George Frederick Stewart Vane-Tempest

Charlotte Jane Vane-Tempest (nee Oddie), wife of James Alexander Stewart Vane-Tempest (b 1981), scion of the Marquesses of Londonderry, gave birth to a son, George Frederick Stewart, 4 June, 2010. James Vane-Tempest is a son of (Charles) Stewart Martin Vane-Tempest (b 1950) , of Steeple Bumpstead, Suffolk, by his second wife, the former Jillian Barbara Bulow, and Charlotte is the elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Simon Oddie, of Little Milton, Oxfordshire.  The infant descends from Lord Ernest Vane-Tempest, fourth son of the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry.

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Indiana Alice Ferguson Davie

_.Catherine Louise (Bunny) Ferguson Davie (b 1979, nee Turner), wife of Charles John Ferguson-Davie (b. 1978), gave birth to a daughter, Indiana Alice, 20 May, 2012. Charles Ferguson-Davie is a scion of the Ferguson-Davie Baronets (cr.1847), eldest son of Julian Anthony Ferguson Davie (b. 1950), of Church Enstone, Oxfordshire, and Mrs Ferguson-Davie, & Catherine is a cion of the Barons Netherthorpe (cr.1959), and a daughter of the Hon. (Philip Noel) Nigel Turner (b. 1949), of Helions Bumpstead, Suffolk, and Mrs Annie Turner (nee Anne Rachel Brown), of Heythrop, Oxfordshire. 

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Patrick Windham Baring

Johanna M (Jo) Baring (née McDonald), wife of Thomas Patrick Vivian Baring (b 1979) scion of the Earls of Cromer (cr 1901), gave birth to a son, Patrick Windham, 25 April, 2012, a brother for Ludovic John, b 24 April, 2010. Thomas Baring is the second son of the Hon Vivian John Rowland Baring (b 1950), of Lower Swell, Gloucestershire, by his wife (and kinswoman) the former Vivian Gweneth Baring (b 1951), sometime Extra Lady in Waiting to HRH The Princess of Wales 1981-92, and Johanna  is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Terence McDonald, of Oving, West Sussex. 

Macdougall/Wells marriage

From the Times of 8 June 2012:

MR R W MACDOUGALL AND MISS A J L WELLS – The marriage took place on Saturday 26^th May 2012 at St Lawrence’s Church, Mereworth, Kent, of Robert, son of Dr and Mrs Colin Macdougall of London an formerly of Harare, Zimbabwe, and Augusta, daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Wells of Mere House, Mereworth.

Robert William (b 1979, reg March Oxfordshire) s of Dr Colin MACDOUGALL and __ PARKER.

Augusta Jane Lucinda (b 1984) only d of (William Arthur) Andrew WELLS TD (b 1949, s of Sir John Julius WELLS DL (b 1925, scion of that gentry family formerly of Bickley Hall and Holmewood) and Lucinda Mary Helen Frances MEATH BAKER (b 1922), scion of that gentry family of Hasfield Court and of the SHERBROOKE family of Oxton), and Tessa Margaret (b 1951) d of Lt-Col Jocelyn Eustace GURNEY DSO MC DL (1910-73), scion of that gentry family of Walsingham Abbey and Earlham, by his wife a scion of the ELWES family of Congham Hall, Norfolk.

Death of Gillian Lady Skipwith

From the Telegraph of 9 June 2012:

SKIPWITH  Gillian Lady, passed away peacefully on 1st June 2012. Mother of Zara and Alexander. Funeral Service to take place at Kensington Temple, Kensington Park Road, Notting Hill Gate, London W11 3BY at 11.30 a.m. on Friday 15th June. Family flowers only, donations in lieu of flowers to The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity sent c/o J.H. Kenyon Funeral Furnishers, 83 Westbourne Grove, London W2 4UL.

She was the adopted d of Charles Frederick HARWOOD. She m Sir Patrick Alexander D’Estoteville SKIPWITH 12^th Bt. Their only son, Alexander Sebastian Grey D’Estoteville (b 1969), is ha to the baronetcy and is m with a son (the next in line) and a dau.

Chloe Elizabeth Anne Cazenove

From the Telegraph of 8 June 2012:

Cazenove - On 30th May 2012, to Lucy and James, a daughter, Chloe Elizabeth Anne, a sister for William and Oliver.

James Edward de Lerrison is s of Michael Philip de Lerrison CAZENOVE (b 1946), scion of the gentry family of that name of Cottesbrooke

Lucy is d of Roger HEISE of Bensheim, Germany.

William Viljo Frederick Aikenhead

From the Telegraph of 7 June 2012:

AIKENHEAD  On May 21st 2012, at RHCH, to EMMA and PHILIP, a son William (Viljo) Frederick, a brother for Amelia and Aimée.

I take this to be Philip Christopher (b 1973, reg June, Greenwich) s of Charles David AIKENHEAD (b 1946), of that gentry family formerly of Otterington Hall, and Penelope Susan d of Lt-Cdr N HALL RN of Les Deux Ruelles, St Lawrence, Jersey CI.. He m 9 Aug 2002, Emma J d of __ DAY. Their first dau, Amelia Johanna, was b 22 May 2004. Their 2^nd dau, Aimee Susanna, was b 22 June 2006.

James Valentine Edwards, CVO

From the Telegraph of 2 June 2012:

EDWARDS - James Valentine, CVO, died 28th May 2012. Husband of the late Barbara, father of Caroline and Sasha, stepfather of Guisha and Rara. Funeral at Holy Trinity, Long Sutton, Somerset on Monday 18th June at 3pm. Family flowers only. Donations, if wished, to St Margaret's Hospice, c/o Forsey & Son, Tel: 01458 272297.

He was s of Capt Alfred Harold EDWARDS OBE and Eleanor HAYES. He m 1965 Barbara (1929-2010) formerly wife of her cousin, Prince Michael Sergeievitch Cantacuzène, Count Sperànsky (d 2000) and d of Sir John Coldbrook HANBURY-WILLIAMS CVO (1892-1965), head of that gentry family formerly of Nant Oer and Coldbrook Park, and Gentleman Usher to four sovereigns from GEORGE V to THE QUEEN, and Princess Zenaida Mikhailovna (1908-80) d of Maj-Gen Prince Mikhail Mikhailovitch Cantacuzène, 2nd Count Sperànsky, by Julia (1876-1975 d of General Frederick Dent (1850-1912, s of President Ulysses S GRANT (1822-85) and Julia DENT (1826-1902)), and Ida Marie (1854-1930) d of Henry Hamilton HONORE of Chicago).

