Skeffington/Crouch betrothal

_.The engagement was announced 23 June 2011, between the Hon Henry William Norman Foster Clotworthy Skeffington (b 1980), younger son of the 14th Viscount Massereene and Ferrard, of London, by his wife the former Anne) Denise Rowlandson, 1st dau. of Norman Rowlandson, of Kingston Hill, co. Surrey; & and Sophie C. Crouch, only daughter of the late Mr Michael C.H. Crouch and of Mrs Crouch, of Wretton, Norfolk.

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Cecily Beatrix Vernon-Harcourt

Jessica Vernon-Harcourt (née Faber) wife of the Hon. Simon Anthony Vernon-Harcourt (b 1969) eldest son and heir of the 11th Baron Vernon and Baroness Vernon gave birth to a 2nd daughter, Cecily Beatrix, 3 June, 2011, a sister for Rose Isabella, who was b 3 May 2007.

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Daniel Craig marries Rachel Weisz

 The marriage took place 22 June, 2011, in New York, United States, between the actor Daniel Wroughton Craig [born 2 March, 1968], son of Timothy John Wroughton Craig [1943-2010], and his wife the former Carol Olivia Williams, & Rachel Hannah Weisz [born 7 March, 1970], daughter of George Weisz [1929-2020], and his wife the former Edith Ruth Teich [1932-2016].

Daniel Craig is descended from the Burnaby baronets:-

Vice-Admiral Sir William Burnaby, 1st Baronet > Georgiana Burnaby > Henry Chamier > Georgiana Chamier > Grace Wroughton > Rosa Smith > Rosalind Maud Jones > Timothy Craig > Daniel Craig, CMG 

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Streatfeild/Sutton engagement

_.The engagement was announced 22 June 2011, between James C. Streatfeild, scion of that landed family, son of Mr & Mrs Mark Streatfeild, of Chawleigh, Devon, & Elizabeth K. (Lizzie) Sutton, dau of the late Mr Alan Sutton & Mrs Diana Payne, of Oxshott, Surrey.

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Oliver Jake Samuel Neame

_.Flora R. Neame (nee Hambro), wife of Henry W.M. Neame, & scion of the Hambro landed family, gave birth to a son, Oliver Jake Samuel, 17 June, 2011. Henry Neame is the son of Mr & Mrs Timothy Neame, of Greywell, Hampshire, & Flora is a daughter of Rupert Nicholas Hambro (b. 27 June 1943), of London SW1, by his wife the former Mary Boyer.

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Death of Grand Prior of England, Order of Malta

__H.E. Fra. Frederick John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, Grand Prior of England, Order of Malta, scion of the Marquesses of Bute (cr GB 1796), died 14 June, 2011. He was b 1940, son of Capt Lord Rhidian Crichton-Stuart (1917-69), by his wife the former Selina van Wijk (d 1985); married 1964, Elizabeth Jane Douglas, by whom he had issue.

Funeral at St Mary's RC Cathedral, Edinburgh, 28 June, 2011.

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Death of Angus Baillie-Hamilton

_.Angus Baillie-Hamilton, a kinsman of the Earls of Haddington (Peerage of Scotland, cr 1619), died 15 June, 2011.

Earl Spencer weds for third time

_.The marriage took place at Althorp, Northamptonshire, 18 June, 2011, between Charles Edward Maurice [Spencer], 9th Earl Spencer (b 20 May 1964), only surv son of the late 8th Earl Spencer, MVO (1924-92), by his 1st wife, the Hon Frances Ruth Burke Roche (1936-2004), scion of the Barons Fermoy, & Mrs Karen Gordon, former wife of film producer Michael Gordon, and dau of __________Villeneuve.

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Ambrose Congreve, CBE, dies at 104

_Ambrose Congreve, CBE, owner of Mount Congreve, Co Waterford, who was b 1907, son of Maj John Congreve by his wife Lady Helena Ponsonby, dau of the 8th Earl of Bessborough; died 24 May, 2011, aged 104. He married in 1935, Marjorie Glasgow.

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Queen's cousin granted permission to wed

From a meeting of the Privy Council held on May 10th 2011:

"I declare My Consent to a Contract of Matrimony between My Cousin
Mark Hubert Lascelles (commonly called the Honourable Mark Hubert
Lascelles and Judith Anne Kilburn, which Consent I am causing to be
signified under the Great Seal and to be entered in the Books of the
Privy Council."

The Hon Mark Hubert Lascelles is the son of the Earl of Harewood by his 2nd wife, the former Patricia Tuckwell. He married 1stly, in 1992, Andrea Kershaw, and has issue.

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+ Margaret Edwina Gore Langton

_.Margaret Edwina Gore Langton, who died 12 Jun, 2011, aged 88, was the widow of Lt-Cdr Alaric Hubert St George Gore Langton, RN (1918-87), scion of the Earls Temple of Stowe (Earl UK 1822). She was the former Margaret Edwina Douglas, dau of Lt-Col Donald McLeod Douglas, MC, of Sanderstead, Surrey, and wed Lt-Cdr Gore Langton in 1946. She leaves issue. The funeral takes place 24 Jun, at St John the Baptist Church, Hatch Beauchamp.

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Countess of Normanton dies aged 56

_.The Countess of Normanton, wife of the 6th Earl of Normanton, of Somerley, Hampshire, has died aged 56. The former Rosalind Bernice Nott, she married Shaun James Christian Welbore Ellis Agar,6th Earl of Normanton as his second wife following the peer's divorce from his 1st spouse, the former Victoria Susan Beard.
The funeral is to take place at St Mary & All Saints Church, Ellingham, close to the family stately pile, 24 June.

