Jane Taylor Hoyer Millar [née Aldington], died 20 May, 2022.
She was born in 1931 a daughter of Colonel Harold John Aldington [1902-1976], of Henley-on-Thames, and his wife the former Ivy Margaret Taylor [1902-66]; and married 1956, Gurth Christian Hoyer Millar [1928-2014], kinsman of the Barons Inchyra, son of Major Edward George Hoyer Millar [1900-1949], by his wife the former Phyllis Edith Amy Wace [1900-57], scion of that landed gentry family, by whom she had two sons and a daughter.
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_. Abby Colquhoun [nee Charles, born 1982], wife of Andrew John Colquhoun [born 1983], descended from the Greenwell baronets, gave birth to a daughter, Lila Alice, 27 May, 2022, a sister for Angus Michael Alastair, who was born 30 April, 2021.
Abby is a daughter of Michael R. Charles, of Thorpe Satchville, Leicestershire.
Andrew Colquhoun is a son of Alastair Peter Colquhoun [born 3 May, 1941], of Winchester, Hampshire, and his wife the former Elisabeth Stanning.
Sir Bernard Greenwell, 2nd Baronet [1874-1939] > Ruth Greenwell [1916-2003] > Alastair Colquhoun [b 1941] > Andrew Colquhoun [b 1982] > Angus Colquhoun [b 2021]
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Lord Swinfen, the 3rd Baron, died 5 June, 2022. He was 83.
Lord Swinfen was one of the 42 hereditary peers elected to the House of Lords following the Blair reforms of 1999.
Roger Mynors Swinfen Eady was born 14 December, 1938, son of the 2nd Baron [1904-1977], and his 1st wife the former Mary Aline Farmar [died 30 Dec, 2002]; and succeeded to the peerage on the death of his father, 19 March, 1977.
The peerage was created in 1919 for his grandfather Charles Eady, a Lord Justice of Appeal 1913-18, and Master of the Rolls, 1918-1919, who died a couple of weeks after his peerage had been conferred.
The 3rd Baron married 24 October, 1962, Patricia Anne Blackmore, daughter of Frank Blackmore, of Dundrum, co Dublin, by whom he had issue a son, Charles, and three daughters, Georgina, Katherine and Arabella. The son, the Hon Charles Roger Peregrine Swinfen Eady, who was born 8 March, 1971, now succeeds to the peerage.
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The engagement was announced 3 June, 2022, between Harry Nathaniel Frederick Polhill [born Aug 1988], scion of that landed gentry family, son of Julian Arthur George Polhill [born 1956], of Renhold, Bedfordshire, head of that family, and Mrs Claire Polhill [nee Johnson], of Keysoe, Bedfordshire, & Eloise Victoria Halmshaw [born 1990], daughter of Christopher Cole Halmshaw [born 1954], of Redbourne, Lincolnshire, and his wife the former Victoria Elizabeth Wardell [born 1954].
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The engagement was announced 3 June, 2022, between Harry Nathaniel Frederick Polhill [born Aug, 1988], scion of that landed gentry family, son of Julian Arthur George Polhill [born 1956], of Renhold, Bedfordshire, and Mrs Claire Polhill [nee Johnson], of Keysoe, Bedfordshire, and Eloise Victoria Halmshaw [born 1990], daughter of Christopher Cole Halmshaw [born Oct 1954], of Redbourne, Lincolnshire, and his wife the former Victoria Elizabeth Wardell [born Feb 1954].
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The Duchess of Cornwall was received by The Queen June 1, 2022, when Her Majesty invested Her Royal Highness with the Insignia of a Lady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
It was announced on 1 January, 2022, that Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall was to become a Royal Lady of the Most Noble of the Garter.
The appointment of Camilla to England's highest order of chivalry is a clear indication of the Queen's trust and confidence in her daughter-in-law. No wife of an heir to the throne has been so honoured in modern times. Recent tradition has seen the honour bestowed only on the Queen Consort.
In 1901 King Edward VII broke with tradition and gave the Garter to his wife, Queen Alexandra, in the days immediately after succeeding to the throne. Edward's son, King George V followed his father's example, and gave the Garter to his wife Queen Mary, when he succeeded to the throne in 1910. King George VI in turn bestowed the honour upon his Queen, the former Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, when he succeeded his brother following the abdication in 1936.
Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, later Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was given the Garter on the eve of his marriage to the then Princess Elizabeth, in November, 1947. Camilla's honour comes almost 17 years after her marriage to the Prince of Wales.
This mark of the Queen's favour comes six years after she appointed Camilla to the Privy Council, also an unprecedented move. It is believed that the Queen honoured her daughter-in-law in order to ensure that Camilla would be be enabled to attend an Accession Council, and thereby present to see her husband take the oath as King following the Queen's death.
'Garter Day' in June usually precedes the start of Royal Ascot. Camilla will join the ranks of royal Knights/ladies, including the Princess Royal, appointed in 1994, and the Queen's cousin, Princess Alexandra, appointed in 2003, the Dukes of Kent, Gloucester, York and Cambridge, and the the Earl of Wessex and Forfar. Prince Harry, a Knight of the Royal Victorian Order, is not a KG.
It has not been announced whether the Duchess of Cornwall will use the postnominals LG [for Lady of the Garter] or KG [for Knight of the Garter]. The Princess Royal and Princess Alexandra chose to use 'KG'.
Charlotte Wilmoth [nee Hearn], wife of George James Wilmoth [born 27 February, 1980], gave birth to a son, Frederick Lloyd, 25 May, 2022, a brother for Oscar Logan, who was born 28 February, 2020.
George Wilmoth is a son of Charles John Maitland Wilmoth, and his wife the former Fiona Susan Scott-Bowden [born 14 Oct, 1952], descended from the Price baronets.
Sir Francis Rose Price, 5th Baronet > Helen Joyce Price > Fiona Susan Scott-Bowden > George Wilmoth > Frederick Wilmoth
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Th engagement was announced 1 June, 2022, between Hector H. Bevan, eldest son of Mr & Mrs Hugh Bevan, of Farringdon, Hampshire, and Georgina E.C. Ffennell [born 1992], younger daughter of Simon Walter Hugh Ffennell [born 10 De, 1956], descended from the Earls of Harrowby, and his wife the former Lucinda Mary Ringrose-Voase [born 20 June, 1961], scion of that landed gentry family.
Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby > Hon Frederick Dudley Ryder > Rev Algernon Dudley Ryder > Lt Col Hugh Dudley Ryder > Jane Christine Ryder > Simon Ffennell > Georgina Ffennell
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The 3rd Baron Monk Bretton, DL, who died 26 May, 2022, aged 97, was a peer for almost 89 years, having succeeded to the title, 29 July, 1933. He was the longest ever holder of a peerage, and sat in the Lords from 1948 to 1999.
John Charles Dodson was born 17 July, 1924, son of the 2nd Baron Monk Bretton, CB [1869-1933], and his wife the former Ruth Brand [who died 5 Aug, 1967], scion of the Viscounts Hampden. He succeeded to the peerage at the age of 9. The barony of Monk Bretton was created in 1884 for his grandfather, John Dodson, who was Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons 1865-72; Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1873-74; President of the Local Government Board 1880-82, 1874-80; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1882-84, &c.
The 3rd Baron, who lived near Lewes, Sussex, married 29 January, 1958, Zoë Diana Mary Alicia Scott, daughter of Ian Douglas Murray Scott, by whom he had two sons, Christopher and Henry. The peerage now devolves upon his elder son, the Hon Christopher Mark Dodson, who was born 2 Aug, 1958.
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Sir Richard Baker Wilbraham, 8th Baronet, died 26 May, 2022. He was 88.
He was born 5 February, 1934, son of Sir Randle John Baker Wilbraham, 7th Baronet [1906-80], and his wife the former Betty Ann Torrens [who died 2 Oct, 1975]; and succeeded to the baronetcy on his father's death, 24 February, 1980.
The baronetcy was created in 1776 for his ancestor Sir George Baker [1723-1809], physician to the Household of King George III and Queen Charlotte.
He served in the Welsh Guards 1952-54; was with J Henry Schroder Wagg & Co 1954-89; Director Westpool Investment Trust 1974-92; Director, Brixton Estate 1985-2001 [Deputy Chairman 1994-2001]; Director, the Really Useful Group plc, 1985-90; Director, Charles Barker Group, 1986-89; Director, Grosvenor Estates Holdings 1989-99 [Deputy Chairman 1989-99]; Director, Severn Trent 1989-94; a Church Commissioner, and Trustee of the Grosvenor Estate 1981-99; Governor of Harrow School; Deputy Chairman, Bibby Line Group, 1989-92, and Chairman, Bibby Line Group 1992-1997, &c.
Sir Richard, of Rode Hall, Scholar Green, Cheshire, married 2 March, 1962, Anne Christine Peto Bennett, daughter of Charles Peto Bennett, of La Haute, Fliquet, Jersey, and his wife the former Fru Farnes, a Norwegian, by whom he had issue, a son, Randle, and three daughters, Sibella, Charlotte, and Alice. The son, Randle [born 28 May, 1963], now succeeds to the baronetcy.
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The marriage took place 21 May, 2022, at Camborne Register Office, between David B. Wadham-Smith [born 1944], son of Walter Mervyn Wadham-Smith, CBE, and his wife the former Frances Dolores D'Albani, & the Lady Sarah Mary Essex French [born 22 May, 1953], second daughter of the late 3rd and last Earl of Ypres [1921-1988], and his 1st wife the former Maureen Helena Kelly [born 1922 - ], daughter of Henry John Piers Kelly [1897-1969], of the US Foreign Service, of Stow Bedon Hall, Attleborough, Norfolk.
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The Queen has been pleased to appoint Lady Emma Barnard, DL, as Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the County of West Sussex.
Lady Emma Barnard DL was High Sheriff of West Sussex in 2017-18. She lives at Parham House, near Pulborough, an Elizabethan house with award-winning gardens owned by a charitable trust, and is Chairman of Parham Park Ltd, which maintains Parham and opens it to the public.
Lady Emma is Patron of the British Evacuees Association and the Coroner’s Court Support Service, and in June 2022 will come to the end of a six year term as Chair of the Patrons of the National Gallery, London. She is a trustee for a college fund of Lincoln College, Oxford. In West Sussex, she is an Ambassador for the Sussex Community Foundation and President of the Mary How Trust. Other organisations she supports include the West Sussex Ambulance Retirement Association, The Association of Sussex Artists and Kamelia Kids Day Nursery in Goring-by-Sea.