He had two d, and one step s one step d as above.

Adrian Vincent Pelly, LVO

From the Telegraph and Times of 7 June 2012:

PELLY

Adrian Vincent, LVO, on Thursday, 31st May 2012, aged 92. Widower of Margaret, much loved uncle, godfather and friend. Service of Thanksgiving at All Saints Church, East Meon, Nr Petersfield, Hampshire at 3 p.m. on Friday, 15th June. Family flowers only. Donations, if wished, to All Saints PCC East Meon c/o Michael Miller and Partners Ltd, 27A High Street, Petersfield, Hants, GU32 3JR. Tel: 01730 233244.

He was s of Adm Sir Henry Bertram PELLY KCVO CB (1867-1942), scion of the PELLY Bts, and Lillian Katharine Hawkshaw (1883-1966) d of Sir William VINCENT 12^th Bt (1834-1914, cr 1620, ext on the d of the 16^th Bt in 1941) by his 2^nd w a scion of the HOSKYNS Bts. He m 1975 Margaret Esterel (1930-97) d of Lt-Col Roger Uvedale LAMBERT MBE of Cuckseys Farm, Bletchingly, Surrey, and Muriel Froude (1896-1985) d of Sir Reginald Laurence ANTROBUS KCMG CB (1853-1942). He was The QUEEN’s Land Steward at Windsor 1951-71.

Hutt/McCorquodale marriage

_.The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry attended the marriage, 9 June 2012, at the Church of St Andrew & St Michael, Stoke Rochford, of James T.R. Hutt, son of Mr & Mrs Christopher Hutt, of Fen Ditton, Cambridge, & Emily Jane McCorquodale [b. 2 Jul 1983] descended from the Earls Spencer & a first cousin of Princes William & Harry, dau of Neil Edmund McCorquodale [b 1951] (descended from the Earls of Westmorland), by his wife the former Lady [Elizabeth] Sarah Lavinia Spencer [b 19 Mar 1955], dau of the late 8th Earl Spencer by his first wife the former Hon Frances Roche, scion of the Barons Fermoy, &c.

Death of Ros Chatto, theatrical agent

Rosalind Joan (Ros) Chatto (nee Thompson), the theatrical agent, and mother of Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones's husband, Daniel Chatto, died at Chelsea, 5 June, 2012. She married in 1947, Thomas Chatto St John Sproule, the actor Tom Chatto (1920-82), by whom she had 2 sons, James & Daniel.


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Henry George Brougham

_. Nicola J (Nikki) Brougham (nee Moore), wife of the Hon Charles William Brougham (b 7 Nov 1971), gave birth to a son, Henry George, 21 April, 2012, a brother for Charlotte Isabella (Lottie), who was b 9 Nov, 2010.


The Hon Charles Brougham is the only son & heir 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 is the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs David Moore, Mobberley, Cheshire. 

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Tane Mahuta Lewis: Grandson for the Duke of Gloucester

_The Lady Davina Elizabeth Alice Benedikte Lewis (nee Windsor, b 19 Nov 1977), scion of the Dukes of Gloucester, & wife of Gary  Lewis (b 25 Aug 1970), gave birth to a son, Tane Mahuta Lewis,  25 May 2012, a brother for Senna (female) (b 22 Jun 2010) ---  the latest great-great grandchild for King George V and Queen Mary.

Alexandra Beatrice Ludlam

_.Victoria Louise Ludlam (b 1982, nee Caulfeild), wife of Simon T. Ludlam, gave birth to a daughter, Alexandra Beatrice, 4 June, 2012. 


Simon Ludlam is a son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Ludlam, of Bickley, Kent, and Victoria, a scion of the Viscounts Charlemont (Peerage of Ireland, 1665), is the daughter of James Alexander Toby Caulfeild (b 1937), of Redford, West Sussex, by his wife Diana Penelope Pound. 

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Oliver David Patrick Lort-Phillips

Hannah R. Lort-Phillips (nee Bulmer), wife of Captain Harry P.F. Lort-Phillips, 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's), scion of the Lort-Phillips family of Lawrenny, gave birth to a son, Oliver David Patrick, 25 May, 2012, a brother for Sophie Rosanna, who was born 15 December, 2009. Harry is descended from the Barons Grenfell, & is son of Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs Patrick Lort-Phillips, of Palm House, Market Lavington, Wiltshire. Hannah is a daughter of Mr and Mrs David Bulmer, of Brilley Court, Herefordshire. 

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Leila Rose Hurd

._The Lady Clare Therese Hurd (nee Kerr, b 1979), scion of the Marquesses of Lothian, & wife of the Hon Nicholas Richard Hurd, MP (b 1962), scion of the Barony of Hurd of Westwell, gave birth to a daughter, Leila Rose, 17 May, 2012. 

Nick Hurd is the son of the Baron Hurd of Westwell, CH, CBE, PC (b 8 Mar 1930), by his 1st wife, the former Tatiana Elizabeth Michelle Eyre, & Lady Clare is the eldest surv dau of the 13th Marquess of Lothian (b 7 Jul 1945), by his wife the former Lady (Theresa) Jane Fitzalan Howard (b 1945), 4th dau of the late 16th Duke of Norfolk, KG, GCVO, GBE, TD, PC (1908-75), by his wife Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk, LG, &c 

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Lord Hindlip's heir weds Naomi Gummer

HRH The Duchess of Cornwall attended the wedding at Chadlington, Oxfordshire, 28 May, 2012, of her godson, the Hon Henry William Allsopp [b 8 Jun 1973], only son of the 6th Baron Hindlip [b 5 Aug 1940] and Baroness Hindlip [scion of the Barons McGowan], and the Hon Naomi Gummer [b 10 Jan 1984] eldest daughter of Peter Selwyn Gummer, Baron Chadlington [Life Peer] b 24 Aug 1942, and Baroness Chadlington. 