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Isla Baroness Abinger dies at 86

_.Isla Carolyn, Dowager Baroness Abinger, died 12 June, 2011, aged 86. She was the former Isla Carolyn Rivett-Carnac, only dau. of Vice Adm James William Rivett-Carnac CB CBE DSC, of Fornham House, Bury St Edmunds, co. Suffolk (2nd son of Rev Sir George Clennell Rivett-Carnac, 6th Bt.), by his wife Isla Nesta Blackwood, yst. dau. of Harry Officer Blackwood, of Kincurdy, co. Ross; married 1957, James Richard [Scarlett], 8th Baron Abinger, DL (1914-2002), by whom she had issue, inc the current peer.

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Joe Peter Pettman (born 2011)

The Hon Laura Pettman (nee Fellowes, born 19 July, 1980), wife of Nicholas Peter Pettman (born 1974), gave birth to a son, Joe Peter, in 2011.

Nicholas Pettman is a son of David Pettman, by his wife the former Jennifer Mosse.

The Hon Laura Pettman, is a daughter of the Baron Fellowes, GCVO (b 1941), life peer, former Private Secretary to Her Majesty the Queen, by his wife the former Lady (Cynthia) Jane Spencer (b 11 Feb 1957), dau of the late 8th Earl Spencer, MVO (1924-92), by his wife the former Hon Frances Ruth Burke Roche (1936-2004), dau of the 4th Baron Fermoy.

Laura Pettman is a niece of the late Diana, Princess of Wales and a first cousin of the Princes William and Harry.

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Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence knighted at Windsor

_.Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence was received by The Queen at Windsor Castle, 14 June, 2011, when Her Majesty invested him with the insignia of a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.

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Witchell/Ramsay betrothal

_.The engagement was announced 15 June, 2011, between Robin H.M. Witchell, elder son of Mr & Mrs Arthur Witchell, of Tetbury, Glos, & Rowena Cecilia Ramsay (b 1983), scion of the Ramsay Baronets (cr 1806), dau of Maj-Gen Charles Alexander Ramsay, of Coldstream, Berwickshire, by his wife the former Hon Mary Margaret Hastings MacAndrew, dau of the 1st Baron MacAndrew, PC, &c.

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20th Lord Dunsany (1939-2011)

__.The 20th Baron Dunsany, painter & designer, died 24 May, 2011. He was 71. Edward John Carlos Plunkett was born 10 Sept, 1939, son of the 19th Baron by his 1st spouse, Mrs Vera Bryce (former wife of John Felix Charles Ivar Bryce), yst. dau. of Col Genesio de Sa Sottomaior, of San Paulo, Brazil; succeeded to the peerage (Ireland 1439) on the demise of his father, 6 Feb, 1999; married 1982 Maria Alice Villela de Carvalho, by whom he had issue. The ancient peerage now devolves upon his Lordship's elder son, Randal Plunkett, b 9 Mar, 1983.

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Widow of 10th Baron Monson dies at 103

_.Bettie Northrup Powell Phillips, who died at Guernsey, 9 June, 2011, was the widow of the 10th Baron Monson (1907-1958), & of Capt James Phillips. She was b circa 1908 the daughter of Lieut Col E Alexander Powell, of Journey's End, Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA, and married John Rosebery Monson in 1931. He died in 1958 and she married 2ndly,1962, Capt James Phillips. She was predeceased in February 2011 by her elder son, the 11th Baron Monson. Funeral at the Parish Church of St Pierre du Bois, Guernsey, 23 June, 2011.

Death of former Dean of Lincoln

_.Very Rev. The Hon Oliver William Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, Dean of Lincoln 1968-89, died 8 June, 2011, aged 85. He was a scion of the Barons Saye & Sele, and was a younger brother of the 21st Baron. He was born in 1926, and married Juliet Heaton in 1956, and had issue. He was predeceased by Mrs T-W-F. The funeral is to be held at Lincoln Cathedral, 21 June, 2011, at 2pm.

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Waley-Cohen/Ballin marriage

_HRH The Duchess of Cambridge was present on Saturday 11 June, 2011, at the marriage of Sam Waley-Cohen (b 15 Apr 1982), scion of the Waley-Cohen Baronets, son of Mr & Mrs Robert Waley-Cohen & Miss Annabel Ballin, daughter of Bertie Ballin and his wife Serena.

Pearce/Lascelles marriage

_. The marriage took place 11 June, 2011, of Timothy Pearce [born 1955], and Sophie Amber Lascelles [born 1 October, 1973], scion of the Earls of Harewood, 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].

Sophie 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], and a great-great-granddaughter of HM King George V [1865-1936].

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

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James Archibald Wolfe Murray (1936-2011)

_.James Archibald Wolfe Murray, who died at the Borders General Hospital, 5 June, 2011, was a scion of the Murray of Blackbarony Baronets (Nova Scotia, 1628), & was sometime son-in-law of the British Prime Minister, Sir Alec Douglas-Home.
He was born in 1936, son of Lt-Col Malcolm Wolfe Murray, by his wife the former Lady Grizel Boyle, dau of the 8th Earl of Glasgow; married (i) 1963 (div 1976), Hon Diana Lucy Douglas-Home, by whom he had issue; married (ii) Amanda Felicity Street, by whom he also had issue, married (iii) ?? Cristina.

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Macpherson/Willis marriage

_.The marriage took place, 28 May, 2011, at Westminster Hall, London, between Timothy Macpherson & the Hon Rachel Willis, daughter of Baron & Baroness Willis of Knaresborough.

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Freddy James Tempest McConnel (1992-2011)

_.Freddy James Tempest McConnel, who died 28 May, 2011, aged 18, was a son of James McConnel, by his wife the former Annie Tempest (b 1959), scion of that LG family of Broughton Hall, Skipton, North Yorks, and was a grandson maternally of Henry Tempest, Lord of the Manor of Broughton, Burnsall, &c. Freddy was born in Oct 1992.