She was born Lady Emma Lavinia Guinness, 7 December, 1963, elder daughter of the 3rd Earl of Iveagh [1937-1992], and his wife the former Miranda Daphne Jane Smiley [1940-2010], scion of the Smiley baronets; and married 4 Dec, 1995, James Barnard, son of Geoffrey Barnard.
Lady Emma is the mother of two sons, Benjamin and Arthur.
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Isabel Charlotte Alice McCloud [née Tanner, born 10 June, 1993], wife of Hugo Patrick R. McCloud [born 1988], gave birth to a son, Raef Peregrine George, 17 May, 2022.
Isabel McCloud is a daughter of Nicholas Shelley Tanner [born 7 January, 1955], descended from the Shelley baronets, and his wife the former Melanie Anne Challis [born 1957].
Hugo McCloud is a son of Kevin McCloud, MBE [born 8 May, 1959], the designer, writer and television presenter, and his wife the former Catherine Brown.
Sir Timothy Shelley, 2nd Bt > John Shelley [brother of the poet, Percy Shelley] > George Ernest Shelley > George Edward Shelley > Iris Gwendolin Shelley > Nicholas Shelley Tanner > Isabel Tanner > Raef McCloud
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The engagement was announced 28 May, 2022, between Frederick L. Mills, eldest son of Mr & Mrs David Mills, of Highgate, London, and Anastasia A.T. Mackaness, scion of that landed gentry family, of Boughton Hall, co Northampton, eldest daughter of the late Brigadier James Mackaness [who was b 6 Feb, 1945], and his wife the former Susan Pike.
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Oilbhe Chichester, styled Countess of Belfast, wife of James Arthur Chichester, styled Earl of Belfast (born 19 Nov, 1990), gave birth to a son and heir, Arthur Humphrey John, styled Viscount Chichester, 16 May, 2022.
The Countess of Belfast is the former Oilbhe Cahill Reid, daughter of the late Mr Charles Reid and Dr Mairead Cahill and step daughter of Mr James Watson, ,of Roscommon.
The Earl of Belfast is the son and heir of the 8th Marquess of Donegall (b 9 May 1952), of Roxburghshire, by his wife the former Caroline Mary Philipson [born 1959], descended from the Macdonald-Buchanan family.
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The engagement was announced 28 May, 2022, between [John] Conrad Christopher Deverell [born 1993], son of Brigadier John Duncan Deverell [born 1 May, 1955], the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, and his wife the former Susanne Christiana Kampert, & Emma L. Pickup, daughter of Colonel and Mrs Richard Pickup.
John Deverell's Acland descent:-
Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Bt > Arthur Dyke Troyte > John Edward Acland > Victoria Troyte Acland > Elizabeth Duncan > John Deverell > Conrad Deverell
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The Lady Kenya Tatton-Brown, who died 21 May, 2022, aged 98, was a scion of the Earls Kitchener of Khartoum.
She was born Kenya Eleanor Kitchener, 12 July, 1923, daughter of Henry Franklin Chevallier Kitchener, styled Viscount Broome [1878-1928], and his wife the former Adela Mary Evelyn Monins [1893-1986], and was a granddaughter of the 2nd Earl Kitchener of Khartoum [1846-1937], who was the elder brother of Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, the 1st Earl [1850-1916] [a rare case of an elder brother succeeding a younger sibling by special remainder].
Kenya Kitchener served in the WRNS during the Second World War, and was later a chartered physiotherapist. She was raised to the rank of an Earl's daughter in 1938 following her brother's succession to the family honours.
She married 8 November, 1947, John Stewart Tatton-Brown [1905-1971], scion of that landed gentry family, son of Eden Tatton-Brown, CMG [1878-1961], and his wife the former Pauline Stewart-Jones, by whom she had issue, three daughters.
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The marriage took place in May, 2022, in Norfolk, between Samuel Mark [Sam] Cutmore-Scott [born 1984], son of Robert M.C. Scott and his wife the former Joanne J. Cutmore, & Chelsy Davy [born 13 Oct, 1985], daughter of Charles Davy [born 1952], and his wife the former Beverley Donald.
Chelsy Davy is a former girlfriend of HRH The Duke of Sussex.
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The engagement was announced 27 May, 2022, between Luke Christopher Michael Faber [born 1990], second son of Mark James Julian Faber [1950-1991], the cricketer, and his wife the former Anne Griffith [now Mrs Alexander Muir, wife of Alexander Pepys Muir, a grandson maternally of the 10th Duke of Marlborough], & Stella Nony Weatherall [born 1991], daughter of [Edward] Percy Keswick Weatherall, of Holywood, Dumfries, and his wife the former Clara Mary Johnston [born 1960].
Luke Faber is a great-grandson of the former Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC, FRS [1894-1986].
Stella Weatherall is descended maternally from the Paget baronets, and paternally from the Keswick landed family. Stella's aunt, Isobel Weatherall, was the first wife of the late 18th Earl of Strathmore & Kinghorne.
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Lucy Jane Newton [nee Otter], who died 20 May, 2022, aged 89, was descended from the Troubridge baronets, the Earls of Albemarle, and King Charles II &c.
She was born 20 December, 1932, fourth daughter of Lieutenant-Col. Robin Otter, MC [1888-1965], and his wife the former Mary Laura Troubridge [1894-1982], and married 1 Oct, 1955, Francis Denzil Newton [who died 7 Aug, 2013], by whom she had issue, a son, Thomas [born 29 Apr, 1958], and two daughters, Charlotte [born 25 Oct, 1956], and Sarah [born 20 Dec, 1959, deceased]
King Charles II > 1st Duke of Richmond >Lady Anne Lennox > George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle > William Keppel, 4th Earl of Albemarle > Rev Hon Thomas Keppel > Augusta Keppel > Marianne North > Lt-Col Robin Otter > Lucy Jane Otter [d 2022]
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John Wentworth Beaumont, who died suddenly 22 May, 2022, aged 32, was a scion of the Viscounts Allendale.
He was born in 1989, the second son of the Hon Mark Henry Beaumont [born 21 July, 1950], and his wife the former Diana Elizabeth Benson, and was a grandson paternally of the late 3rd Viscount Allendale [1922-2002].
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Sir Edward Evans-Lombe, a former High Court judge, and head of that landed gentry family, died 20 May, 2022. He was 85.
Edward Evans-Lombe was Called to the Bar by The Inner Temple in 1963 and took silk 1978. He was appointed as a High Court judge in 1993 and as a member of the Competition Appeal Tribunal in 2004. He retired as a judge in 2008. He was elected a Governing Bencher of the Inn of the Inner Temple in 1985. He was knighted in 1993.
He was born 10 Apr, 1937, son of Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Malcolm Evans-Lombe, KCB [1901-74], and his wife the former Diana Vivien Katharine Mackeson [1905-87]; and married 2 Apr, 1964, Frances Marilyn Mackenzie, daughter of Robert Ewen Mackenzie, of Minster Yard, Lincoln, by whom he had a son and three daughters. The son, Nicholas [born in 1966], succeeds as head of the landed gentry family,
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Mary Campbell Balfour [nee Penney] died 18 May, 2022.
She was born Mary Campbell Penney in 1928, daughter of Major-General Sir [William] Ronald Campbell Penney, KBE, CB, DSO, MC [1896-1964], and his wife the former Shirley Gurner [1902-60], and married in 1951, Michael John Balfour [born 17 Oct 1925], scion of that Scots family of Balfour of Balbirnie [from whom descends the Earl of Balfour], son of Duncan Balfour and his wife the former Jeanne Picot, by whom she had issue.
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Verena Elpseth Crawley Bowyer [born 1992, nee Smith], wife of Robert J. Bowyer, and scion of the Woollcombe landed gentry family, gave birth to a son, Angus Peregrine Oliver, 16 May, 2022.
Robert Bowyer is a son of Mr & Mrs Jonathan Bowyer, of Coniston, Cumbria.
Verena Smith is the eldest daughter of Oliver Geoffrey Woollcombe Smith [born 12 August, 1947], of Healaugh, near Tadcaster, Yorkshire, scion of the Samuel Smith brewing family, by his wife the former Priscilla Mary Elspeth Crawley [born 1959].
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The engagement was announced 25 May, 2022, between Alfred Kenneth Harvey Denham [born 1995], son of Charles Patrick H. Denham [1957-2011], and his wife the former Susannah M. Torr [born 1961], and Alexandra Kate Toogood [born 1994], daughter of Michael William Toogood, of London, and his wife the former Katharine Margaret Chetwynd [born 24 June, 1965], scion of the Viscounts Chetwynd.
The 8th Viscount Chetwynd > Hon John Chetwynd > Richard Chetwynd > Katharine Chetwynd > Alexandra Toogood
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Alexander William Houston, died 18 May, 2022. He was 94.
He was born in 1928, son of Archibald Houston, of Ansford Lodge, Castle Cary, Somerset, and married 27 June, 1953, the Hon Averil Vivian [1930-2022], third daughter of the 3rd Baron Swansea [1875-1934], and his wife the Hon Winifred Hamilton [1884-1944], daughter of the 1st Baron Holmpatrick [1839-98], and his wife the former Lady Victoria Alexandrina Wellesley [1847-1933], scion of the Dukes of Wellington, &c. The Hon Averil Houston died 1 January, 2022.
Bill Houston leaves issue, two sons, Peter [born 11 Jul 1954], and Charles [born 16 Oct 1959], and a daughter, Claire [born 26 Aug 1956].
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The engagement was announced 25 May, 2022, between Charles Bertram Wakeford (born 8 May, 1991), son of Joseph S.C. Wakeford, of Chew Magna, Somerset, and his wife the former Alice Helena Clark (born 1958), & Tamara Alexandra Bell (born 26 December, 1993), elder daughter of Timothy Francis Bell, of Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, and his wife the former Eliza Fitzalan Howard (born 17 November, 1964), scion of the Dukes of Norfolk.
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The marriage took place in May, 2022, between David Charles John Tollemache [born 1989], scion of the Tollemache barons, middle son of the Hon Hugh John Hamilton Tollemache [born 17 Feb, 1946], of Stow-on-the Wold, Gloucestershire, and his wife the former Rosanne Cayzer [born 1956], scion of the Barons Rotherwick, & Jemima Clare B. Cadbury [born 13 Aug, 1992], scion of the eponymous chocolate dynasty, daughter of [George] Justin Peter Cadbury [born 13 Apr, 1951], of Blewbury, Oxfordshire, and his wife the former Michelle Pearson-Cooper.
