave &
Stourton, &c.

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Leo Dalston Muss (born 2010)

  The Hon Philippa Louise Muss (nee Gueterbock, born 1975), wife of J. Henry Muss, and scion of the Barons Berkeley, gave birth to a son, Leo Dalston Muss, in 2010, a brother for Lola Minnie, who was born in 2008.

Henry Muss, is a son of son of Dr and Mrs David Muss. The Hon Philippa Muss is the only daughter of the 18th Baron Berkeley, OBE (born 20 September, 1939), and his first wife the former Diana Christine Townsend, now Dido Baroness Berkeley.

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Lilianda Rose Pearce [born 2010]

_. Sophie Amber Lascelles [born 1 October, 1973], partner  of Timothy Pearce [born 1955], and scion of the Earls of Harewood, gave birth to a daughter, Lilianda Rose, in 2010.

Sophie Lascelles is the only daughter of the Hon James Edward Lascelles [born 5 Oct, 1953], by his first wife the former Fredericka Anne Duhrsson [born 12 June, 1954], and is a granddaughter of the 7th Earl of Harewood, KBE [1923-2011],  and a great-granddaughter of HRH The Princess Mary, Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood [1897-1965].

Sophie was born before her parents married and is therefore not in line of succession to the throne.

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Zara Phillips to wed Mike Tindall

-.The engagement was announced 21 Dec, 2010, between Michael James
Tindall, MBE (b 18 Oct 1978), son of Philip Tindall and Mrs Tindall, &
Miss Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips, MBE (b 15 May 1981), only dau of
Capt Mark Antony Peter Phillips, CVO, ADC (b 22 Sept 1948), descended
from Tiarks LG, by his 1st wife HRH The Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice
Louise, The Princess Royal, LG (b 15 Aug 1950), only dau of HM Queen
Elizabeth II.

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Octavia Nora Lynne Overton

To Clementine Nora Levinyer Rhodes (b 18 July 1986) and Thomas Paul Overton (b 11 Nov, 1983), a daughter, Octavia Nora Lynne (Ava) OVERTON, born at Harrogate, North Yorkshire, 16 December, 2010.

Clementine is descended from the Plantagenets, via her descent from the Duckworths of Padiam, the Stanleys of Hooton, & the Towneleys of Towneley, co Lancaster.


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Countess of Burlington: a son

Laura Ann Cavendish (nee Roundell, b 1972) styled Countess of Burlington, wife of William Cavendish, styled Earl of Burlington (b. 6 June 1969), only son and heir of the 12th Duke of Devonshire by his wife the former Amanda Carmen Heywood-Lonsdale, has given birth to a son and heir, in December, 2010.

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Countess Mountbatten's grandson to wed

_.The engagement is announced between the Hon Nicholas Louis Charles Norton Knatchbull (b 15 May 1981), only son and heir of the 8th Baron Brabourne (born 8 Oct 1947), by his wife, the former Penelope Meredith Eastwood (b 1953), only dau. of Maj Reginald Wray Eastwood, of Son Vida, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, & Zeaphena Badley

Nicholas is heir to the Brabourne barony (UK 1880), and will one day succeed to the Earldom of Mountbatten of Burma (UK 1947) and barony of Romsey (UK 1947).


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Death of Sir Peter van Notten POLE 5th Bt

Who's Who 2011 obituaries date the death to 31 January 2010:

Sir Peter van Notten POLE 5th Bt (1921-2010). He m 1949 Jean Emily
(dau of Charles Douglas STONE of Borden, W Australia) and had a son
and a dau, the former succeeds to the title:


Sir [Peter] John Chandos POLE 6th Bt (born 27 April 1952, resident in
Australia). Legally discontinued the use of the forename Peter 2009.
He m 1973 Suzanne Norah, dau of Harold Raymond HUGHES and Gwendolene
Maude ___ of Nedlands, W Australia, and had two sons and a dau:


SONS LIVING
Michael van Notten (b 12 May 1980) heir apparent
Andrew van Notten (b 1986)


DAUGHTER LIVING
Naomi Suzanne (b 1983)

Death of Sir Christopher Leeds, Bt

Who's Who 2011 obituaries date the death to 18 November 2009:

SIR Christopher Anthony LEEDS 8th Bt (1935-2009) m 1974 (div 1981)
Elaine Joyce (dau of S/Ldr Cornelius Harold Albert MULLINS). No issue.
He is succ in the title by his 3rd cousin:


Sir John Charles Hildyard LEEDS 9th Bt (b Christmas Day, 1941,
resident in Canada) eldest son of Charles Hildyard Denham Leeds, elder
son of Charles Frederic Augustus Leeds, 3rd and yst son of Capt
William Montagu Leeds, 3rd son of 2nd baronet. Married 1965 Eileen
Rose, dau of Joseph F SHALKA of Fort Kent, Alberta, Canada and has a
son and two daus:


SON LIVING
Michael John Hildyard (b 1975) heir apparent


DAUGHTERS LIVING
Diane Katherine (b 1967) m 1992 Rodney ORR
Brenda Merran (b 1971) m 2000 Robert BINDER of 600 Middle Road,
Belmont, California 94002, USA and has a son.