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Ruck Keene/Caldin engagement

_.The engagement was announced 3 June 2011, between Capt Dominic N.J. Ruck Keene, 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, scion of that landed family of Waterstock, formerly of Swyncombe House, yr son of the late Ben Ruck Keene and Mrs Ruck Keene, of Brandsby, North Yorkshire, & Harriet A.J. Caldin, yr day of Mr & Mrs Giles Caldin, of Salford, Oxfordshire.

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Henrietta Elizabeth Georgina Tennant

_.Zoë L. Tennant (nee Croft), wife of Edward Iain Tennant (b 1983), scion of the Barons Glenconner (Baron UK 1911; Baronet UK 1885), gave birth to a daughter, Henrietta Elizabeth Georgina, 22 March, 2011. Edward is son of Mark Edward Tennant (b 1947), of Innes House, Elgin, Moray, by his wife the former Hermione Howe, and Zoë is the younger daughter of Mr and Mrs Alan Croft, of Old Amersham, Buckinghamshire.

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James John Malise Hore-Ruthven (1935-2011)

__.James John Malise Hore-Ruthven, scion of the Scots Lordship of Ruthven of Freeland (cr 1651), died 24 May, 2011, at Barnstaple. He was 75.

12th Baron Middleton, MC, DL (1921-2011)

_.The 12th Baron Middleton, MC, DL, North Yorkshire landowner, died 27 May, 2011. He was 90.

Digby Godfrey Michael John Willoughby was born 1 May, 1921, son of the 11th peer, by his wife the former Angela Florence Alfreda Hall; succeeded to the barony (cr GB 1711/12) and baronetcy (cr 1677), on the demise of his father, 16 Nov 1970. He married, 14 Oct 1947, Janet Marshall-Cornwall, only surv. dau. of Gen Sir James Handyside Marshall-Cornwall KCB CBE DSO MC, of Cadogan Place, London, by his wife Marjorie Caralie Owen, 2nd dau. of William Scott Owen OBE, of Cefngwifed, Newtown, co. Montgomery, &c; by whom he had issue.

The peerage devolves upon his Lordship's son, the Hon Michael Charles James Willoughby, born 14 Jul 1948.

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Billy More Nisbett weds Charlotte Davison

___.The marriage took place, 28 May 2011, between William D.H. (Billy) More Nisbett, scion of that LG family, and descended from the Earls of Stair, son of George Alan More Nisbett, of The Drum, Edinburgh, by his wife the former Patrea MacDonald, & Charlotte F.D. Davison, daughter of the late Mr David Davison and of Mrs Davison, of North Canterbury, New Zealand. Billy's great-great-grandmother was Lady Agnes Dalrymple, dau of the 9th Earl of Stair.

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Marriage of Duke of Buccleuch's daughter

_.The marriage took place 28 May, 2011, at Holy Trinity Church, Melrose, between Rupert T. Trotter, scion of that landed family, youngest son of Maj and Mrs Alexander Trotter, of Charterhall, Duns, and the Lady Louisa Jane Therese Montagu Douglas Scott (b 1982), eldest daughter of the 10th Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry (b 14 Feb 1954), by his wife the former Lady Elizabeth Frances Marian Kerr, sister of the Marquess of Lothian, &c.

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Iona Victoria Tara Gilroy

__Georgina Victoria Gilroy (nee Orr-Ewing, b 1974), wife of Caspar A.E.P. Gilroy, gave birth to a daughter, Iona Victoria Tara, 23 May, 2011, a sister for Orlando. Caspar is the son of Mr Desmond Gilroy and Mrs Tara Williams, of London, and Georgina is the daughter of the Hon Sir (Alistair) Simon Orr-Ewing, 2nd Baronet (b. 10 June, 1940) and Lady Orr-Ewing, of Fifield, Oxfordshire.

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Viscount Allendale's heir weds

_.The marriage took place 6 May, 2011, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Farm St, between the Hon Wenworth Ambrose Ismay BEAUMONT (b 1979) the only son and heir apparent of (4th) Viscount ALLENDALE (b 1948) by his wife the former Theresa (Tessa) Mary Magdalene More O'Ferrall (b 1950), & Vanessa Webb, daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Webb, of Kensington, London. Viscountess Allendale is a dau of Francis Ambrose MORE O'FERRALL, scion of that Irish gentry family, and Angela Mary (b 1925)
dau of Sir Anthony Henry Mather MATHER-JACKSON 6th Bt (1899-1983) and Evelyn Mary (dau of Lt-Col Sir Henry Kenyon STEPHENSON 1st Bt).

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Sir Edmund George Felix Paston-Bedingfield, 9th Baronet (1915-2011)

_.Sir Edmund George Felix Paston-Bedingfield, 9th Baronet, died at Bury St Edunds, 24 May, 2011. He was 95. Born 2 Jun 1915, succeeded his father, Sir Henry, in 1941. He was four times wed, and is succeeded in the baronetcy (cr E, 1661), by the son of his first union, Henry, born 7 Dec, 1943.

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Norah, Lady Tennyson-d'Eyncourt dies

__The death has been reported of Norah, Lady Tennyson-d'Eyncourt, third wife & widow of Sir Jeremy Tennyson-d'Eyncourt, 3rd Baronet. She was Norah Gill, daughter of Thomas Gill, of Sheffield, and married Sir Jeremy in 1977. She was widowed in 1988.