The 4th Baron Tollemache [1910-75] > Hon Hugh Tollemache [b 1946] > David Tollemache [b 1989]
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Shona Elizabeth Stopford, by courtesy Viscountess Stopford, wife of James Richard Montagu Stopford, by courtesy Viscount Stopford (born 30 March, 1988), gave birth to a son, the Hon James Freddie Montagu, 4 May, 2022.
Viscount Stopford is the son and heir of the 9th Earl of Courtown (born 19 March, 1954), and his wife the former Elisabeth Dorothy Dunnett.
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The Baroness Sharples, who died 19 May, 2022, aged 99, was a Conservative party politician, elevated to the Lords following the assassination of her husband, Sir Richard Sharples, Governor of Bermuda.
Pamela Newall was born 11 February, 1923, daughter of Keith William Newall, and was educated at Southover Manor School in Lewes, East Sussex.
Pamela Newall served in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force from 1941 to 1946, and was the last woman to sit in Parliament who had served in the armed forces in the Second World War.
Member of the Review Body on Armed Forces Pay, 1979-81; Trustee, Wessex Medical Trust from 1997.
She married firstly, in 1946, Sir Richard Christopher Sharples, KCMG, OBE, MC [1916-1973], by whom she had two sons and two daughters. Her husband was shot on 10 March 1973 at the Governor's mansion in Pembroke, Bermuda. She married 2ndly, in 1977, Group Capt Patrick David de Laszlo [1909-1980], son of the portrait painter, Philip de Laszlo [1869-1937]; she married 3rdly, 1983, Robert Douglas Swan [died 1995].
Pamela Sharples was created a life peer on 18 June 1973 as Baroness Sharples, of Chawton, in the County of Hampshire.
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Elizabeth Margaret Bolitho [nee Creswell], died 11 May, 2022, aged 96.
She was born in Chile, in 1926, daughter of Rear-Admiral George Victor Creswell, CB, DSO [1889-1967], of Rivers Hall, Waldringfield, Woodbridge, Surrey, and his wife the former Katherine Stuart [1889-1972]; and married 29 September, 1953, Major Simon Edward Bolitho, MC, DL [1916-1991], scion of that landed gentry family, of Trengwainton, Penzance, Cornwall, son of Lt-Col Sir Edward Hoblyn Warren Bolitho, KBE, CB, DSO [1882-1969], sometime Lord Lieutenant and High Sheriff of Cornwall, and his first wife the former Agnes Johnson [died 1950], by whom she had issue, sons Edward and Alverne, and daughters, Mary Anne and Loveday. Her elder son, Col Edward Bolitho, OBE [born 30 Dec, 1955], is Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall.
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The marriage took place 21 May, 2022, between Cosmo Cornelius Coughlin [born 1993], only son of Vincent A. Coughlin, QC [born 1957], of Hitcham, Suffolk, by his wife the former Elizabeth Anne Ray, and Isadora Barbara Pia Welby [born 1993], scion of the Welby baronets, the youngest daughter of Charles William Hodder Welby [born 6 May, 1953], of Stroxton, Lincolnshire, by his wife the former Suzanna Fiona Stuart-Routledge.
The bride is a granddaughter of Sir Richard Bruno Gregory Welby, 7th Baronet [born 11 March, 1928].
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Frances Heather Perera [nee Trivett, born 1989], wife of Robert Edward C. Perera [born 1989], descended from the Howard-Vyse landed family, gave birth to a son, Willoughby John Giddy, 4 May, 2022.
Frances is a daughter of Roger William Trivett [born 1960], and his wife the former Jill Collings [born 1964].
Robert Perera is a son of the Rev George Perera, and his wife the former Elizabeth Howard-Vyse [born 11 Dec, 1945], scion of that landed gentry family.
Henry Willoughby, 8th Baron Middleton > Col Hon Claude Willoughby > Mary Bridget Willoughby > Elizabeth Howard-Vyse > Robert Perera > Willoughby Perera
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The marriage took place 14 May, 2022, at Little Bradley Hall, between George Ronald Clifton-Brown [born 8 March, 1992], scion of the Brown baronets, son of [Ronald] Colin Clifton-Brown [born 1963], and his wife the former Emily Joan Oliver [born 1965], & Brittany Sundstrom.
Sir Wm Brown, 1st Bt > Alexander Brown > James Clifton-Brown > Edward Clifton-Brown > Geoffrey Clifton-Brown > Robert Clifton-Brown > Colin Clifton-Brown > George Clifton-Brown
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Madelaine Emily [Maddie] Cordle [nee Chesterton, born 1986], wife of Hugo Andrew Cordle [born March, 1995], gave birth to a son, Inigo Christopher Rupert Anthony, 8 May, 2022, a brother for Romy Lita Camilla, who was born 23 May, 2021.
Hugo is the middle son of Rupert Alister Peter John Cordle [born 14 May, 1959], of London, by his wife the former Camilla Ann Wigram [born 3 Dec, 1966] [Mrs Camilla Cordle, of Newbury, Berkshire].
Maddie Cordle is the eldest daughter of Christopher Chesterton, of South Newington, Oxfordshire, by his wife, the former Lita Calder.
Hugo Cordle is descended from the Barons Bethell. His grandfather, the late John Howard Cordle [1912-2004], sometime MP for Bournemouth East and Christchurch, married Venetia Maynard, descended from the Viscounts Powerscourt.
Hugo's aunt, the former Marina Cordle [born 6 May, 1960], is Viscountess Cowdray, wife of the 4th Viscount [born 17 June, 1944].
Maddie Cordle, is owner and founder of luxury fashion and lifestyle boutique, Baar & Bass.
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Jacquetta Lucy Eyre Bridgeman [born 1984, nee Straker], wife of the Hon Orlando Henry Geoffrey Bridgeman [born 11 April, 1983], scion of the Viscounts Bridgeman, gave birth to twin daughters, Imogen Cecilia B, and Ottilie Felicia B, on 12 May, 2022.
Orlando Bridgeman is the fourth and youngest son of the 3rd Viscount Bridgeman [born 5 December, 1930], by his wife the former [Victoria] Harriet Lucy Turton, scion of that landed family.
Jacquetta Bridgeman is a scion of the Straker landed gentry family, eldest daughter of Nicholas David Barclay Straker [born 6 May, 1952], by his wife the former Victoria Eyre Gray [born 15 July, 1958].
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Tessa Agar [nee Parkes], wife of Max John Andrew Agar [born 6 Apr, 1986], scion of the Earls of Normanton, gave birth to a daughter, Fenella Rose Arabella, 6 May, 2022, a sister for Rory Mark Arthur, who was born 2 August, 2020.
Max Agar is the elder son of the Hon Mark Sidney Andrew Agar [born 2 Sept, 1948], of Dorset, by his wife the former Arabella Clare Gilbey [born 14 July, 1953], and is a grandson of the late 5th Earl of Normanton [1910-67].
Tessa Agar is a daughter of Mr Christopher Parkes, of Oxfordshire, and Mrs Sheridan Parkes, of Surrey.
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Sir Christopher Harris, 3rd Baronet, died at Masterton, New Zealand, 22 April, 2022. He was 87.
Christopher John Ashford Harris was born 26 August, 1934, son of Sir Jack [Wolfred] Ashford Harris, 2nd Baronet [1906-2009], of Waikanae, Wellington, New Zealand, and his wife the former Patricia Penman, of Wahroonga, Sydney, New South Wales.
He succeeded his father, who died 26 Aug, 2009, aged 103. The baronetcy was created in 1932 for his grandfather the Rt Hon Sir Percy Harris, MP for Harborough 1916-18, and for SW Div of Bethnal Green 1922-45, who served as Liberal Chief Whip, 1935-45.
He married 24 April, 1957, Anna Karen de Malmanche, daughter of F. de Malmanche, of Auckland, New Zealand, by whom he had issue, a son and two daughters. The son, Andrew Frederick Ashford Harris, born 17 March, 1958, now succeeds to the baronetcy.
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Hermione Rose Nesbitt [née Winterton, born 1987], wife of Benjamin Patrick A [Benji] Nesbitt [born 1987], gave birth to a son, Eddie, 28 April, 2022, a brother for Charlie Michael, who was born 27 April, 2020.
Benjamin is a son of David Cosby Patrick Nesbitt [born 1953], by his wife the former Carol Veronica Hunter [born 1956], and Hermione is a daughter of Michael John Willoughby Winterton [born 1956], by his wife the former Olivia Hughes-Onslow [born 1960], descended from the Earls of Onslow.Dr the Hon Clarissa Mary Stenning [nee Martyn-Hemphill, born 1986], wife of Jonathan Christopher M [Jonno] Stenning [born 1985], gave birth to a son, Inigo Charles Patrick, 4 May, 2022, a brother for Sienna Frances Sybil, who was born in 2018, and for Elora Isabella Edna, who was born in 2020.
Dr the Hon Clarissa Stenning is a daughter of the 6th Baron Hemphill [born 1954], by his wife the former Sarah Jane Frances Lumley [born 1956], and Jonno Stenning is a son, of Christopher J.W. Stenning, by his wife the former Ruth Draper.Georgina M. Probert [nee Brennan], wife of Thomas Henry Carwaradine Probert [born 1985], scion of that landed gentry family, gave birth to a son, Inigo Geoffrey Hilton, 1 May, 2022, a brother for Magnus Oliver Carwardine, who was born 9 Feb, 2018, and for Joseph Ynyr Harlakenden, who was born 29 April, 2020.
Tom Probert is a son of Geoffrey Thomas Carwardine Probert, by his wife the former Penelope Anne Bevan [born 1955], descended from the Viscounts Molesworth, daughter of Michael Guy Molesworth Bevan [1926-1992].
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Bernard Noël David George Terrence Kelly, who died 16 May, 2022, aged 92, was a scion of that Irish landed gentry family of Tara House.
He was a son of the late Sir David Victor Kelly, GCMG [1891-1959], diplomat, sometime British Ambassador to the USSR and to Turkey, by his wife the former Marie-Noële Jourda de Vaux, daughter of the Comte de Jourda de Vaux, of Brussels; and married 11 July, 1952, the Hon Mirabel Magdalen Fitzalan Howard [1931-2008], fourth daughter of the 3rd Baron Howard of Glossop [1885-1972], and his wife Mona Josephine Tempest Stapleton, suo jure Baroness Beaumont [1894-1971].
His wife was raised to the rank of a duke's daughter on the succession to the dukedom of Norfolk of her brother, Miles, 4th Baron Howard of Glossop [1915-2002], who became 17th Duke of Norfolk, KG, GCVO. Lady Mirabel died 25 July, 2008.