Lady Natasha Rufus Isaacs to marry Rupert Finch

The engagement was announced in May, 2012, between (Charles) Rupert H. Finch (b Norfolk, 1978), only son of John H. Finch, by his wife the former Prudence C.L. Schulman, & the Lady Natasha Rose Eleanor Rufus Isaacs (b 1983), yr daughter of the 4th Marquess of Reading (b 18 May 1942) by his wife the former Melinda Victoria Dewar. 

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Martha Melissa Spencer-Churchill

_.Claire Gillian Spencer-Churchill (nee Troughton, b 1980), wife of Dominic Albert Charles Spencer-Churchill (b 1979), scion of the Dukes of Marlborough, gave birth to a daughter, Martha Melissa, 18 May, 2012.


Dominic is the son of Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill (b 1940), by his 2nd wife the former Elizabeth Jane Wyndham, scion of the Barons Egremont, & Claire is a 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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Baroness Colnbrook (1924-2012)

Baroness Colnbrook, wife of the former Conservative Government Minister, the Baron Colnbrook, and scion of the Spencer-Nairn Baronets, died 28 May, 2012, aged 87.

She was born (Adela) Margaret Spencer-Nairn, 14 Nov, 1924, third daughter of Sir Robert Spencer-Nairn, 1st Baronet (1880-1960), by his wife the former Clara Kathleen Smith (d 1966); married 21 Jan, 1944, Humphrey Edward Atkins, MP (1922-96). Her husband was MP (Conservative) for Merton and Morden, Surrey 1955- 70, Spelthorne 1970-87; PPS to Civil Lord of the Admiralty 1959-62; Hon Secretary, Conservative Parliamentary Defence Committee 1965-67; Opposition Whip 1967-70; Treasurer of HM Household and Deputy Chief Whip 1970-73; PC 1973; Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Government Chief Whip 1973-74; Opposition Chief Whip 1974-79; Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1979-81; Lord Privy Seal and principal Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman in the Commons 1981-82; KCMG 1983; Chairman, Select Committee on Defence 1984-87; created 1987 Baron Colnbrook, &c.




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Maj Hugh Dawnay (1932-2012)

Maj Hugh Dawnay, who died 28 May, 2012, aged 79, was a scion of the Viscounts Downe and a grandson maternally of the 6th Marquess of Waterford. He was born 17 Dec, 1932, son of Maj-Gen Sir David Dawnay, KCVO, CB, DSO (1903-71), by his wife the former Lady Katharine Nora de la Poer Beresford (d 1991), daughter of the 6th Marquess of Waterford; married 1971, Maria Ines Cermesoni, by whom he had issue, 2 sons, David (b 1972) and Sebastian (b 1975).

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Holland/Hook marriage

The marriage took place in Scotland, 18 May, 2012, between Samuel G.W. Holland, son of Mr Michael Holland, by his late wife the former Hon Jane Attenborough (d Dec 2004), dau of the Baron Attenborough (life peer), & Camilla M.M. Hook, only daughter of Mr & Mrs Christian Hook, of Camptoun, East Lothian.

The bride's brother, Ruaridh Hook is engaged to Lady Charlotte FitzRoy, sister of the Duke of Grafton.

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Marsham/Phillips marriage

_.The marriage took place in May, 2012, between Major The Viscount Marsham [b 18 Apr 1977] elder son and heir of the 8th Earl of Romney [b 28 Mar 1948], of Gayton, Norfolk, by his wife the former Catriona Anne Stewart, & Katherine F. Phillips, dau of Mr & Mrs Timothy Phillips, of Winchester, Hampshire.

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Thistle for the Duke of Cambridge

HRH The Duke of Cambridge has been appointed a Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, the highest order in Scotland, in honor of his 30th birthday.  Appointments to the Order are entirely the personal gift of the Duke’s grandmother, the Queen.  In the next few weeks William, who is known as The Earl of Strathearn in Scotland, will be formally welcomed into the order in a ceremony at Holyroodhouse Palace in Edinburgh.  He is now able use the post-nominal letters "KT" to indicate his Knighthood.

The date the Order of the Thistle is founded is unknown for sure, but believed to be in 809 when King Achaius formed an alliance with Emperor Charlemagne.  Current members include TRH the Duke of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal and the Duke of Rothesay (Prince Charles’ title in Scotland).  The award is another sign that the Duke, along with his wife the Duchess, are transitioning into roles as full-time working royals.  As he continues to take on an increasing role he will earn more honors both at home and abroad.

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Hon Hew North Dalrymple (1910-2012)

Capt The Hon Hew North Dalrymple, scion of the Earls of Stair, who was born 27 April, 1910, died 24 May, 2012, aged 102. He was the second son of the 12th Earl of Stair, KT, DSO (1879-1961), by his wife, the former Violet Harford (d 1968); married 20 Jun 1938, Mildred Helen (b 15 Nov 1903; d 1980), former wife of the 4th Baron Oranmore & Browne (1901-2002), and daughter of the Hon Thomas Henry Frederick Egerton (1876-1953) (scion of the Earls of Ellesmere, now Dukes of Sutherland), &c, by whom he had issue.

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Charles Francis Harbord (1943-2012)

It is reported that Charles Francis Harbord, scion of the Barons Suffield, took his own life, Tuesday 22 May, 2012. He was 68. He was b 2 Oct 1943, son of William Edward Harbord (1908-92), by his wife Vivien (nee Thorne); married twice, he leaves issue, including socialite Astrid Harbord, friend of HRH Prince Harry.

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Hon Alexander Monson (1984-2012)

The Hon Alexander John Runan Monson, son and heir of the 12th Baron Monson (b 19 Oct 1955), by his wife the former Hilary Martin, died in hospital in Kenya, 19 May, 2012. He was 28. 