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Phyllida Rosemary Gordon-Duff-Pennington (1929-2011)

_.Phyllida Rosemary Gordon-Duff-Pennington, chatelaine of Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumbria, died at her home, 10 May, 2011. She was born in 1929, a scion of the Ramsden Baronets (cr 1689), daughter of Sir (Geoffrey) William Pennington-Ramsden, 7th Baronet, by his wife the former Veronica Prudence Betty Morley; married 1955, Patrick Thomas Gordon-Duff, scion of that landed family (who assumed the additional surname of Pennington, 1955), by whom she had issue.

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Earl & Countess of Lichfield: a son and heir

_The Countess of Lichfield, wife of the Queen's cousin the 6th Earl of Lichfield (b 19 Jul 1978), gave birth to a son, Thomas Ossian Patrick Wolfe Anson, styled Viscount Anson, 20 May, 2011. Lord Lichfield, son of the photographer 5th Earl, married in 2009, Lady Henrietta Conyngham (b 1976), daughter of the 8th Marquess Conyngham and the Marchioness Conyngham, &c.

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The 8th Viscount Bolingbroke & St John 1957-2011

 The 8th Viscount Bolingbroke & St John, died 21 May, 2011. He was 54.

Henry FitzRoy St John was born in New Zealand, 18 May, 1957, the son and heir of the 7th Viscount Bolingbroke & St John (1927-2010), and his first wife the former Patricia Mary McKenna, daughter of B.J. McKenna, of Christchurch, New Zealand.

He succeeded his father, 5 July, 2010, as the 12th Baronet St. John, of Lidiard Tregoze, co. Wilts [E., 1611], and as the 8th Baron St. John of Lydiard Tregoze, co. Wilts [G.B., 1712], & as the 8th Viscount Bolingbroke, co. Lincoln [G.B., 1712], and as the 9th Viscount St. John, of Battersea, co. Surrey [G.B., 1716]. 

Viscount Bolingbroke is succeeded in the family honours by his younger half-brother, the Hon Nicholas Alexander Mowbray St John, who was born in New Zealand, 20 June, 1974.

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Sir Roger Parker (1923-2011)

_.Sir Roger Jocelyn Parker, who died 21 May, 2011, aged 88, was a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1983 to 1992 and Chairman of the Bar in the early 1970s. His mother was a Kleinwort, of the baronets of that name, &c.

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Arabella Iona Rose Acland

-_.Susannah K.J. Acland (née Bell) wife of Alexander John Dyke Acland (b. 29 May, 1973), scion of the Acland Baronets, gave birth to a daughter, Arabella Iona Rose, 10 May, 2011, a sister for Olivia Charlotte Iris, who was b 22 July, 2009. Alexander is the son and heir of Sir (Christopher) Guy (Dyke) Acland, 6th Baronet (b. 1946), and Lady Acland, of Totland, Isle of Wight, & Susannah is a daughter of Mr & Mrs Charles Bell, of Evanton, Ross-shire.


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Flora Jane Hebe Watt

Sophie Daphne Watt (b 1980, nee Heber Percy), wife of Henry H.W. Watt, gave birth to a dau, Flora Jane Hebe, 19 May 2011. Henry is the elder son of Mr and Mrs Charles Watt, of Upper Stoke Holy Cross, Norfolk, and Sophie, a scion of the Dukes of Northumberland, youngest daughter of Algernon Eustace Heber Percy (b 1944), of Hodnet Hall, Shropshire, by his wife the former Hon Margaret Jane Lever (b 1947), dau of the 3rd (and last) Viscount Leverhulme, KG (b 1 July 1915; d 4 Jul 2000).

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Death of Sir Blair Stewart-Wilson, KCVO

__Sir Blair Aubyn Stewart-Wilson, KCVO, courtier, Deputy Master of the Royal Household, 1976-94, died 24 May, 2011. He was 81.

Death of Simon Anthony Helyar Heneage

___Simon Anthony Helyar Heneage, who died 14 May, 2011, aged 80, married 1955, Elizabeth Mary Wardlaw Ramsay (b 1934) a lady in remainder to the Lordship of Saltoun (Scotland 1445), & descended from the Hogg Barons Magheramorne, &c. He leaves issue.

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Death of Sir Kenelm Guinness, Bt

__.Sir Kenelm Ernest Lee (Tim) Guinness, 4th Baronet, died suddenly at Rich Neck, Maine, USA, aged 82. He was born 13 Dec, 1928, son of Kenelm Edward Lee Guinness, MBE, and succeeded to the baronetcy (cr UK, 1867) on the demise of his uncle, 1954. Married 1961, Mrs Jane Nevin Dickson, by whom he had issue. The baronetcy devolves upon his elder son, Kenelm Edward Lee Guinness, born 30 Jan, 1962.

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Baroness Moore of Wolvercote dies at 86

_Baroness Moore of Wolvercote, who died 16 May, 2011, aged 86, was the widow of Philip Moore, Baron Moore of Wolvercote, private secretary to HM The Queen from 1977 to 1986. She was also sometime the mother-in-law of rock star Peter Gabriel. Funeral Service at Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace 27th May at 11 a.m. Enquiries to Fredk W. Paine, 71 Walton Road, East Molesey 0208 979 5343.

Lowther/Henshaw marriage

Viscount Ullswater's son, the Hon Edward Lowther, has married Katherine Henshaw.
The nuptials took place in London on 7 May, 2011.

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Guinness/Pownall engagement

___The engagement was announced 20 May, 2011, between Rory Guinness, scion of the Barons Moyne, son of the Hon Finn and Mrs Guinness, of Chute, Wilts, & Georgina E.S. Pownall, eldest daughter of Mr & Mrs Nicholas Pownall, of Great Durnford, Wilts.

Biddulph/Day engagement

_The engagement was announced in May 2011 between Dr James Jasper (Jamie) Biddulph, b 1977, scion of the Barons Biddulph, son of Mr and Mrs Jasper Biddulph, of Tarlton, Glos, and Dr Alexandra J. Day, daughter of Mr and Mrs Julian Day, of Sutton Coldfield.