Bernard Kelly leaves issue, Dominic [b 1953], Anthony [b 1955], Crispin [b 1956], David [b 1959], Benedict [born 1950] , Anne-Louise [b 1962], Sophie, Sebastian [b 1972] and Justin [b 1974].
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Antonia Jane Cadbury [née Kenning, born 1986], wife of Rupert Justin Egbert Cadbury [born 1987], scion of that landed gentry family, of Northfield, gave birth to a son, Arthur Rupert Roland, 4 May, 2022, a brother for Louella Poppy Honora, who was born 9 July, 2020.
Rupert is a son of [George] Justin Peter Cadbury [born 1951], of the eponymous chocolate making dynasty, and his wife the former Michelle Pearson-Cooper.
Antonia is a daughter of Stephen J.D. Kenning, and his wife the former Janice Rogers.
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The Baroness Afshar, OBE, a Crossbench life peer, died 12 May, 2022. She was 77.
Haleh Afshar was a professor of politics and women's studies at the University of York, England, and a visiting professor of Islamic law at the Faculté internationale de droit comparé (international faculty of comparative law) at Robert Schuman University in Strasbourg, France. Afshar served on several bodies, notably the British Council and the United Nations Association, of which she was honorary president of international services. She was appointed to the board of the Women's National Commission in September 2008. She served as the chair for the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies. Afshar was a founding member of the Muslim Women's Network. She served on the Home Office's working groups, on "engaging with women" and "preventing extremism together".
She was appointed OBE in the 2005 Birthday Honours for services to equal opportunities. On 18 October 2007 it was announced that she would be made a baroness and join the House of Lords as a cross-bench life peer. She was formally introduced into the House of Lords on 11 December 2007, as Baroness Afshar, of Heslington in the County of North Yorkshire.
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Peter Haig Loyd, who died 13 May, 2022, aged 99, was a scion of that landed gentry family, of Lockinge.
He was born 9 October, 1922, son of Capt Wilfrid Haig Loyd [1893-1971], and his wife the former Emily Charlotte Eileen Oakeley [1896-1978], scion of the baronets of that name; married 1stly, 1950 [div 1957], Suzanne Duncan [b 1928], daughter of Eric McLeod Duncan; married 2ndly, 26 Aug, 1961, Rosemary Joan Moir [1942-97], daughter of John Moir. He married 3rdly, 10 Oct, 1998, Rosemary Anne Markham Crook, daughter of David Moore Crook, DFC [1914-1944], and his wife the former Dorothy Margaret Middleton.
Peter Loyd leaves a son and two daughters from his first marriage, and a son and daughter from his first marriage.
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Major Sir Shane Blewitt, GCVO, who died suddenly, 15 May, 2022, aged 87, was a courtier, a former senior member of the Queen's Household.
Sir Shane, an Irish Guards officer, entered royal service in 1975 when appointed Assistant Keeper of the Privy Purse, Duchy of Lancaster, a post he held for 10 years. He then served as Deputy Keeper of the Privy Purse from 1985-88; and was Receiver-General of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1988-96. He was Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the Queen, 1988-96. From 1996 he served as an Extra Equerry to Her Majesty.
Shane Gabriel Basil Blewitt was born 25 March, 1935, son of Colonel Basil Blewitt [1904-72], of Willaston, Cheshire, and his wife the former Claire Kathleen Nowlan [1905-2002], and educated at Ampleforth.
He married 16 June, 1969, Mrs [Monica] Juliet Morrogh Bernard [1939-2020], widow of Maj John Morrogh Bernard, Irish Guards, and a scion of a landed gentry family, the eldest of five daughters of Major Robert Henry Calvert, of Picts House, Horsham, Sussex, by his wife the former Monica Buxton, scion of the Buxton baronets. Juliet Calvert was a kinswoman of HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, who is of Calvert descent. [The duchess's great grandmother, Lady Ashcombe, wife of of the 2nd Baron Ashcombe was nee Maud Calvert.] Lady Blewitt died 30 March, 2020, aged 81.
He was appointed LVO in 1981, CVO in 1987, KCVO in 1989, and advanced to GCVO in 1996.
Sir Shane leaves a son, Piers, and a daughter, Davina, and a step-son and step-daughter, Alexander and Katherine Morrogh Bernard.
Sir Shane Blewitt was a member of the Council of King Edward VII Hospital for Officers.
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The marriage has taken place at Weston Park, Shropshire, between Alexander Michael Orlando Bridgeman, styled Viscount Newport [born 6 September, 1980], and Miss Eliza Liepina [born 1991].
Viscount Newport is the eldest of the four children of the 7th Earl of Bradford [born 3 Oct, 1947], of Weston-under-Lizard, Shifnal, Shropshire, and his former 1st wife the former Joanna Elizabeth Miller [now Mrs Philip Porter, of Hungerford, Berkshire].
Eliza Liepina was educated at Auckland University, New Zealand.
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Charles Patrick Pelly, who died 13 May, 2022, who died 13 May, 2022, aged 86, was a scion of the Pelly baronets. He was born 12 Oct, 1935, son of Commander Charles Sinclair Pelly, RN (1902-67), and his wife the former Caroline Mary Facey (died 1992). He married 24 September, 1966, Avis Olga Woon, daughter of Squadron Leader William Henry Tregoning Woon, by whom he had issue, three sons, Nigel (born 5 June, 1968), Stephen (born 28 Jul 1970), and Simon (born 10 May, 1973).
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The engagement was announced 14 May, 2022, between Peter John F. Chalwin [born 1992], son of Simon William Burgoyne Chalwin [born 1956], of Sedgehill, Dorset, and his wife the former Teresa Mary Young, and Henrietta E. Temple, daughter of William H.V. Temple [born 1950], of Callaly, Northumberland, and his wife the former Mary J. Gaye [born 1957].
Peter Chalwin is descended from the O'Brien baronets:
Sir Robert O'Brien, 4th Baronet > Patricia O'Brien > Simon Chalwin > Peter Chalwin
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The engagement was announced 14 May, 2022, between Matthew Shelley, son of Mr & Mrs Peter Shelley, of Temple Guiting, Gloucestershire, and Natasha Annette Daniell [born 1993], daughter of Robert William Blackburne Daniell [born 1956], of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, and his wife the former Sally Pamela Clare Vernon [born 22 Apr 1960], scion of the Vernon baronets.
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The engagement was announced in May, 2022, between Prince Vincenz Heinrich Egon Joachim Gottfried Hubertus Maria Erwein Fürstenberg [born 16 March, 1985], son of Prince Johannes Joseph Wilhelm Ernst Eduard Egon Eusebius Hubertus Maria Maximilian Bernhard Fürstenberg [born 15 Apr, 1958], of Weitra, Austria, and the former Veronika Paul [born 15 Sept, 1948], & Georgina Melvilel, daughter of Dr and Mrs David Melville, of Chichester, West Sussex.
Prinz Vincenz is descended from King Charles II and his mistress Nell Gwynn:-
King Charles II > Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans > Lord Sidney Beauclerk > Topham Beauclerk > Mary Day Beauclerk > Amalie von Jenison-Walworth > Karl von Schonburg-Glauchau > Joachim, Graf von Schonburg > Wilhelmine, Grafin von Schonburg > Joachim Egon, Furst von Furstenberg > Johannes von Furstenberg > Vincenz [born 1985]
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Major Christopher Osgood Philip Hanbury, who died 10 May, 2022, aged 78, was a scion of that landed gentry family. He was born 16 February, 1944, son of Squadron Leader Osgood Philip Villiers Hanbury, DSO, DFC, RAF [1917-1943], and his wife the former Cecil Patricia Harman [1915-2004], scion of that Irish landed gentry family; married 2 Dec, 1969, Bridget Anne Birch, daughter of Charles Francis Birch [1904-74], and his wife the former Catherine Alice Anne John [1909-88], by whom he had two sons, Charles and George, and four daughters, Zahra, Emma, Arabella and Jessica.
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The engagement was announced 14 May, 2022, between Tom R. Sheepshanks, son of David Richard Sheepshanks [born 30 Oct 1952], of Eyke, Suffolk, and Mrs Sheepshanks, & Olivia Rose Packshaw [born 1989], daughter of Charles M. Packshaw, of Hoo, Suffolk, and his wife [nee Youngman].
Sir Humphrey Noble, 4th Baronet > Lilias Noble > David Sheepshanks >Tom Sheepshanks
The 1st Viscount Chelmsford > Hon Bridget Thesiger > Robin Sheepshanks > David Sheepshanks > Tom Sheepshanks
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Emma Monckton [nee Forsdick], wife of Dominic Walter Monckton [born 1985], scion of the Viscounts Monckton of Brenchley, gave birth to a daughter, Evie Millicent, 11 May, 2022, at Sydney, New South Wales.
Dominic is a son of the Hon Timothy David Robert Monckton [born 15 Aug 1955], and his wife the former Jennifer Carmody, and is a grandson paternally of the late Maj-Gen the 2nd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley [1915-2006].
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The Lord Cobbold, the 2nd Baron, owner of the magnificent Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, has died aged 84. He was a landowner and banker.
David Antony Fromanteel Cobbold (later Lytton-Cobbold) was born 14 July, 1937, son of Sir Cameron Cobbold (1904-87), scion of that landed gentry family, and his wife the Lady Margaret Hermione Millicent Lytton (1905-2004), daughter of the 2nd Earl of Lytton, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC (1876-1947), sometime acting Viceroy of India.
David’s father served as Governor of the Bank of England 1949-61, and was raised to the peerage as the 1st Baron Cobbold in 1960, and served as Lord Chamberlain to the Queen’s Household, 1963-71. He was GCVO, and a Knight of the Garter, &c.
He succeeded to his father’s peerage and to the Knebworth estate on his father’s death, 1 Nov, 1987. The Knebworth estate has been in Lord Cobbold’s family since the days of King Henry VII in 1490. He later passed the running of the Knebworth estate to his son and heir.
The 2nd Baron Cobbold married 7 January, 1961, Christine Elizabeth Stucley (born 25 Apr, 1940), one of the last Debutantes to be presented to the Queen, third daughter of Major Sir Dennis Frederick Bankes Stucley, 5th Baronet (1907-83), and his wife the Hon Sheila Margaret Warwick Bampfylde (1912-96), daughter of the 4th Baron Poltimore (1882-1965), by whom he had issue, three sons and a daughter.
The eldest son, the Hon Henry Fromanteel Lytton-Cobbold, who was born 12 May, 1962, succeeds as the 3rd Baron Cobbold.