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11th Duke of Atholl (1929-2012)

The 11th Duke of Atholl, holder of one of Scotland's grandest titles, died in South Africa, 15 May, 2012, aged 83. South African-born John Murray inherited the family honours from his second cousin, the unmarried 10th duke in 1996. He was born 19 Jan 1929, son of Maj George Murray (1884-1940), by his wife the former Joan Eastwood, and succeeded his kinsman, 27 Feb 1996, Duke of Atholl (Scotland, let. pat. 30 Jan 1703); 12th Marquess of Atholl (Scotland, let. pat. 7 Feb 1676); 11th Marquess of Tullibardine (Scotland, let. pat. 30 Jan 1703); 16th Earl of Tullibardine (Scotland, let. pat. 10 Jul 1606); 14th Earl of Atholl (Scotland, let. pat. 17 Feb 1628/29) 11th Earl of Strathtay and Strathardle (Scotland, let. pat. 30 Jan 1703) 12th Viscount Balquhidder (Scotland, let. pat. 7 Feb 1676) 11th Viscount Glenalmond and Glenlyon (Scotland, let. pat. 30 Jan 1703) 16th Lord Murray of Tullibardine (Scotland, let. pat. 25 April 1604) 11th Lord Murray, Balveny, and Gask (Scotland, let. pat. 7 Feb 1676) and

Chief of the Name and Arms of Murray, &c. Married 15 Dec 1956 Margaret Yvonne Leach, only dau. of Ronald Leonard Leach, of Louis Trichardt, Transvaal, South Africa, by whom he had issue, 2 sons and one daughter. The peeragees now devolve upon his elder son, Bruce George Ronald, styled Marquess of Tullibardine (b 6 Apr 1960).

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Robert Steuart Fothringham of Pourie (1937-2012)

Robert Scrymsoure Steuart Fothringham, of Pourie-Fothringham and Murthly and of Tealing, Angus, who died 12 May, 2012, aged 74, was a descendant of King William IV and Mrs Jordan. He was born in 1937, son of  Maj. Thomas Steuart-Fothringham, MC, of Fothringham Forfar, Angus (1907-79), by his wife the former Carola Mary Noel (1916-89), scion of the Earls of Gainsborough, dau of Maj the Hon Charles Hubert Francis Noel (1885-1947), by his wife the former May Dick. 

Robert's grandfather was a son of the 3rd Earl of Gainsborough (1850-1926), who was a son of the 2nd Earl (1818-81), by his wife Lady Ida Hay (d 1867), daughter of the 18th Earl of Erroll (1801-46), by his wife Elizabeth FitzClarence (d 1856), natural daughter of King William IV.

Mr Stueart Fothringham married Elizabeth Mary Charlotte Lawther, dau of Thomas Hope Brendan Lawther, by whom he had issue.

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Death of Sarah Birkbeck

Sarah Anne Birkbeck, who died 12 May, 2012, in Dumfriesshire, was the wife of Edward Harold Birkbeck (b 2 May 1929), scion of the landed family of Birkbeck of Westacre, and a descendant of the Royal House of Hanover. She was the former Sarah Anne Brook, dau of Capt Edward William Brook, of Kinmount, Annan, and married 11 June, 1958, Edward Harold Birkbeck, son of Oliver Birkbeck (1893-1952) by his wife the former Lady (Wilhelmina) Joan Mary FitzClarence (1904-1992), descended from King William IV and his mistress the actress Mrs Dorothea Jordan, &c. Mrs Birkbeck leaves issue.

(Cecily) Josephine Countess Lloyd George of Dwyfor (1925-2012)

(Cecily) Josephine Dowager Countess Lloyd George of Dwyfor, who died 10 May, 2012, aged 86, was a scion of the Gordon Cumming Baronets and was married to three peers. She was born 11 Dec, 1925, the elder daughter of Sir Alexander Penrose Gordon Cumming, 5th Baronet, MC, by his wife the former Elizabeth Topham Richardson (who married later, the 5th Earl Cawdor); she married firstly, 25 Jun 1957, the 2nd Earl of Woolton (1922-69); married secondly, 22 Sept, 1969 (div 1974), as his 2nd wife, the 3rd Baron Forres (1922-78); married thirdly, 16 Jun 1982, as his 2nd wife, the 3rd Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor (1924-2010). She is survived by her two children of her first marriage, the 3rd Earl of Woolton (b 24 May 1958), and Lady Alexandra Elletson (b 12 Jan 1961).

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Hon Charles John Giles Henniker-Major (1949-2012)

The Hon Charles John Giles Henniker-Major, who died 9 May, 2012, aged 62, was a younger son of the 8th Baron Henniker, KCMG, CVO, MC (1916-2004) by his wife the former Margaret Osla Benning ( d 1974); married 1980, Sally, daughter of Donald Newby, by whom he had issue. 

Camilla invested with GCVO at Windsor

HRH The Duchess of Cornwall was received by the Queen yesterday evening, at Windsor, and invested with the GCVO.


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Death of Lord Glenamara, aged 99

The Rt Hon Edward Watson Short, PC, the life peer Baron Glenamara, who has died aged 99, was a Cabinet Minister in the Labour administrations of Harold Wilson, and at the time of his death was the oldest living former member of the House of Commons. 


Ted Short was born 17 Dec 1912, and served as MP (Lab) Newcastle upon Tyne, 1951-76, Government Chief Whip, 1964-66, Postmaster General, 1966-68, Sec of State for Education and Science 1968-70, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 1972-76, Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons 1974-76; cr PC 1964; CH, 1976. Created a life peer in 1977, as Baron Glenamara, of Glenridding in the county of Cumbria, &c.


Lord Glenamara married in 1941, Jennie Sewell, by whom he had a son and a daughter.

Anne Countess De La Warr dies at 92

Anne Countess De La Warr, who died 9 May, 2012, aged 92, was the widow of the 10th Earl De La Warr (Peerage of Gt Britain, cr 1761).

She was the former Anne Rachel Devas, daughter of Capt Geoffrey Charles Devas, MC, of Maidstone, Kent, and married in May 1946, Willian Herbrand Sackville (b 16 Oct 1921), son and heir of the 9th Earl De La Warr (1900-76).

Her husband inherited the family honours on his father's demise, 28 March, 1976, and took his own life, 9 Feb 1988.

Lady De La Warr leaves issue, 2 sons, the 11th Earl (b 10 Apr 1948) and the Conservative MP Tom Sackville (b 26 Oct 1950), and a daughter, Lady Arabella (who was b 1958).