Martin Patrick Hotham (1941-2011)

_Martin Patrick Hotham, who died 12 May, 2011, was a scion of the Barons Hotham (cr Ire, 1797). Much loved husband of Janet and of the late Erica (nee Strang) and beloved father to Sophia (b 1967), Charles (b 1969), Amelia (b 1971) and the late Henry (1974-86) and grandfather of Flavia and Alice. Born in 1941, son of Lt-Cdr the Hon John Hotham (1911-62) (brother of the 7th [peer).

Funeral Service at St Mary's Church, Woodbridge 11 a.m. on Monday 23rd May, 2011.

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Memorial service for Sir Edward Warner, Bt

Sir Edward Courtenay Henry Warner, 3rd Baronet. A memorial service to celebrate the life of Sir Henry Warner will be held at St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, London SW1X 8SH on Thursday 30th June 2011 at 3pm.

Hon Simon Warrender (1922-2011)

The Hon Simon George Warrender, DSC, scion of the Barons Bruntisfield, died 8 May 2011, aged 88, in Melbourne, Australia. Husband of Pamela and father of Edwina, Alicia and Simon; grandfather to Paul, and much loved by Nannie Warrender.

Memorial Service at St John’s Church, Toorak, Melbourne at 2pm on Friday 20th May 2011.

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3rd Baron Morris (1937-2011)

Michael David Morris, 3rd Baron Morris, died 5th May, 2011.

Death of the Earl of Onslow

Michael William Coplestone Dillon Onslow, 7th Earl of Onslow, a hereditary peer with a seat in the Upper House, died Saturday 14 May, 2011. He last addressed their Lordship's House at the end of March.

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Jemima Fitzgeorge-Balfour

_. Another birth on the outer limits of the Royal Family. George Augustus Fitzgeorge-Balfour (b 1979), descended from the Dukes of Cambridge, and his wife Tania (nee Smith) have been presented with a daughter, Jemima, 17 Apr, 2011.

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Rhodes/Elson marriage

_.The marriage took place at Harrogate, North Yorkshire, 14 May, 2011, between Samuel Lawrence Dixon, elder son of Mr & Mrs Michael Rhodes, of Harrogate, and Sarah Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Mr David Elson, of Harrogate, and Mrs Nigel Law, of Burn Bridge, North Yorkshire.

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Death of Hon Jasper Guinness at 57

The Hon Jasper Guinness, son and heir of brewery scion the 3rd Baron Moyne, has died from lung cancer at the age of 57.

Earl of Halifax's daughter to wed

The engagement has been announced between Henry Morton Jack, third son of His Honour
David and Mrs Morton Jack, and the Lady Joanna Wood, daughter of the 3rd Earl of Halifax by his wife the former Camilla Younger.

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Claypole/Wyndham betrothal

The engagement was recently announced between Jonty Claypole, son of Stephen Claypole, of London and Anne Woodham, of Sydney, and the Hon Constance Wyndham, daughter of Lord and Lady Egremont, of Petworth House, W.Sussex.

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Death of Lady Kennard

Lady Kennard, one of the Queen's closest friends, and mother of the Duchess of Westminster, died 28 April, 2011.

Lady Kennard was born Georgina Wernher in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 17 October 1919 to Sir Harold Augustus Wernher, 3rd Bt., and Countess Anastasia de Torby. On 10 October 1944, she married Lt.-Col. Harold Phillips (1909–1980). They had five children:

Alexandra Anastasia Phillips Duchess of Abercorn (born 27 February 1946)
Nicholas Harold Phillips (23 August 1947–1 March 1991)
Fiona Mercedes Phillips (born 30 March 1951)
Marita Georgina Phillips (born 28 May 1954)
Natalia Ayesha Phillips Duchess of Westminster (born 8 May 1959)

Lady Kennard's first husband, Harold Phillips, died in 1980. She married 2ndly in 1992 to Sir George Arnold Ford Kennard, 3rd Bt. (1915–
1999).

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Viscountess Watkinson dies

The Viscountess Watkinson died 22 April 2011, at Nyton House Care Home, aged 96. Widow of the 1st & last Visccount Watkinson. She was ther former Vera (Peggy) Langmead, dau of John Langmead, and married the then Harold Watkinson in 1939. mShe is survived by 2 daughters.

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Leschallas/Quarles van Ufford betrothal

.—The engagement was announced 4 May, 2011, between Andrew J.P. Leschallas (b 1970), son of James Leschallas (b 1943), of Cranmore, Somerset, by his wife the former Rosemary Elizabeth Elphinstone (b 1947), a cousin of HM The Queen, & Jonkvrouwe Adrienne (Kiki) Quarles van Ufford, daughter of the late Jonkheer Alexander Quarles van Ufford, MVO, and Baroness Antoinette van Lynden, of De Poll, the Netherlands.

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Duke of Hamilton weds

_The marriage took place on 7 May, 2011, at Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh, of Alexander Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton (b 31 Mar 1978), elder son of Angus Alan Douglas [Douglas-Hamilton], 15th Duke of Hamilton (b 13 September 1938, d 5 Jun 2010), by his late former wife Sarah Jane Scott (b. 28 Oct 1945; d. 17 Feb 1994), & Miss Sophie Ann Rutherford (b 1976), dau of Mr Hubert Rutherford, of Roxburghshire and Mrs Isabel Rutherford, of Edinburgh.

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Prince William created Duke of Cambridge

__HRH Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales KG has been created Baron Carrickfergus, Earl of Strathearn and DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE, 29 April, 2011.

Kate to be Duchess of Kendal?