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Robert Devereux Boyd Capell, who died 4 May, 2022, aged 79, was a scion of the Earls of Essex.
He was born 20 October, 1942, the younger son of Algernon Arthur Capell (1903-1950), and his wife the former Violet Mary Boyd (who died 1987); and married 19 Aug, 1967, Elin Rosemary Earle (1943-2021), daughter of Alan Leslie Earle, of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, by whom he had issue, a daughter, Jennifer Rosemary Capell (who was born 4 Apr, 1975).
The 4th Earl of Essex > Hon John Thomas Capell > Hon Adolphus Frederick Charles Molyneux Capell > Rev Horatio Capell > Algernon Essex Capell > Algernon Arthur Capell > Robert Capell (d 2022)
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The engagement was announced 9 May, 2022, between the Hon George Henry MacDonald Sinclair [born 1989], younger son of the 3rd Viscount Thurso [born 10 September, 1953], and Viscountess Thurso [nee Marion Ticknor Sage], & Miss E. 'Lisa' Tihhonova, daughter of Mrs Svetlana Tihhonova, of Estonia.
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Rosanna [Posie] Scrope [nee Staveley] wife of [Simon] Harry Richard Scrope [born 1974], head of the landed gentry family of Scrope of Danby, has given birth to a son, Maximus Simon Parkinson.
Harry is the only son of the late Simon Egerton Scrope [1934-2010], of Danby on Yore, and his wife the former Jennifer Jane Parkinson, descended from the extinct Barons Bingley.
Rosanna Lorna Scrope [born 1988], scion of the Staveley landed gentry family, is a daughter of the late Simon Henry Staveley [1949-98], and his wife the former Judy O. Willis Fleming [b 28 June, 1954], scion of that landed gentry family, of Willis Fleming, of Stoneham.
Harry Scrope is a grandson maternally of the late Sir Kenneth Parkinson, Kt [1908-81], sometime chairman of Yorkshire Post Newspapers, and his wife the former Hon Dorothy Lane Fox [1909-80], a daughter of the 1st and last Baron Bingley [1870-1947].
The Scrope family (pronounced "Scroop") are seated at Danby, the family's 1,500-acre estate in North Yorkshire. The family descend from one of Edward the Confessor's Norman favourites, and were thus already settled in England at the time of the Conquest. The family motto, Devant si je puis (Forward if I am able), is a sardonic allusion to their name,which means "crab" in the Norman dialect. Establishing themselves in Wensleydale in the 12th century, Scropes distinguished themselves on the Crusades and in the Hundred Years War, were regularly summoned to medieval parliaments as barons, and have produced five Garter knights, and an Archbishop of York.
The Scrope coat of arms, Azure a bend or, was one of the earliest to be adopted and, to amateurs of heraldry, is a celebrated curiosity. Campaigning in Scotland in 1385, Richard, Lord Scrope of Bolton, was aghast to see it borne by a fellow knight, Sir Richard le Grosvenor. The matter was tried in the Court of Chivalry – John of Gaunt, Harry "Hotspur" and Geoffrey Chaucer all giving evidence on Scrope's behalf.
Depositions were conveniently heard in York Minster, the family burial place, where the Scrope arms were prominently on display, as they were – in glass, alabaster and stone – in more than 40 other churches in Yorkshire. The court's decision in favour of Scrope has long rankled with the Grosvenors. Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, was to name his famous racehorse (the 1880 Derby winner) Bend Or, and it was also his nickname for his grandson, the 2nd Duke, whose chestnut hair reminded him of the horse. For their part, the proud Scropes sport a distinctive family tie, based on their arms, of blue with diagonal gold stripes.
Harry Scrope descends from a junior branch of the family which succeeded to the headship in 1630. Christopher Scrope was by that time a convicted recusant and knew better than to press his claim to the titles and estates. Christopher's son seated himself at Danby-on-Yore, in the heart of the Scrope country, which the family had acquired through an heiress in 1576. Largely rebuilt in the 16th century, Danby Hall incorporates one of the most southerly examples of a peel tower, dating from the early 14th century. A small chamber at the top of the "old Tower" served as a chapel, the only place of Catholic worship for miles around. In the early 1800s a capacious priest's hole was rediscovered at the back of a fireplace. Generations of Scropes were barred, as Catholics, from public office. Their sons were sent abroad, with false identities, for their schooling. Forbidden to own any horse worth more than £5, they depended on kindly Protestant neighbours to hold them in their own names. The Scrope who bred Danby Cade, a famous 18th-century racehorse, was not his legal owner. "Penal times" ended with the passing of the Catholic Relief Act in 1829. Scrope of Danby petitioned in vain for the earldom of Wiltshire, but retained the heraldic supporters (a pair of Cornish choughs) that the family claim by prescription – supporters being an honour usually afforded only to peers and knights grand cross under Royal Warrant.
Rosanna Scrope is a granddaughter of Capt [William Arthur] Miles Staveley [1913-81], scion of the Staveleys of North Stainley Hall, Ripon, and his wife the former Nancy Constance Cail [1914-2007].
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The marriage took place, 30 April, 2022, between Edward Tom George Nicole [born 1990], eldest son of the late Mr [Timothy] Mark Nicole [1954-2015] and his wife the former Lisa Cleone Vivian Ropner [born 2 July, 1964], now of Rodmarton, Gloucestershire, scion of the Ropner baronets, and Dr Charlotte F. Craven, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Giles Craven, of Dulwich, London.
Sir Emil Ropner, 1st Baronet [1838-1924] > William Ropner [1864-1947] > John Ropner [1903-96] > Jeremy Ropner [1932-2009] > Lisa Ropner [b 1964] > Edward Nicole [b 1990]
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The marriage took place at Knebworth, Hertfordshire, 2 April, 2022, between Philip Horatio Bush, son of Mr & Mrs Graham Bush, of Smeeth, Kent, and Morwenna Gray Lytton Cobbold [born 16 Aug, 1989], scion of the Barons Cobbold, daughter of the Hon Henry Fromanteel Cobbold [born 12 May, 1962], by his wife the former Martha Frances Boone.
Morwenna Cobbold is a granddaughter of the 2nd Baron Cobbold [born 14 July, 1937]. Her father is the heir apparent to the peerage.
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Helena Evelyn Cecily [Nell] Redmayne [nee Fane, born 4 Dec, 1988], wife of Thomas Leo Redmayne [born 1987], gave birth to a daughter, Sylvie Grace Pamela, 16 April, 2022, a sister for Nola Mary Fane, who was born 11 March, 2020.
Tom Redmayne is a son of Richard Charles Tunstall Redmayne [born 1938], by his wife the former Patricia A. Burke, and is a younger brother of the actor Eddie Redmayne [born 1982].
Helena Redmayne is a scion of the Earls of Westmorland, daughter of Edward Hugh Reynardson Fane [born 11 June, 1957], by his wife the former Susan Serena [Suki] Mitchell [born 1958].
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The Hon Diana Rosemary Rodney died at Victoria, British Columbia, 26 April, 2022, aged 98. She was a scion of the Barons Rodney.
She was born 19 April, 1924, the elder daughter of the 8th Baron Rodney (1891-1973), and his wife the former Lady Marjorie Lowther (1895-1968), daughter of the 6th Earl of Lonsdale (1867-1953), and was unmarried.
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The engagement was announced 30 April, 2022, between Bradley Miller, only son of Mr Ian Miller, of Guildford, Surrey, and Mrs Suzanne Miller, also of Guildford, and the Lady Tamara Louise Meade [born 1990], daughter of the 8th Earl of Clanwilliam [born 28 December, 1960], and his first former wife the former Serena Emily Lockhart [born 19 January, 1965], descended from the Lords Gray [now the Hon Mrs Nicholas Jopling, of Cirencester].
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Alice Emily Cecilia Guerin [nee Scott, born 1989], wife of Alexandre Miles Philippe Guerin [born 1984], gave birth to a daughter, Ottilie Elizabeth Mary, 21 April, 2022, a sister for Hugo Robert Templer, who was born 25 November, 2020.
Alexxandre Guerin is a son of Benoit-Marie Guerin, of North Yorkshire, and his former wife Caroline Stapylton-Thorley [now Mrs Richard Aubrey-Fletcher, of the baronets of that name].
Alice Guerin is a daughter of [John] Andrew Templer Scott [born 1960], of London, and his wife the former Catherine Frances Faulkner [born 6 April, 1961], descended from the Earls of Denbigh.
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Pamela Pleydell-Bouverie, who died 14 April, 2022, aged 96, was the widow of Bertrand Eric Pleydell-Bouverie [1914-99], scion of the Earls of Radnor.
She was the former Pamela Winifred Mary Macdonald, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Roderick William Macdonald, CIE, CBE, DSO, of Great Braxted, Essex, and married 7 January, 1950, Bertrand Pleydell-Bouverie [born 4 Feb, 1914], son of the Hon Kenelm Pleydell-Bouverie [1852-1921], of Wherwell, Hampshire, and his wife the former Evelyn Bertie Charlotte Maitland Makgill Crichton [died 1936], scion of the Earls of Lauderdale. Her husband died 5 Oct, 1999.
Mrs Pleydell-Bouverie leaves issue, two sons, Rupert and [Nigel] Justin, and a daughter, Prunella.
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The Lady Rose Hare, who died 26 April, 2022, aged 86, was the widow of Sir Thomas Hare, 5th Baronet [1930-93], and daughter of the 9th Earl of Darnley 1886-1955].
She was born Lady Rose Amanda Bligh, 30 July, 1935, daughter of the 9th Earl of Darnley [1886-1955], and his second wife the former Nancy Ellinor Kidston [1901-1991], scion of that landed gentry family; and married 16 Septermber, 1961, Thomas Hare [born 27 July, 1930], son and heir of Sir Ralph Hare, 4th Baronet [1903-1976], and his wife the former Doreen Pleasance Anna Bagge, scion of the Bagge baronets. Her husband succeeded his father in the Hare baronetcy, 30 October, 1976, and died 25 January, 1993.
Lady Rose leaves issue, two daughters, Lucy and Elizabeth.
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The infant daughter of Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi was christened with the names Sienna Elizabeth at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, 29 April, 2022.
Baby Sienna was born on 18 September, 2021, at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital at 23:42 and weighed in at 6lb 2oz.
Sienna Mapelli Mozzi , the latest addition to the Royal House of Windsor is 11th in line of succession to the throne.
Edo Mapelli Mozzi is the son of Count Alessandro [Alex] Mapelli Mozzi, by his former wife the former Nicola Diana Burrows [now Mrs Nikki Williams-Ellis, MBE].