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Alexander Jardine

Lady Jardine of Applegirth (nee Gemma Susanne L. Clish, b 1979), wife of Sir William Murray JARDINE OF APPLEGIRTH 13th Bt, 24th Chief of Clan Jardine (b 1984) gave birth to a son, Alexander, 5 May, 2012, in Lancaster. Sir William is is the son of Sir Alexander Maule JARDINE OF APPLEGIRTH 12th Bt (1947-2008) & Mary Beatrice (b 1951, dau of Hon John Michael Inigo CROSS (1923-51, son of 1st Viscount CROSS by his CHARTERIS wife a scion of the Earls of WEMYSS & MARCH) and Sybil Anne, dau of Maj Thomas Prain Douglas MURRAY MBE TD DL of Templewood, Brechin by his wife a scion of the TOLER gentry family). 

Lady Jardine is the dau of Maurice CLISH (b 1934) and Margaret M TRAYNOR. 

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William Waldorf Astor

_.Lohralee Astor (nee Stutz) wife of the Hon William Waldorf Astor (b 19 Jan 1979) , gave birth to a son and heir, William Waldorf, at the Portland Hosp, London, 4 May, 2012.


The Hon William Astor is the elder son of the 4th Viscount Astor (b 27 Dec 1951), by his wife, the former Annabel Lucy Victoria Jones (descended from the Barons Clifford of Chudleigh), and Lohralee is a daughter of Mrs Lee Villas and Mr Serge-Alian Stutz. 

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Cowper Coles/Zerinini marriage

Sir Sherard Louis Cowper-Coles, KCMG, LVO, diplomat, sometime the Foreign Secretary's Special representative to Pakistan & Afghanistan, married Jasmine Zerinini, in London, 28 April, 2012.


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Heathcoat Amory/Kelaart engagement

The engagement was announced in May 2012 between Patrick Thomas Heathcoat Amory (b 1979), third son of Sir Ian Heathcoat Amory, 6th Baronet (cr UK, 1874), of Tiverton, Devon, by his wife the former Frances Louise Pomeroy, scion of the Viscounts Harberton, & Thierry Kelaart, daughter of the late Paul Kelaart and Mrs Kelaart, of Nettlebed, Oxon.


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Sir (Lovelace) Anthony Stamer, 5th Baronet (1917-2012)

Sir (Lovelace) Anthony Stamer, 5th Baronet, died at Cheltenham, Glos, 30 April, 2012. He was aged 95. He was born 28 Feb 1917, son of Lt-Col Sir Lovelace Stamer, 4th Baronet, and succeeded to the baronetcy (cr UK, 1809) upon his father's death in 1941. He was four times wed, (i) in 1948 (div 1953) to Stella Huguette Binnie; (ii) in 1955 (div 1959) to Margaret Lucy Belben; (iii) in 1960 (div 1968) to Marjorie Joan Noakes; (iv) in 1983 to Mrs Elizabeth Smith (nee Magrath), who died in 1992. The baronetcuy now devloves upon his son (by his 1st wife), Peter Tomlinson Stamer, who was born 19 Nov 1951.

Graham/Warburton engagement

The engagement was announced 3 May, 2012 between Edward Richard Graham (b 1985), scion of the Graham Baronets, of Norton Conyers (cr 1662, of Norton Conyers), yr son of (Jeremy) Richard Graham (b 1949), of Wath, near Ripon, North Yorks, by his wife the former Judith McCann, & Olivia H. Warburton, dau of Mr Bill Warburton, of London, and Mrs David Parkinson, of East Mean, Hants.

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Phillimore/Tuomey engagement

The engagement was announced 3 May 2012, between the Hon Tristan Anthony Stephen Phillimore (b 18 Aug 1977), son and heir of the 5th Baron Phillimore (b 24 Nov 1944), of Binfield Heath, Oxfordshire, by his wife the former Nathalie Berthe Louisa Pequin, & Jemma Tuomey, only daughter of Mr & Mrs David Tuomey, of Caldy, Wirral.

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Hon Christabel Maris Tessa Crossley

The Baroness Somerleyton (formerly Lara Bailey), wife of Hugh Francis Savile Crossley, 4th Baron Somerleyton (b 27 Sept, 1971), gave birth to a daughter, the Hon Christabel Maris Tessa Crossley, 19 April, 2012, a sister for the Hon John Crossley, who was born in Feb 2010.

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Lady Viva Constance Lillemor Ashley-Cooper

.The Countess of Shaftesbury (nee Dinah Streifeneder, b 12 Sept 1980), wife of Nicholas Edmund Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 12th Earl of Shaftesbury (b 3 Jun 1979), gave birth to a daughter, Lady Viva Constance Lillemor Ashley-Cooper, 22 April, 2012, at St Giles, Dorset, a sister for Anthony Francis Wolfgang, Lord Ashley, who was b 24 Jan 2011. 

Stanley Ronald Arthur Rhodes

To Sarah (German) and George Frederick Albert Rhodes, a son, Stanley Ronald Arthur, born at Worksop, Nottinghamshire, 1st May, 2012.

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Carter/Gillingham marriage

HRH The Duchess of Cambridge was present at the marriage in Wingfield, Suffolk, 28 April, 2012, of Mr Robert E.R. Carter, elder son of Mr & Mrs Robert Carter, of Langham, Norfolk, and Miss Hannah Rose Gillingham (b 1982), elder daughter of Mr Timothy M. Gillingham, of Brundish, Suffolk, by his wife the former Helen Stanton.

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Baroness Ritchie of Brompton (1945-2012)

The Baroness Ritchie of Brompton, holder of a life peerage sometime mother-in-law of Madonna, died 24 Apr, 2012, aged 66.

She was born Shireen Olive Folkard, 22 June, 1945, and married firstly (div), John Williams, by whom she had a son; married secondly, 1982, John Ritchie, father of the film director Guy Ritchie.

A deputy chairman of Kensington & Chelsea Conservative Assoc, she was awarded a life peerage in 2010.

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Ella Jane Ashfield

Anna Ashfield ( (née de Halpert)), wife of Nigel Ashfield, gave birth to a daughter, Ella Jane, 20 Apr 2012, a sister for Evie Anne, who was b 4 Jun 2010. Anna Mary (b 1976) is a dau of Rear-Adml Sir Jeremy Michael DE HALPERT KCVO CB (b 1947), scion of the WHITE Bts of Boulge Hall, and Jane (b 1948, reg December, Yorkshire) d of Joseph FATTORINI of Ilkley and Mary COLLINGWOOD.