Is Prince William to be created Duke of Kendal and Baron Bucklebury? The clue, I am told, was given in the new Middleton family Coat of Arms, where acknowledgement of the family's love of the great outdoors, particularly the Lake District, was revealed. The old town of Kendal is central to the Lake District. The title has long royal associations.

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Florence Daisy Mercer Nairne

_.Melissa . Mercer Nairne (née Wakeley), wife of Joseph Douglas (Joe)
Mercer Nairne (b. 1980), scion of the Marquesses of Lansdowne, gave
birth to a dau, Florence Daisy, 17 Apr, 2011,a sister for Fergus Grey,
who was b 26th September, 2009.

Joseph Mercer Nairne is the yr son of Lord Robert Mercer Nairne (b.
1947), by his wife, the former Jane Elizabeth Gordon, scion of the
Marquesses of Huntly, & Melissa is the yr daughter of Mr & Mrs Timothy
Wakeley.

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Suzanne Lady Terrington, dies aged 92

Suzanne Lady Terrington, who died 20 April, 2011, aged 92, was the widow of James Allen David Woodhouse, 4th Baron Terringon (1915-98). She was Suzanne,3rd dau. of Col Thomas Strutt Irwin, of Mill House, Holton, Halesworth, co. Suffolk, by his second cousin once removed and wife Marjorie Willis Lacy, dau. of Dyson Lacy, of St Helens, Queensland, Australia, by his wife Frances Amelia Irwin, dau. of Cmdr Joseph Irwin RN, of Wetheral Plains, Carlisle, &c. She leaves issue.



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Lady Cledwyn of Penrhos dies

The Baroness Cledwyn of Penrhos, who died 19 April, 2011, aged 85, was the widow of Cledwyn Hughes, Labour MP and later life peer as the Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos.

Death of Lord Ampthill, CBE

___The 4th Baron Ampthill, CBE, deputy Speaker of the House of Lords, died 23 April, 2011. He was 89. He was the baby of the famous "Russell Baby Case" --- one of the most famous divorce/paternity cases of the 20th century.

Savannah Phillips is christened

_The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were present on Sunday 24 April, 2011, at the Church of the Holy Cross, Avening, Gloucestershire, at the baptism of their great-granddaughter, the infant daughter of Mr & Mrs Peter Phillips, who was christened Savannah.


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Lord Phillips and Lord Boyce appointed to the Order of the Garter

__.This being St George's Day Her Majesty has made the following appointments to the Order of the Garter, viz: Nicholas Addison Phillips, the Baron Phillips of Worth Matravers, 72, president of the Supreme Court; & Michael Boyce aka Admiral The Baron Boyce, 68, sometime Chief of the Defence Staff.

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The Queen's formal consent

The Queen's formal consent to the marriage of Prince William of Wales KG and Catherine Middleton.

Death of Jane Duchess of Buccleuch

Jane Duchess of Buccleuch & Queensberry, widow of the 9th Duke, died 18 April, 2011. 

She was fashion model Jane McNeill, born 19 December, 1929, at Shanghai, daughter of John McNeill, QC (born 19 May, 1899), of Appin, Argyll, crown advocate in Shanghai and a barrister in Hong Kong, by his wife the former Amy Yvonne Maynard, a concert pianist; and she married at Edinburgh, 10 January, 1953, the 9th Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry.  He died 4 September, 2007. She leaves issue. 

Her funeral is to take place at Melrose, Scotland, 27 Apr, 2011.

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Viscount Raynham marries Octavia Legge

The marriage took place 15 April, 2011, between Thomas Charles Townshend, styled Viscount Raynham (b 2 Nov 1977), son and heir of the 8th Marquess Townshend (b 26 Sep 1945) of Raynham Hall, Fakenham, Norfolk, by his late wife, the former Hermione Ponsonby, scion of the Earls of Bessborough, & Octavia Christina Legge (born 1980), daughter of Christopher David Legge (born 1943), and his wife the former Sarah Gilmour Marshall (born 1948), daughter of Major Philip Donald Howitt Marshall (1915-1996), and his wife the former Doris Pamela Yvonne Gilmour (1914-2008), scion of the Gilmour baronets.

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Death of the Duke of Grafton, KG

The Duke of Grafton, KG. Hugh Denis Charles Fitzroy died peacefully at Euston aged 92 on Thursday 7th April 2011. Beloved husband of Fortune and devoted father of James, Henrietta, Virginia, Charles and Rose. Much loved grandfather and great-grandfather.

Funeral for the family and the estate on Friday 15th April at 3 p.m. at.— St. Genevieve's Church, Euston, Suffolk. Family flowers only. Memorial Service to be announced later.

Serena Honora Silver Nason

_.Rowena Barbara Nason (nee Colthurst, b. 1971) wife of James Nason, gave
birth to a daughter, Serena Honora Silver, 21 March, 2011, a sister for
Georgiana Eleanor, who was b 8 April, 2005.
Rowena Nason is the younger daughter of Mr (George Silver) Oliver
(Annesley) Colthurst, (of the Colthurst Baronets)& his second wife, the
former Caroline Romaine Combe. Rowena is a niece of Sir Richard
Colthurst, 9th Baronet. Her mother is descended from the Combes of
Strathconon, the Farquhar Baronets, &c.
Two Combe cousins married Marquesses. Romaine was wife of the 8th
Marquess of Londonderry, and Gladys married the 6th Marquess of
Donegall.

James Nason is the younger son of Colonel and Mrs Ian Nason, of Boad
Chalke, Wilts.