Princess Beatrice is the elder daughter of HRH The Prince Andrew, Duke of York and his former wife the former Sarah Margaret Ferguson.
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh joined the Duke of York at the scaled down Covid-secure wedding of their granddaughter and Edo Mapelli Mozzi at the Chapel Royal in Windsor Great Park, in July, 2020. Around twenty guests attended the wedding.
Edoardo's maternal grandmother, the former Susan Arnot Heath, married firstly, Robert David Burrows [Edo's grandfather], and married secondly, Lieutenant-Col Greville Wyndham Tufnell, CVO [born 1932], of the Grenadier Guards, who has close associations with the Royal Household.
Count Edoardo Alessandro M Mapelli Mozzi (known as Edo) was born in Westminster, 1st November, 1983, son of Count Alessandro (Alex) Mapelli Mozzi, and his former wife the former Nicola Diana [Nikki] Burrows. He has an elder sister Natalia Alice, born in 1981, wife of Mr Tod Yeomans.
His father, who was born in 1951, is a British Olympian, an Alpine skier, took part in several events at the 1972 Olympic Games.
Edo's grandfather was Count Gian Paolo Mapelli Mozzi (1922-80), Italian aristocrat, who married Gigliola Stoppani. Count Gian Paolo was a son of Count Luigi Mapelli Mozzi (1894-1948), who married Nobile Maria Mercedes Baroli.
Count Luigi was a son of Count Paolo Mapelli Mozzi (1854-1921), who married Enrichetta Tarsis dei Conti di Castel d'Agogna (1866-1941). Count Paolo was the son of Count Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi (1815-79) who married Nobile Ippolita Giulino dei Conti di Vialba.
The Mapelli Mozzi name came about from the marriage of Count Alessandro's father, Nobile Gerolamo Mapelli (1785-1842) with Angela Mozzi.
Edo's mother married as her second husband Christopher M.H. Shale, a British businessman and Conservative politician, friend of former prime minister David Cameron. Mr Shale died from natural causes at Glastonbury, in June, 2011. Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie and their parents the Duke and Duchess of York attended Mr Shale's funeral. Mrs Shale married thirdly, the sculptor David Williams-Ellis, a great nephew of Clough Williams-Ellis, the architect.
Mrs Williams-Ellis was awarded the MBE in David Cameron's resignation honours.
Edo has a half-brother, Albemarle Christopher M.H. Shale, ten years his junior.
The Mapelli Mozzi family have several connections to the British aristocracy. Edward Ankarcrona, son of Countess Margaretha Mapelli Mozzi [previous wife of Edo's father], married 28 Oct, 2006, Lady Lucinda Sarah Catherine Savile [born 3 Apr, 1973], a daughter of the Earl and Countess of Mexborough.
Although he enjoys the title of "Count" he is a British subject and technically cannot use a foreign title in this country. Foreign styles and titles were confined to those who received a Royal Warrant from King George V in 1932.
Edo has a son, Christopher Woolf "Wolfie", born in 2016, from a previous relationship.
Sienna is the 12th great-grandchild for Her Majesty the Queen:-
1. Savannah Anne Kathleen Phillips, born 29 December, 2010
2. Isla Elizabeth Phillips, born 29 March, 2012
3. Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge, born 22 July, 2013
4. Mia Grace Tindall, born 17 January, 2014
5. Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge, born 2 May, 2015
6. Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge, born 23 April, 2018
7. Lena Elizabeth Tindall, born 18 June, 2018
8. Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, born 6 May, 2019
9. August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, born 9 February, 2021
10. Lucas Philip Tindall, born 21 March, 2021
11. Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, born 4 June, 2021
12. Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi, born 18 September, 2021
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Dr [Vivien] Anne Ropner, who died 13 April, 2022, aged 91, was a scion of the Ropner baronets.
She was born 19 July, 1930, daughter of Capt [Cuthbert] Maurice Ropner [1905-1945], of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, by his wife the former Dorothea Seymour Bell [1909-94], descended from the Dukes of Argyll. She was unmarried.
John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll [1723-1806] > Lady Charlotte Maria Campbell [1775-1861] > Eliza Maria Campbell [d 1842] > Anne Seymour Gordon Cumming [d 1858] > Maj Oswin Baker Cresswell [1819-56] > Constance Wilhelmina Baker Cresswell [1855-1947] > Seymour Constance Mangin [1882-1971] > Dorothea Seymour Bell [1909-94] > Dr Anne Ropner [1930-2022]
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Sir Michael Robin Adderley Hodson, 6th Baronet, died 8 April, 2022. He was 90.
He was born 5 March, 1932, son of Sir Edmond Adair Hodson, 5th Baronet [1893-1972], and his wife Anne Elizabeth Adderley Cradock [who died 1984].
He succeeded to the baronetcy on his father's death, 7 September, 1972.
He married firstly, 16 December, 1963 [div 1978], Katrin Alex Bernsteil, daughter of Erwin Bernsteil, of Glamorgan, Wales, by whom he had issue; married 2ndly, 1978, Mrs Catherine Denne [nee Seymour] [1936-2021], former wife of David Ralph Denne [born 1931], and daughter of John Henry Seymour, of London, His second wife died 14 April, 2021.
Sir Michael leaves three daughters from his first marriage, Tania [born 1965], Alexa [born 1966] and Jane [born 1970].
He is succeeded in the baronetcy [created in 1787], by his younger brother, Patrick Richard Hodson [born 27 November, 1934].
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The Hon Jill Ganzoni, who died 21 April, 2022, aged 91, was a scion of the Barons Belstead.
She was born 27 March, 1931, the only daughter of the 1st Baron Belstead [1882-1958]. Her father, Francis John Childs Ganzoni, was a Barrister, Inner Temple 1906; served in World War I with the 4th Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment; Member of Parliament (Unionist) for Ipswich 1914-23 and 1924-38; knighted 1921; Chairman Private Bills Committee, House of Commons 1923-38; Parliamentary Private Secretary (unpaid) to the Postmaster-General 1924-29; temporary Chairman of Committees, House of Commons 1932-34; Chairman Kitchen Committee 1932-38, who was raised to the peerage in 1938 &c. Her mother was Gwendolen Gertrude Turner [who died 23 Feb, 1962].
Her brother, John, the 2nd [and last] Baron Belstead [1932-2005], a bachelor, was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Education and Science 1970-73; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1973-74; Under Secretary of State, Home Office 1979-82; Privy Councillor 1981; Minister of State, Foreign Office 1982-83; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1983-87; Deputy Leader of the House of Lords 1984-88; Minister of State, Department of the Environment 1987-88; Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords 1988-90; Paymaster-General and Minister of State for Northern Ireland 1990-92; Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk 1994-2005.
Jill Ganzoni was unmarried.
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Edward Christopher Parker-Jervis, who died on holiday, in Greece, 20 April, 2022, was a scion of the Viscounts St Vincent. He was 61.
He was born 21 August, 1960, the eldest son of Lieutenant-Commander Christopher Thomas Parker-Jervis, RN [born 20 Dec, 1929], and his wife the former Gillian Bowden; and married in 1990, Sarah Jane Shorrock [born 1962], daughter of the Rev John Musgrave Shorrock, by his wife the former Jane Hayes, by whom he had issue, a son, James Oliver [born 5 May, 1997], and a daughter, Helen Alexandra [born 17 Apr, 1995].
2nd Viscount St Vincent [1767-1859] > Hon Edward Parker-Jervis [1815-96] > Thomas Parker-Jervis [1852-1936] > Humphrey Parker-Jervis [1889-1948] > Christopher Parker-Jervis [1929- ] > Edward Parker-Jervis [1960-2022]
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The engagement was announced 28 April, 2022, between Thomas Boyd-Bowman, son of Mr & Mrs Robert Boyd-Bowman, of Hanoi, Vietnam, and Annabel Honor H. Matterson [born 1989], descended from the Child baronets, daughter of Charles John Hardwick Matterson [born 26 December, 1960], of Polstead, Suffolk, and his wife the former Elizabeth Caroline McGregor Moffatt [born 1962].
Sir Coles John Child, 2nd Baronet [1906-71] > Honor Diana Child [b 1936- ] > Charles Matterson [b 1960] > Annabel Matterson [b 1989]
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Miranda Powell-Shedden, MBE, DL, died 20 April, 2022, aged 78.
She was born in 1943, daughter of Graham Russell Mitchell, CB, OBE [1905-1984], descended from the Currie and his wife the former Eleanora Patricia Robertson [1908-93]; and married 18 June, 1966, Henry Roscoe George Powell-Shedden [deceased], scion of that landed gentry family, son of George Shedden ffolliott Powell-Shedden, DSO, DFC, RAF [1916-1994], and his wife the former Diana Eve Higgs [1916-1989], by whom she had a son, Piers, and three daughters, Serena, Melanie and Felicity.
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Francis Roderick Macleod, scion of that landed gentry family, of Raasay, died 14 April, 2022. He was 67.
He was born 11 March, 1955, the third son of Major Loudoun Henry Davenport Macleod [1919-1989], and his wife the former Katharine Adair Stride [1924-1982]; and married 1988, Susan Marietta Scaramanga, scion of that landed gentry family, by whom he had issue, a son, Archie [born 1991], and two daughters, Araminta [born 1990], and Iona [born 1993].
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Olivia Sasha Clowes [nee Shephard, born 1991], wife of Toby Harry Somerset Clowes (born 1990), gave birth to a son, Freddie John Somerset, 18 April, 2022.
Olivia is a daughter of Miles J Shephard (born 1962) of Kingston upon Thames, by his wife the former Alexandra M Stringer (born 1963).
Toby Clowes is a son of George Mark Somerset Clowes (born 1954) of West Woodhay, Berkshire, by his wife the former Lady Rose Nevill (born 1950). Toby is a grandson maternally of the 5th Marquess of Abergavenny, KG (1914-2000) and of Patricia Marchioness of Abergavenny, DCVO (1915-2005), Lady of the Bedchamber to HM The Queen.
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Rose Katharine Lucy Dashwood [nee Langley, born 1988], wife of James Gordon Robert Dashwood [born 1984], gave birth to a son, Jake Robert James, 3 April, 2022, a brother for Peregrine 'Reggie' Christopher Gordon, who was born 13 Oct, 2020.