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Madison Jemima Bessie Rhodes

Sarah Elizabeth Rhodes (nee Elson) wife of Samuel Lawrence Dixon Rhodes (b 12 Jan 1984) gave birth to a daughter, Madison Jemima Bessie, 25 April, 2012, at Harrogate, North Yorkshire, a sister for Arabel Florence Maisie, who was born 11 September, 2010.

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Viscount Bridport's heir to wed

The engagement was announced 21 April, 2012, between the Hon Peregrine Alexander Nelson Hood (b 30 Aug 1974), son and heir of the 4th Viscount Bridport (b 17 Mar, 1948), by his former wife the former Linda Jacqueline Paravicini (now Countess of Suffolk & Berkshire) (b 1950, descended from the Swinnerton-Dyer Baronets) &amp);   &  Serena Nikkhah, eldest daughter of Mr & Mrs Shahrokh Nikkhah, of London.

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Tara Harriet Whyte-Melville Skeffington

Olga Skeffington (nee Dixon-Brown), wife of the Hon Charles John Foster Clotworthy Whyte-Melville Foster Skeffington (b 7 Feb 1973), scion of the Viscounts Massereene & Ferrard, gave birth to a daughter, Tara Harriet Whyte-Melville, 7 February, 2012. Charles is the son and heir of the 14th Viscount Massereene & Ferrard (b 3 Jun 1940), of Chilham Castle, Canterbury, Kent, by his wife the former Anne Denise Rowlandson, and Olga is the eldest daughter of Capt Cecil Lewis Dixon-Brown, RM, and Mrs Dixon-Brown, of Chepstow Villas, Kensington. 

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Death of Leopold de Rothschild, CBE

Leopold David de Rothschild, CBE, scion of the great banking dynasty, died 19 April, 2012. He was 85.

He was born 12 May, 1927, a son of Maj Lionel Nathan de Rothschild, OBE (1882-1942) by his wife the former Marie-Louise Eugenie Beer (d 1975), dau of Edmund Beer, of Paris.

Mr De Rothschild was a partner, N.M. Rothschild and Sons, &c. He was appointed CBE in 1985.

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Death of Priscilla, Lady Jardine, 87

Lady Jardine, who died 13 Apr, 2012, at the age of 87, was the widow of Brigadier Sir Ian Liddell Jardine, 4th Baronet, OBE, MC. (Jardine of Godalming Baronetcy, cr UK 1916).

She was the former Priscilla Daphne Scott-Phillips, daughter of Douglas Middleton Parnham Scott-Phillips, of Halkshill, Largs, Ayrshire, and married Coldstream Guards officer Sir Ian in 1948. He served as ADC to HM The Queen, 1976-78. He died in 1982. She leaves issue, including Sir Andrew, the 5th Baronet.

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Lily Alexandra Hopkins

The Hon Selina Hopkins (b 1973, nee Tollemache), scion of the Barons Tollemache and wife of James Hopkins, gave birth to a daughter, Lily Alexandra, 2 Apr, 2012.


James is a son of Dr and Mrs Christopher Hopkins, and the Selina is the daughter of the 5th Baron Tollemache (b 13 Dec 1939), of Helmingham Hall, Suffolk, by his wife the former Alexandra Dorothy Jean Meynell, scion of the Earls of Halifax.


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Lord Lauderdale's cousin to wed

The engagement was announced 19 Apr, 2012 between Lt-Col (Andrew) James Maitland-Makgill-Crichton (b 10 Sept, 1953), scion of the Earls of Lauderdale, son of Maj-Gen Edward Maitland-Makgill-Crichton (1916-2009), by his wife the former Sheila Margaret Hibbins, & Tamsin D. Skinner, eldest daughter of Mr & Mrs David Skinner, of Barton Turf, Norfolk.

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The Lord Great Chamberlain agreement of 1912

 TO ALL TO WHOM these presents shall come The Right Honourable Gilbert Heathcote Drummond Willoughby Earl of Ancaster Baron Willoughby de Eresby and Baron Aveland (hereinafter called Lord Ancaster) The Most Honourable Charles Robert Marquess of Lincolnshire a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (hereinafter called Lord Lincolnshire) and the Most Honourable George Henry Hugh Marquess of Cholmondeley (hereinafter called Lord Cholmondeley) send Greeting WHEREAS on the sixth day of May One thousand nine hundred and two the Committee of Privileges of the House of Lords resolved that in the opinion of the Committee the rights of the co-heiresses who had inherited the office of Lord Great Chamberlain of England were in Lord Ancaster Lord Cholmondeley and Lord Lincolnshire (then known and in the said Resolution described as the Earl Carrington) in whom therefore the rights of selection of a Deputy vested subject to His Majesty's approval that in the event of the said Lords not all agreeing His Majesty might appoint whom he would  for the performance of the duties of the office until they should agree and that according to the precedents the person appointed must not be of inferior degree to a knight AND whereas Lord Ancaster derives the rights in him as aforesaid as the heir of The Right Honourable Clementina Elizabeth Baroness Willoughby de Eresby the elder sister of the Right Honourable Charlotte Augusta Annabella Baroness Carrington and co-heiress with her of the Right Honourable Alberic Baron Willoughby de Eresby and of the Right Honourable Peter Robert Baron Willoughby de Eresby who was the eldest son and heir of the Right Honourable Priscilla Barbara Elizabeth Baroness Willoughby de Eresby the elder sister of the Most Honourable Georgiana Charlotte Marchioness of Cholmondeley and co-heiress with her of the Most Noble Robert Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven and of the Most Noble Peregrine Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain of England AND whereas Lord Lincolnshire derives the rights in him as aforesaid as the eldest son and heir of the said Charlotte Augusta Annabella Baroness Carrington the younger sister of the said Clementina Elizabeth Baroness Willoughby de Eresby and co-heiress with her of the said Peter Robert Baron Willoughby de Eresby AND whereas Lord Cholmondeley derives the rights in him as aforesaid as the great grandson and heir of the said Georgiana Charlotte Marchioness of Cholmondeley the younger sister of the said Priscilla Barbara Elizabeth Baroness Willoughby de Eresby  and co-heiress with her of the said Robert Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven and of the said Peregrine Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven AND whereas by Deep Poll dated twenty first day of January One thousand nine hundred and eleven and under their hands and seals Lord Ancaster Lord Lincolnshire and Lord Cholmondeley nominated subsituted and appointed Lord Lincolnshire to be in the reign of his present Majesty King George V their sufficient Deputy to perform and execute the said Office and such appointment was approved by His Majesty King George V AND whereas Lord Ancaster, Lord Lincolnshire and Lord Cholmondeley made the appointment by the said Deed Poll of the twenty first of January in the year One thousand nine hundred and eleven of Lord Lincolnshire as Deputy to perform and execute the said Office in the reign of His present Majesty King George V in pursuance of an agreement and understanding with a view to the avoidance of differences and disputes in the future that the said Office should be performed and executed by Lord Ancaster Lord Lincolnshire and Lord Cholmondeley (or their respective heirs) successively as Deputy of all of them during successive reigns as hereinafter provided NOW THESE PRESENTS WITNESS and Lord Ancaster Lord Lincolnshire and Lord Cholmondeley do hereby record and declare as follows (1) THE said Office of the hereditary Great Chamberlain of England with the rank dignity honour duties privileges and profits thereto appertaining shall and may be held exercised and enjoyed (either in person or by a deputy) by Lord Ancaster, Lord Lincolnshire and Lord Cholmondeley respectively or their respective heirs as deputy of all of them jointly in the order and in the periods hereinafter expressed that is to say