Lord Stafford's heir to wed

_.The engagement was announced 24 March, 2011, between the Hon Benjamin John Basil Fitzherbert (b 8 Nov 1983), son & heir of the 9th Baron Stafford (b 13 Mar 1954), of Swynnerton, Staffs, by his wife the former Katherine Mary Codrington, & Georgina Hewlett (b 1984), dau of the Hon Thomas Anthony Hewlett (b 1952) of Woodbridge, Suffolk, by his wife the former Jane Elizabeth Dawson.

The bride-to-be is a granddaughter of the late life peer the Baron Hewlett, who expired in 1979.

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Sir Richard Branson bereaved

_.Edward Branson, 93-year-old father of Sir Richard Branson, died in his sleep on Saturday March 19, 2011. A memorial service is to be announced.

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Granddaughter for Lord Tryon

_.Nina Tryon (née Farnell-Watson), wife of the Hon Edward Henry Tryon (b 1979), gave birth to a daughter, Mila Dale, 14 March, 2011, in London. Edward is the younger.— son of The 3rd Baron Tryon and the late Baroness Tryon, of Comrie, Perthshire, and Nina is a daughter of Peter and Bunny Farnell- Watson, of Richmond, Surrey.

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Hon Elaine Julia Barbara Whidborne (1921-2011)

_.The Hon Elaine Julia Barbara Whidborne, who died 13 March, 2011, aged 90, was a scion of the Barons St John of Bletso (Cr England 1559). She was a sister of the 20th Baron and aunt of the current peer, and was raised to the rank of a baron's daughter in 1977. She married, 1939, Lt-Col. John Francis Whidborne, by whom she had issue.

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Amelia Faye Julia Montagu

_.The Hon Pollyanna Mary Clare Montagu (b 1981, nee Harmsworth), wife of Lieutenant Timothy B.E.P. Montagu, RN (b 1982), gave birth to a daughter, Amelia Faye Julia, 8 March, 2011.

Timothy Montagu is the son of Peter Edward Gerald Body by his wife the former Lady Julia Frances Montagu (now deceased), and Pollyanna is the youngest dau of the 3rd Baron Harmsworth and Baroness Harmsworth.
Lt. Montagu has been adoopted by his uncle and aunt, the 11th Earl and Countess of Sandwich.

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Maitland-Carew/Ball engagement

_.The engagement was announced 15 Mar 2011 between Edward Ian Conolly Maitland-Carew (b 1976), scion of the Barons Carew (Cr Ire, 1834), elder son of the Hon Gerald Maitland-Carew, of Thirlestane Castle, Lauder, Berwickshire, by his wife the former Rosalind Averil Speke, and Sarah F. Ball, elder daughter of Colonel and Mrs Michael Ball, of Wootton, Kent.

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Sevier/Wingfield Digby engagement

_.The engagement was announced 16 Mar 2011 between Harry William Sevier (born 1985), son of the late Mr Roy J.R. Sevier (b 1948- d.) by his former wife the former Patricia Margaret Sanderson (now Patricia, Lady Walker-Okeover, of Stowell, Dorset), and Alice M. Wingfield Digby, scion of that landed family, daughter of Mr and Mrs Toby Wingfield Digby, of Sherborne, Dorset. -=-

Wedding for Cornwall's St Michael's Mount

_.The engagement was announced 16 March, 2011, between Anthony J. Matthews, son of John and Kath Matthews, of Heamoor, Cornwall, and Clemency Lara St Aubyn (b 1985), scion of the Barons St Levan (Cr UK 1887), elder daughter of James Piers Southwell St Aubyn (b 1950), of St Michael's Mount, Penzance, by his wife the former Mary Caroline Bennett.

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Birth of Skipwith Barts scion

__.Mary Skipwith (née Wilkinson), wife of Julian Alexandre
d'Estoteville Skipwith (b. 1972), scion of the Skipwith Baronets, gave
birth to a son, Henry William d'Estouteville, 9 March, 2011, a brother
for India Rose, who was b 23 August, 2009.

Julian is the son of Richard Peyton Skipwith (b. 1937), and Mrs
Skipwith, of Wickham, Hampshire, Mary is a daughter of Mr & Mrs Bruce
Wilkinson, of Glapthorn, Northamptonshire.

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Henry William Fitzgeorge Bland

Eleanor Mary Bland (b. 1971, nee Townsend), wife of Richard James
Christopher Bland, b. 1972 gave birth to a son, Henry (Harry) William
Fitzgeorge, 23 Jan, 2011, a brother for Frederick, who was b 15 Sept
2006, and for Arthur, who was b 23 Sept, 2008.

Eleanor is the beldest daughter of John Richard Townsend and his wife
the Lady Juliet Margaret Townsend LVO (nee Smith, sister of the late
3rd Earl of Birkenhead), Lady in Waiting to HRH The Princess
Margaret,
Countess of Snowdon, 1965-71, and Extra Lady in Waiting, 1971-2002.


Richard is the elder son of Godfrey Hamilton Bland and of his wife,
née Olga Mary Hohler [herself the daughter of Edward Hohler and of
his
wife, née Jane Lane (herself the daughter of Robert Charlton Lane and
of his wife, née Olga Fitzgeorge [whose father was a morganatic son
of
Prince George of Great Britain, Ireland and Hannover, Duke of
Cambridge
&c.

Lady Primrose, widow of Sir Alasdair Primrose, 4th Bt (died 2011)

 Lady Primrose, who died 5 March, 2011, was the widow of Sir Alasdair Neil Primrose, 4th Baronet (1935-1986).

She was the former Elaine Norren Lowndes, daughter of Edward Cecil Lowndes, of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and married 24 October, 1958, Alasdair Neil Primrose (born 11 December, 1935), son and heir of Sir John Ure Primrose, 3rd Baronet (1908-1985), and his wife the former Enid Sladen. 