James Dashwood is a son of Robert Thomas Dashwood [1955-2015], by his wife the former Georgina M. Harris [born 1956]. He married in 2019, Rose Langley, daughter of Christopher J.M. Langley [born 1946], by his wife the former Diana Constance Mary Crewdson [born 1959], daughter of Wilson Peregrine Nicholas Crewdson [1926-2014], by his wife the Hon Lucy Clare Beckett [1926-1999], daughter of the 3rd Baron Grimthorpe [1891-1963].
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Mary, Baroness Aldenham & Hunsdon, who died 16 April, 2022, aged 100, was the widow of the [5th] Baron Aldenham and [3rd] Baron Hunsdon.
She was born in the summer of 1921, as Mary Elizabeth Tyser, daughter of Walter Parkyns Tyser [1867-1944], of Gordonbush, Brora, co Sutherland, descended from the Parkyns baronets, and his wife the former Jessie Woodriffe Berkeley Quill; and married 16 July, 1947, the Hon Antony Durant Gibbs [born 18 May, 1922], a son of the 4th Baron Aldenham and [2nd] Baron Hunsdon [1888-1969], and his wife Beatrix Elinor [1890-1978], widow of Algernon Hyde Villiers, and daughter of Herbert Woodfield Paul, MP [1853-1935], of Forest Row, Sussex. Her husband succeeded his father, 30 May, 1969, in the Aldenham and Hunsdon peerages, and died 25 January, 1986.
The Dowager Lady Aldenham and Hunsdon leaves two sons, Vicary and George, and a daughter, Antonia, and was predeceased by a son, William, who died in 1973 aged 18. The eldest son, Vicary Tyser Gibbs [born 9 June, 1948], succeeded to his father's peerages in 1986.
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Jane Armyne Stevens, LVO, who died at her home 15 April, 2002, aged 85, was a scion of the Sheffield baronets and a Lady-in-Waiting to the late Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.
She was born 7 March, 1937, the eldest daughter of John Vincent Sheffield [1913-2008], of Laverstoke, Whitchurch, Hampshire, and his 1st wife the former Anne Margaret Faudel-Phillips [who died 8 February, 1969]. Her paternal grandfather was Sir Berkeley Sheffield, 6th Baronet [1876-1946].
Janie Sheffield had a glittering career for nearly eight years working as a model for Sir Norman Hartnell, a leading British designer best known for his work for the royal family. Hartnell gained the royal warrant as dressmaker to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1940, and royal warrant as dressmaker to Queen Elizabeth II in 1957. She served as a Lady-in-Waiting and close confidante to Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon from 1970 until the death of the princess in 2002.
Stevens recalled in Margaret: The Rebel Princess, that HRH asked her to act as her driver when her chauffeur was sick. She had never driven a Rolls Royce before and had no practice. Margaret encouraged Stevens by saying "Janey, you can drive." As the pair departed the gates and were under the arch of Buckingham Palace, Stevens remembers motorcyclists crashing into the side of the Rolls Royce. Margaret responded with "drive, drive on, Janey," and told Stevens not to worry.
Jane Stevens married 14 June, 1956 [divorced 1979], the publisher Jocelyn Edward Greville Stevens, CVO [1932-2014], who was knighted in 1996. Her husband was sometime managing director of Beaverbrook Newspapers, and managing director of the London Evening Standard.
She leaves two sons, Charles and Rupert, and two daughters, Pandora and Melinda. Three granddaughters are the socialite 'It Girls' Chloe, Poppy and Cara Delevingne.
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Emma Charlotte Bromet died 20 April, 2022, aged 55.
She was born in Jan 1967, daughter of John Anthony Bromet [1927-2001], and his wife the former Charlotte Imogen Woollcombe Smith [born 30 August, 1943], scion of the Samuel Smith brewing family of Tadcaster, daughter of Geoffrey Roy Holland Smith [1901-64], and his wife the former Rosamond Margaret Stirling Woollcombe [1919-1991], scion of that landed gentry family.
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Sir Adrian Blennerhassett, 7th Baronet, died 9 April, 2022. He was 81, and had held the baronetcy since his posthumous birth almost eighty two years ago.
Marmaduke Adrian Francis William Blennerhassett was born 25 May, 1940, son of Lieutenant Sir Marmaduke Blennerhassett, 6th Baronet [1902-40], RNVR, who was killed in action on HMS Greyhound at Dunkirk on the day his son and heir was born. His mother was the former Gwenfra Mary Morgan [who died 21 December, 1956].
He was educated at McGill University, Imperial College London [MSc] and Cranfield Business School [MBA]. Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
He married 23 September, 1972, Carolyn Margaret Brown, daughter of Gilbert Brown, of Marston Magna, Somerset, by whom he had issue, a son, Charles Henry Marmaduke [born 18 July, 1975], and a daughter, Celina Mary Charlotte [born 15 October, 1973].
The son, Charles, now succeeds to the baronetcy [created UK, 1809] awarded to his ancestor, Rowland Blennerhassett. The family name is derived from the township of Blennerhassett in Cumberland. Members of the family represented Carlisle in every Parliament from Richard II to James I, and later represented Kerry or the borough of Tralee, Ireland
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Hilton Nigel Matthew Seely, who died 6 April, 2022, aged 82, was a scion of the Seely baronets.
He was born 2 March, 1940, the second son of Nigel Richard William Seely [1902-43], and his wife Isabella Elinor Margarete von Rieben [who married secondly, in 1949, Edward Bromley Davenport [1909-90], scion of that landed family, and she died 17 Jan, 1957.
He married firstly, 27 January, 1971, Leonie Mary Taylor, daughter of Brig. George Taylor; and married 2ndly, in 1993, Denise Muckle, daughter of Thomas Muckle, of Rothbury, Northumberland.
Mr Seely leaves two sons, Charles and Dominic, from his first marriage, and a son, Max, from his second marriage.
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The engagement was announced 23 April, 2022, between Peter H. Cole, son of Mr & Mrs Stephen Cole, of Gosbeck, Suffolk, and Princess Georgia Louise de Rohan [born 1993], elder daughter of Prince Charles Raoul de Rohan [born 1961], of Birley, Herefordshire, and his wife the former Sarah Louise Margerrison [born 1963].
Helene Grafin von Auersperg [1836-97] > Prince Raoul de Rohan [1860-1931] > Prince Charles de Rohan [1894-1965] > Prince Louis de Rohan [1927-1975] > Prince Charles de Rohan [b 1961] > Princess Georgia de Rohan [b 1993]
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The engagement was announced 23 April, 2022, between William Grierson Vernon [born June 1990], scion of the Vernon baronets, son of [Richard] David Vernon [born 31 May, 1956], of Godalming, Surrey, and his wife the former Rosemary Nicola Myer [born circa 1960], and Sophie Keatley, daughter of the late Richard Keatley, and Sally Rogers, of Budleigh Salterton, co Devon.
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The engagement was announced 23 April, 2022, between Oliver Stephen Keene [born 1993], youngest son of Mr Richard Miles Keene [born 1957] and Mrs Rachel Amanda Keene [born 12 October, 1960, nee Ogilvie Thompson], and Iona Alice Gordon Lennox [born 1993], scion of the Dukes of Richmond & Gordon, eldest daughter of Angus Charles Gordon Lennox [born 4 February, 1964], and his former wife the former Camilla Douglas Pilkington [born 8 May, 1966], scion of that landed family [now wife of the Hon [Ashley] George Ponsonby [born 17 Nov, 1959], scion of the Barons De Mauley.
The 7th Duke of Richmond > Maj Lord Bernard Gordon Lennox > Lt-Gen Sir George Gordon Lennox > Maj-Gen Bernard Gordon Lennox > Angus Gordon Lennox > Iona Gordon Lennox
Oliver Keene's ducal ancestry:-
The 6th Duke of Buccleuch > Lady Katharine Montagu Douglas Scott > The 4th Viscount Hampden > Hon Tessa Brand > Rachel Ogilvie Thompson > Oliver Keene
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Georgiana Isabella Clifton-Brown [nee Heneage, born 1988], wife of Edward Robert Clifton-Brown [born 1985], scion of the Brown baronets, gave birth to a son, Rory Benedict, 10 April, 2022, a brother for Arthur Robert, who was born 15 June, 2020.
Edward Clifton-Brown is a son of Sir Geoffrey Robert Clifton-Brown, MP, FRICS [born 23 March, 1953], Conservative MP for The Cotswolds, of Daglingworth, Gloucestershire, by his former wife wife the former Alexandra Mary Peto-Shepherd [born 1955], of Lechlade, Gloucestershire.
Georgiana is a daughter of Robert John Heneage [born 1956], of North Carlton, Lincolnshire, by his wife the former Mayann Louise Milne. The Heneages descend from the Earls of Morton.
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The Lady Rose Diana Musker [nee Lambton], who died 5 April, 2022, aged 69, was a scion of the Earls of Durham.
She was born 26 November, 1952, the third daughter of Antony Claude Frederick Lambton, MP, styled Viscount Lambton [he disclaimed the [6th] Earldom of Durham for life in 1970] [1922-2006], and his wife the former Belinda Bridget Blew-Jones [1921-2003]. Her siblings were [1] Lady Lucinda Lambton [b 10 May, 1943], the writer and broadcaster; [2] Lady Beatrix Lambton [b 23 July, 1949], who married Guy Nevill [1945-93], a godson of the Queen and heir to the title Marquess of Abergavenny; [3] Lady Anne Lambton [b 4 July, 1954], an actress; [4] Lady Isabella Lambton [b 17 May, 1956], wife of Sir Philip Naylor-Leyland, 4th Baronet; and [5] Edward Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham [born 19 Oct, 1961], married to Marina Hanbury [b 26 March, 1982], sister the Marchioness of Cholmondeley [b 15 March, 1984], &c.
Lady Rose married 22 January, 1979 [divorced 1989], as his second wife, [Herbert] Oliver FitzRoy Musker [born 21 November, 1948], scion of that landed gentry family, second son of Major [Anthony] Dermot Musker [who died as the result of an accident, 8 Aug, 1959], and his wife the Hon Mary Angela FitzRoy [1919-1984], scion of the Viscounts Daventry, descended in the direct male line from the Merrie Monarch King Charles II.
Lady Rose is survived by two sons, Claud James FitzRoy Musker, and Samuel Anthony Musker, and by a daughter, Lily Mary O. Musker.
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David Frederick Maclaren Selby died 16 April, 2022, aged 77.
He married in April, 1970, the Hon Susan Lorna Pennock [born 1948], daughter of the life peer the Baron Pennock [1920-93], and his wife the former Lorna Pearse [1921-2011], by whom he had two sons, Hugo, and Mark, and a daughter, Antonia.