Person 

1. Lord Lincolnshire or his heir ~  Period: During the reign of His present Majesty King George V

2. Lord Cholmondeley or his heir ~ Period: During the reign of the next immediate successor to His          Majesty King George V

3. Lord Ancaster or his heir ~ Period: During the reign of the second in succession to His Majesty King George V

4. Lord Cholmondeley or his heir ~ Period: During the reign of the third in succession to His Majesty King George V

5. Lord Lincolnshire or his heir ~ Period: During the reign of the fourth in succession to His Majesty King George V

and so on in the same order of succession in the succeeding reigns the intention being that the Deputyship of the said Office shall be held exercised and enjoyed by each of them Lord Ancaster or his heir (or his deputy as aforesaid) Lord Lincolnshire or his heir (or his deputy as aforesaid) one in every four reigns and Lord Cholmondeley or his heir (or his deputy as aforesaid) in each alternate reign

NOTHING in these presents contained shall prejudice or affect the right of Lord Ancaster Lord Lincolnshire or Lord Cholmondeley or their respective heirs to the entirety or any part or share of our interest in the said Office if such right exists or can either now or at any date be substantiated

IN WITNESS whereof Lord Ancaster Lord Lincolnshire and Lord Cholmondeley have hereunto set their hands and seals the fifteenth day of April One thousand nine hundred and twelve

SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the above named Gilbert Heathcore Drummond Willoughby Earl of Ancaster in the presence of George Henry Ansell, Wissenthorpe, Oakham, Valet signed 'Ancaster'

SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED by the above named Charles Robert Marquess of Lincolnshire in the presence of J. Fred. Jennings, 13 John St, Berkeley Square, W. Physician signed 'Lincolnshire' 'Cholmondeley'

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Twins for cousin of the Queen

Amelia May Murray (nee Beaumont, b 1983), wife of Simon Peregrine Gauvain Murray, gave birth to twins, a daughter, Matilda Alice Beaumont and a son, Archibald Peregrine Arbuthnot, 11 April, 2012. Simon Murray is the only son of the late Ormiston Gauvain Nigel Murray (1944-2002), by his wife, née Shirley Arbuthnot (b. 1949), scion of the Arbuthnot Baronets (now Mrs Peter Rountree, of Myrtle Grove, Co. Cork, Ireland) , and Amelia, a scion of the Viscounts Allendale, is daughter of Hon Hubert Wentworth Beaumont (b. 1956), of Harristown House, Co. Kildare, Ireland, by his former wife the former Katharine Emma (Kate) Abel Smith (b. 1961), daughter of Richard Francis Abel Smith (1933-2004), son of Colonel Sir Henry Abel Smith, KCMG (descended from the Dukes of Somerset), by his wife Lady May Cambridge, ony daughter of the 1st (and last) Earl of Athlone, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, by his wife HRH Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, VA, GCVO, GBE, only daughter of HRH The Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, son of H.M. Queen Victoria. 

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Tobias Alexander Vincent March Phillipps de Lisle

.Caroline L.G. March Phillipps de Lisle (née Budge), wife of Thomas R.H. March Phillipps de Lisle, scion of that LG family, gave birth to a son, Tobias Alexander Vincent, 27 March, 2012, a brother for Maximilian Lancelot Hubert, who was b 8 November, 2009. Thomas is a son of Lieut-Col and Mrs Hubert March Phillipps de Lisle, of La Roche Posay, France, & Caroline is the eld dau of Maj and Mrs David Budge, of Hindon, Wilts.  

Flora Antoinette Haig-Thomas

Sophie Anne Rose Haig-Thomas (nee Hughes-Onslow, b 1974), wife of Edward David Haig-Thomas (b 1972), gave birth to a daughter, Flora Antoinette, 2 April, 2012. Edward is the youngest son of Anthony Haig-Thomas, of Kirby-le-Soken, Essex, by his wife ____nee Wilkinson, and Sophie, a scion of the Earls of Onslow (cr UK 1801), is the only daughter of Denzil Jamie Hughes-Onslow (b 1939), of Culworth,cOxfordshire, by his wife Chloe Elizabeth. 

Cobbe / Moreau engagement

The engagement was announced 13 April, 2012, between Thomas Alexander Michael Cobbe (b 1973),  elder son of Richard Alexander Charles Cobbe, of Hatchlands Park, East Clandon, Surrey, by his wife the former Hon Isabel Anne Marie Henrietta Dillon (b 1942), and Mlle Emmanuele M.J. Moreau, second daughter of  M and Mme Jean-Francois Moreau, of Taormina, Sicily.

Thomas Cobbe is a grandson maternally of the late 20th Viscount Dillon (Peerage of Ireland, cr 1622).

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Death of Patricia Merriel, Lady Garthwaite

Patricia Merriel, Lady Garthwaite, who died 9 April, 2012, aged 88, was the third wife, and widow of Sir William Garthwaite, 2nd Baronet.