From her marriage to Sir Alasdair, who died in 1986, she leaves issue, 2 sons, and 2 daughters. Her elder son is Sir John Primrose, 5th Bt (born 28 May, 1960).

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Lady Fieldhouse, widow of Falklands commander, dies

_.The Lady Fieldhouse, who died at Cosham, Hampshire, 5 March, 2011, was widow of Admiral of the Fleet The Lord Fieldhouse, GCB, GBE, naval commander in the Falklands War, &c.

She was thr former Margaret Ellen Cull, daughter of David Dorrington Cull, and married Admiral Fieldhouse in 1953. He died in 1992.

Lady Fieldehouse leaves 3 children.

A Thanksgiving for her life takes place at St Faith's Church, Lee-on-Solent, Thurs 17 March, 2011.

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Duchess of Cornwall's nephew to wed Steve Winwood's daughter

_.The engagement was announced in March 2011 (Daily Mail 9_Mar_2011) between Benjamin William Elliot (b 1975), son of Simon John Elliot by his wife the former Sopnia Annabel Shand (b 1949), descended from the Barons Ashcombe, & Mary-Clare Winwood (b circa 1987), dau of Stephen (Steve) Lawrence Winwood (b 1948), by his wife the former Eugenia Clafton.

Ben Elliot is a nephew of HRH The Duchess of Cornwall. Ben's wife-to-be is a daughter of Steve Winwood, the singer, songwriter and musician, &c

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Suzianna Lady Lyle, ex-wife of Baronet, dies

Suzianna Lady Lyle, who died in South Africa, 5 March, 2011, was the former wife of Sir Gavin Archibald Lyle, 3rd Baronet. She was the former Susan (Suzianna?) Moira Ftzgerald Cooper, dau of John Vaughan Cooper, and married Sir Gavin in 1967. They divorced in 1985. She leaves issue, five sons and 1 daughter. The eldest lad, Ian, is heir app. to the baronetcy (created in 1929).

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+ Baroness Pennock

_.The Lady Pennock, who died 6 March, 2011, was the widow of the Lord Pennock, a life baron, who died in 1993. She was th former Lorna Pearse, dau of Percival Pearse, of Morpeth, and married Lord Pennock in 1944. She leaves issue.

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Lt.-Col. Eric Astley Cooper-Key dies aged 93

_.Lt-Col. Eric Astley Cooper-Key, who died 5 March, 2011, at the age of 93, married Monica Neville, a granddaughter of the 12th Viscount Falkland, &c. Col. Cooper-Key was awarded the DSO.

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Cane/Gerard Leigh engagement

_.The engagement was announced 9 March, 2011, between William J. Cane, son of Mr & Mrs Anthony Cane, & Emily Rose Gerard Leigh (b 1982), dau of John Norman Gerard Leigh (descended from the Leslie Baronets, cr 1625), by his wife the former Lavinia Sheila Seymour, scion of the Marquesses of Hertford, &c.

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Death of Diana, Countess of Ilchester, aged 89

_.Diana,Countess oif Ilchester, widow of Maurice Fox-Strangways, 9th Earl of Ilchester, died 1 March, 2011. She was 89. The former Diana Mary Elizabeth Simpson, she wed the future peer in 1941. He inherited the peerage on the demise of his father in 1970, and died in 2006.

A Memorial Service is to be held at St Mary's Church, Westerham, 22nd March.

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Warrillow/Laing betrothal

The engagement was announced 2 Mar 2011, between Nicholas Piers Warrillow, son of Mr & Mrs Malcolm Warrillow, of Barnes, London, & Kathryn Rose Laing, scion of Laing of Dunphail B, dau of the Hon Mark and Mrs Laing, of Dunphail, Moray.

Daily Telegraph 2 Mar 2011

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Peck/Esquerre engagement

_.The engagement was announced 2 Mar, 2011, between James Julian Peck (b 1982), son of the late Rory Peck, and Lady Elizabeth Alexander (b 1962), of Caledon, Tyrone, scion of the Earls of Caledon, & Lucie M. Esquerre, elder dau of Mr & Mrs Jean Louis Esquerre, of Cumbaya, Equador.

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Douglas/Genevieve Hogg

_Anna Lucy Hogg (nee Clementi, b. 1976), wife of James W. Hogg, gave birth to twins, Douglas William Clementi, & Genevieve Mabel, a brother and sister for Matilda Rose, who was b 6 Oct, 2008, & for Clementine Grace, who was b 26 August, 2006. James is the elder son of Mr and Mrs William Hogg, of Leighterton, Gloucestershire, and Anna is a daughter of Sir David Cecil Clementi, Kt (b. 1949) and Lady Clementi, of Wimbledon, London. Anna's maternal grandfather, Air Vice-Marshal Cresswell Montagu Clementi, CB, CBE, who d. 1981, married in 1940, Susan (b. 1918), dau of Sir Edward Henry Pelham, KCB (1876-1949), scion of the Earls of Chichester, by his wife, the Hon Irene Lubbock, of the Barons Avebury. Anna's great-great-grandfather was the Rt Rev the Hon John Thomas Pelham, DD, Bishop of Norwich, fourth son of the 2nd Earl of Chichester. The 2nd Earl of Chichester married Lady Mary Henrietta Juliana Osborne, dau of the 5th Duke of Leeds.

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Rupert James Hugh Willoughby

_,The Lady Cara Mary Cecilia Willoughby (née Boyle, b 1976), scion of the Earls of Cork & Orrery, wife since 2005 of James William Michael Willoughby (b. 8 Mar, 1976), scion of the Barons Middleton, gave birth to a son, Rupert James Hugh, 23rd February, 2011, a brother for Flora Rebecca Lucy, who was b 7 January, 2009, & for Thomas Michael Jonathan, who was b 23 Aug 2007.


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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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