Death of Henriette Boissevain, former wife of the Marquess of Northampton

_.Henriette Luisa Maria Boissevain, (aka Baroness Bentinck Van Schoonheten; Thyssen-Bornemisza) died at Almaden de la Plata (Sevilla, Spain), 29 November 2010. She born circa 1948, a daughter of Baron Bentinck, sometime Netherlands Ambassador to France, and married 1stly, 1967 (div 1973), Spencer Douglas David Compton, Earl Compton (later 7th Marquess of Northampton), by whom she had a son, Daniel Bingham Compton, styled Earl Compton (born 1973) and a daughter, Lady Lara Katrina Comtpn (b 1968). She later married Richard Thompson and then Serge Boissevain. She had 2 further children, Ambre and Katia.

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Death of Oliver Worsley, brother of the Duchess of Kent

_. (George) Oliver Worsley, brother of HRH The Duchess of Kent, and a
scion of the Worsley Baronets (cr UK, 1838), died 30 November, 2010.
He was 83. Mr Worsley had been suffering from Huntingdon's disease.
He was b 1927, a son of Sir William Arthington Worsley, 4th Baronet (d
1973), by his wife the former Joyce Brunner. His sister Katharine
Worsley married in 1961, HRH The Duke of Kent, a 1st cousin of the
Queen.
Mr Worsley married 1966, Penelope, dau of Lt-Col Christopher Herbert
Fleetwood Fuller (scion of the Fuller Bts), by whom he had issue.
Thanksgiving Service at All Saints' Church, Hovingham, North
Yorkshire, 13 Dec, 2010.

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Death of Richard Parker Bowles, Camilla's former brother-in-law

_.Richard Eustace Parker Bowles, who has died near Lymington, Hants, aged 63, was a scion of the Earls of Macclesfield, and sometime brother-in-law of HRH The Duchess of Cornwall. He was born in 1947, yr son of Derek Henry Parker Bowles (1915-77), by his wife the former Ann De Trafford, DCVO, CBE (d 1987), scion of the the de Trafford Baronets, and was a brother of Andrew Parker Bowles b 1939). Richard
married 1973 (div 1976), Camilla, dau of Charles Younger, by whom he had one daughter, Emma. His ex-wife went on to marry the 3rd Earl of Halifax, &c.

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Death of Richard Parker Bowles, Camilla's former brother-in-law

_.Richard Eustace Parker Bowles, who has died near Lymington, Hants, aged 63, was a scion of the Earls of Macclesfield, and sometime brother-in-law of HRH The Duchess of Cornwall. He was born in 1947, yr son of Derek Henry Parker Bowles (1915-77), by his wife the former Ann De Trafford, DCVO, CBE (d 1987), scion of the the de Trafford Baronets, and was a brother of Andrew Parker Bowles b 1939). Richard
married 1973 (div 1976), Camilla, dau of Charles Younger, by whom he had one daughter, Emma. His ex-wife went on to marry the 3rd Earl of Halifax, &c.

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Duke of Roxburghe's heir to wed

_.The engagement was announced 1 Dec, 2010, between, Charles Robert
George Innes-Ker, styled Marquis of Bowmont & Cessford (b 1981), 1st
son and heir of the 10th Duke of Roxburghe (b 1954), of Floors Castle,
by his wife the former Lady Jane Meriel Grosvenor (b 1953), & the Hon
Charlotte Susanna Aitken (b 1982), elder dau of the 3rd Baron
Beaverbrook (b 1951), by his wife the former Susan Angela More
O'Ferrall (descended from the Jackson Baronets, cr 1869).

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Death of Kate Middleton's grandfather

_.Peter Francis Middleton, grandfather of Prince William's fiancée, Kate Middleton, died 2 November, 2010, aged 90. He was husband of the Valerie (Glassborow), father of four, grandfather of five, aviator, transatlantic sailor and long-time resident of Vernham Dean. Will be greatly missed by his family and many friends.

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Prince William of Wales to wed Kate Middleton

__The Engagement was announced 16 November, 2010, between HRH Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales, elder son of HRH The Prince of Wales and the late Diana, Princess of Wales, & Miss Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, elder daughter of Mr & Mrs Michael Middleton.

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Major (John) Henry Burn Callander, 9th of Prestonhall 1948-2010

Maj. (John) Henry Burn Callander, 9th of Prestonhall, died 4 November, 2010.

He was born 1948, son of Major John David Burn Callander, MC (1917-1988), 8th of Prestonhall, and his wife the former Mary Crompton-Roberts, scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Roger Crompton-Roberts, DSO; & married 1987, Jacqueline Hulder Crocker, by whom he had two sons, William, now 10th of Prestonhall, and Harry, and a daughter, Alice.

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