She was the former Patricia Merriel d'Ambrumenil, only daughter of Sir Philip d'Ambrumenil, sometime chairman of Lloyd's, of St James's Court, SW1, by his wife the former Gertrude Merriel Bailey, and married Sir William in 1957. Her husband died in 1993. She is survived by her three sons (inc twins). Her step-son os the current Bart.

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Burnett Armstrong / Arthur engagement

The engagement was announced 12 Apr, 2012, between (John) George William Rous Burnett Armstrong (b 1982), second son of the late John Francis Burnett Armstrong by his wife the former Lady (Christine) Caroline Catherine Rous (now Lady Caroline Cox-Johnson) (b 1946), scion of the Earls of Stradbroke, and Jessica Mary Arthur (b 1979), scion of the Barons Glenarthur, daughter of the Hon Matthew Richard Arthur (b 1948), of Bingfield, Northumberland, by his wife the former Veronica Rosemary Hall.

George Burnett Armstrong is a grandson of the 5th Earl of Stradbroke and his bride-to-be is a granddaughter of the 3rd Baron Glenarthur.


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Verney/Munro Ferguson engagement

The engagement was announced 12 April, 2012, between Nicholas Verney (b 9 Jul 1983), son and heir of Sir Edmund Ralph Verney, 6th Baronet, of Claydon House, Buckinghamshire, by his wife the former Daphne Fausset-Farquhar, & Alexandra E.L. Munro Ferguson, scion of that Scots landed family, daughter of Ronald Munro Ferguson, of Novar, Ross-shire, by his former wife Marianne (now Marianne Broadhead, of Downton Fields, Hants).

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Lord Vestey's heir to marry

The engagement was announced 12 April, 2012 between the Hon William Guy Vestey, born 23 August, 1983, elder son and heir of the 3rd Baron Vestey (b 19 March, 1941) , of Stowell Park, Gloucestershire, by his second wife, the former Celia Elizabeth Knight, and Violet Gweneth Henderson (b 1985), scion of the Barons Faringdon, daughter of the late Gavin Adrian Alexander Henderson (1944-1991) by his wife the former Juliet Victoria Baring (b 1953), scion of the Earls of Cromer, daughter of Maj Sir Mark Baring, KCVO (1916-88), &c.

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Ursula Jane Compton (1920-2012)

Ursula Jane (Janey) Compton, who died 7 April, 2012, aged 92, was chatelaine of Newby Hall, near Ripon, North Yorkshire

She was born 15 January, 1920 as Jane Kenyon-Slaney, a scion of the Barons Kenyon, daughter of Maj Robert Orlando Rodolph Kenyon-Slaney (1892-1965) by his first wife the former Lady Mary Cecilia Rhodesia Hamilton (d 1984), daughter of the 3rd Duke of Abercorn.

She was thrice wed, firstly in 1940 (divorced 1946) to Lt-Col David Ludovic Peter Lindsay, DSO (1900-71), scion of the Earls of Crawford & Balcarres; secondly, in 1946, as his 2nd wife (div 1950), Group Capt Max Aitken, DSO (afterwards Sir Max Aitken, the disclaimed 2nd Baron Beaverbrook, who d 1985); and thirdly,  in 1951, to Robert Edward John (Robin) Compton (1922-2009), scion of the Marquesses of Northampton. She leaves two daughters from her marriage to Sir Max Aitken, and two sons from her marriage to Robin Compton. The elder son James is heir to the Farquharson of Invercauld clan chieftainship, and the younger Richard, is squire of Newby Hall.

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The Earl of Leven & Melville (1924-2012)

The Earl of Leven and Melville died 7 April, 2012 aged 87. He was the 16th Earl of Leven (Peerage of Scotland), created in 1641, and the 13th Earl of Melville (also Peerage of Scotland) created in 1690.

Alexander Robert Leslie-Melville was born 13 May 1924, son of the 15th Earl, a Knight of the Thistle, by his wife, and kinswoman, the former Lady Rosamund Foljambe, daughter of the 1st Earl of Liverpool.

He succeeded to his father's peerages, 15 Jan 1947; married 1953, Susan Steuart-Menzies, by whom he had issue, 2 sons and 1 daughter.

He was predeceased in 2007 by his elder son, David, styled Lord Balgonie, and the earldoms and other peerages now devolve upon his grandson, Alexander Ian Leslie-Melville, styled Lord Balgonie, who was born 29 Nov, 1984.

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5th Baron Hemphill (1928-2012)

The Baron Hemphill who died in Galway, 6 April, 2012, aged 83, was the fifth holder of the peerage (cr UK, 1906). Peter Fitzroy Martyn, afterwards Martyn-Hemphill was born 5 Sept 1928, son of the 4th Baron by his wife Emily Sears (d 1990), and succeeded to the peerage on his father's demise, 19 March, 1957. He married in 1952, Olivia Anne Ruttledge, by whom he had issue. The barony now devolves upon his Lordship's son, the Hon Charles Andrew Martyn Martyn-Hemphill, who was born 8 Oct, 1954.

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GCVO for Camilla

HM The Queen has appointed HRH The Duchess of Cornwall to be GCVO on this the seventh anniversary of the marriage of HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall.

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Isla Elizabeth Phillips

Autumn Patricia Phillips (nee Kelly, b 3 May 1978), wife of Peter Mark Andrew Phillips (b 15 Nov, 1977), gave birth to a second daughter, Isla Elizabeth, 29 March, 2012, in Gloucestershire, a sister for Savannah, who was b 29 Dec, 2010.

The infant is a second great-granddaughter for HM Queen Elizabeth II.

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Grania Lady Duff Gordon (1941-2012)

Grania Mary, Lady Duff Gordon, who died 2 April, 2012, aged 71, was the first wife of Sir Andrew Cosmo Lewis Duff Gordon, 8th Baronet (cr Baronet, UK, 1813).

She was the former Grania Mary Villiers-Stuart, daughter of Fitzgerald Villiers-Stuart, of Dromana, Villierstown, Co Waterford, and married Sir Andrew in 1967. They divorced in 1975. She leaves a son from the union, Cosmo Henry Villiers, heir to the baronetcy, who was born 18 Jun 1968.

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