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Jonathan Derek Morley, who died 18 April, 2022, aged 80, was the husband of Davina Sheffield, who was, as one of 'Charlie's Angels' in the 1970s tipped as a possible bride of the Prince of Wales. Mr Morley was a brother of Miranda, Duchess of Beaufort.
He was born at Bath in 1941, son of Brigadier Michael Frederick Morley, MBE [1911-90], of Biddlestone Manor, Chippenham, Witlshire, and his wife the former Primrose Elizabeth Gordon [1912-97], of the Gordon family, of Boveridge Park, Salisbury. He had an elder brother, Michael Frederick David Morley [1939-98], and two sisters, Susan [later Spence], and Miranda Elisabeth [born 1947], who married 2 June, 2000, as his second wife, the 11th Duke of Beaufort [1928-2017], of Badminton House, Gloucestershire.
Jonathan Morley married firstly, 6 September, 1966 [div 1973], the Hon Kirsty Jane Aitken [born 22 June, 1947], eldest daughter of Sir John William Maxwell Aitken, 2nd Baronet [the disclaimed 2nd Baron Beaverbrook] [1910-85], and his second wife, and as her second husband, the former Ursula Jane Kenyon-Slaney [1920-2012]; he married 2ndly, 21 December, 1981, Davina Mary Sheffield [born 1 March, 1951], scion of the Sheffield baronets, daughter of George Berkeley Sheffield [1910-68], and his wife the former Hon Agnes Wilson McGowan [who was murdered 11 March, 1976], daughter of the 1st Baron McGowan [1874-1961].
Jonathan's second wife, Davina Sheffield, had previously in 1975, been introduced to the Prince of Wales, and, on paper, the 24-year-old was certainly a great match for the Prince. The granddaughter of celebrated industrialist Lord McGowan, – she moved in the right circles and was a keen horsewoman. She was also undeniably the prettiest of ‘Charlie’s Angels’, as the press collectively dubbed the women he dated. However, when Davina was introduced to Charles for the first time she was already seeing someone else – Old Harrovian and powerboat racer James Beard. Detailing Charles’s romance with Davina in her 2005 book The Firm, royal expert Penny Junor said Davina initially turned down the Prince’s invite to have dinner with him because of Beard. But ‘[Charles] was so persistent that she eventually succumbed and the boyfriend soon fell by the wayside,’ she wrote. Unfortunately for the new couple, whom Junor described as being ‘very much in love’, the ex didn’t disappear completely. In fact, as rumours that Charles was going to propose began to circulate, Beard became a media target and he was duped by one reporter into sharing details of his relationship with Davina – revealing they’d ‘lived in sin’ together before she dated Prince Charles. This brought the 'royal' romance to an abrupt end. Five years later Jonathan Morley and Davina Sheffield wed in a register office ceremony.
Jonathan Morley leaves issue, two sons from his first marriage to Kirsty Aitken, _ Dominic Max Michael Morley [born 1967], and Sebastian Finch Morley [born 1969], and three sons from his marriage to Davina Sheffield, Thomas George Jonathan [born 1983], Capt William Frederick Duncan Morley [born 1984], The Blues and Royals, and Henry Quintus Morley [born 1987].
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The engagement was announced 22 April, 2022, between Capt George Sackville Lane Fox [born 1992], The Blues and Royals, eldest son and heir of Capt [George Charles] Nicholas [Nick] Lane Fox [born 25 December, 1963], of Bramham Park, near Wetherby, Yorkshire, and his wife the former Hon Rachel Monica Baring [born 29 June, 1967], scion of the Barons Howick of Glendale, and Miss [Elizabeth] Katie Allner [born 14 March, 1990], daughter of Mr Andrew James Allner [born 1953], of Barnes, London, and his wife the former Susan Isabel McCann [born 1956].
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Rowena Kay P. Beedle [nee Chalwin, born 1991], wife of Nicholas Charles A. Beedle [born 1990], and descendant of the O'Brien baronets, gave birth to a daughter, Ophelia Nicola Gabrielle, 9 April, 2022, a sister for Rosie, Sienna and Ivo Simon Nicholas [born 8 Nov, 2019].
Nicholas is a son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Beedle, of London. Rowena is a daughter of Simon William Burgoyne Chalwin [born 1956], of Sedgehill, Dorset, and his wife the former Teresa Mary Young.
Sir Robert O'Brien, 4th Baronet [1901-52] > Patricia O'Brien [died 2010] > Simon Chalwin [b 1956] > Rowena Chalwin [b 1991] > Ophelia Beedle [b 2022]
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The engagement was announced 21 April, 2022, between Oliver Mark Sherban Colville [born 18 April, 1996], second son of the Hon [Richmond] James Innys Colville, Master of Colville [born 9 June, 1961], of London, by his wife the former Aurea Katharine Dowson [born 1962], and Fleur Lavinia Langford [born 1996], daughter of Nicholas Richard Langford [born 1961], of France, and his wife the former Marcia J.L. Hennessy.
The 4th Viscount Colville of Culross > Hon James Colville > Oliver Colville
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Annabel Genevieve Holloway [nee Hayday, born 1987], wife of Edward Charles Holloway [born 1986], gave birth to a daughter, Isabella Celeste, 21 March, 2022, a sister for Charlotte Aurora.
Annabel is a daughter of Terence John Hayday [born 1947] and Susan Pamela Dean [born 1950].
Edward Holloway is a son of Charles Henry Warner Holloway [born 1950], and his wife the former Georgina Alice Rous [born 22 Aug, 1951], scion of the Earls of Stradbroke.
The 3rd Earl of Stradbroke > Maj Hon Nigel Rous > Georgina Rous > Edward Holloway > Isabella Holloway
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Ian George Hastie died 16 April, 2022. He was 94.
The son of Andrew Hastie he married 17 December, 1960, [Anne Mary] Frederica Dorothy Nevill [born 17 January, 1938], scion of the Earls [later Marquesses] of Abergavenny, daughter of Frederick Reginald Nevill [1880-1949], and his wife the former Jeanne Fageol [died 17 June, 1975], by whom he had issue, two sons, Rupert and James, and a daughter, Caroline.
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The engagement was announced 20 April, 2022, between Oliver Victor George Palmer [born 1990], son of James Nicholas Palmer [born 21 May, 1963], and his wife the former Cybele Imogen Bullock [born 1963], and Hannah Lucinda Proudlock [born 1990], elder daughter of James Hamilton Proudlock [born 1963], and his wife the former Joanna Brooks [born 1964].
Oliver Palmer is descended from the Dukes of Marlborough and Viscounts Churchill, viz-
George, 4th Duke of Marlborough > Francis, 1st Baron Churchill > Francis, 2nd Baron Churchill > Victor, 1st Viscount Churchill > Hon Sarah Spencer > James Palmer > Oliver Palmer
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Joanna Lennox Stockdale [neé Harvey], who died 31 March, 2022, aged 76, was the former wife of Frederick Minshull Stockdale [1947-2018], scion of the Stockdale baronets.
She was born in 1946 as Joanna Lennox Harvey, daughter of Capt Roger Lennox Edward Harvey [1913-76], and his wife the former Diana Eira Claide Mainwaring [1914-92], scion of the Mainwaring baronets, and married 25 November, 1970 [div 1989], Frederick Minshull Stockdale [born 20 May, 1947], younger son of Sir Edmund Villiers Minshull Stockdale, 1st Baronet [1903-1989], sometime Lord Mayor of London, by his wife the former Hon Louise Fermor-Hesketh [1911-1994], daughter of the 1st Baron Hesketh [1881-1944], by whom she had issue, three sons.
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The Hon Mrs Andrew Bonar Law [née Neill], died 12 April, 2022.
The former Joanna Margarette Neill, a daughter of Raymond Neill, of Fairview, Delgany, County Wicklow, she married 11 March, 1961, the Hon Andrew Bonar Law [born 27 July, 1933], second son of the 1st Baron Coleraine [1901-1980], and his wife the former Mary Virginia Nellis [died 3 Apr, 1978], and a grandson and namesake of the former Prime Minister the Rt Hon Andrew Bonar Law, MP, PC [1858-1923].
Mrs Bonar Law leaves issue, a son, Richard [born 19 Feb, 1963], and a daughter, Charlotte [born 2 April, 1964].
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_. Laura Helena Ruth Willan [nee Massey, born 1986], wife of Andrew Hugh Willan [born 1986], gave birth to a daughter, Helena Isabel, 31 March, 2022, a sister for Martha Clare, who was born 2 Aug, 2018, and for Nicholas Andrew, born 22 May, 2020.
Andrew Willan is the eldest son of Mr & Mrs Michael Willan, of Bramshott, Hampshire, and Laura is a daughter of Peregrine Tatton Eyre Massey [born 1952], of Woodchurch, Kent, scion of the Barons Massy, by his wife the former Deirdre Mary Drummond [born 1953], scion of the Earls of Perth.
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The engagement was announced 16 April, 2022, between Guy Richard C. Killick [born 1992], eldest son of Marcus C. Killick, OBE [born 1962], and his former wife, the former Jillian Wendy Sowerby [born 1965, now Jill Mortimer, Conservative MP for Hartlepool], and the Hon Alexa Stirling Hadley Butler [born 16 February, 1997], eldest daughter of the 18th Viscount Mountgarret [born 15 April, 1961], and his former wife the former Laura Brown Gary Williams, daughter of Albert Dickens Williams, of Lake Forest, Illinois, United States.
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Eliza Daisy Hough [née Lawson, born 1991], wife of William Edward Gordon Hough [born 1990], gave birth to a daughter, Poppy Florence, 8 April, 2022, a sister for Ottilie Mabel, who was born 6 September, 2020.
Eliza is a daughter of Timothy Guy Lawson [born 1960], by his wife the former Hon Miranda Jane Newall [born 25 February, 1959], scion of the Barons Newall, daughter of the 2nd Baron Newall [born 23 June, 1930].
William Hough is a son of Robert Gordon Hough [born 1949], by his wife the former Jacqueline [Jackie] Fayter [born 10 June, 1951], the tennis player.
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Catherine Scrope, who died 6 April, 2022, aged 86, was a scion of the Scropes of Danby.
She was born in Jan 1936, daughter of Ralph Henry Scrope [1905-1981], and his wife the former Lady Beatrice Anne Savile [1910-1973], daughter of the 6th Earl of Mexborough [1868-1945], and his wife the former Hon Margaret Eva de Burgh Knatchbull-Hugessen [1883-1957], daughter of the 2nd Baron Brabourne, JP, DL [1857-1909].
The Scrope family (pronounced "Scroop") are seated at Danby, the family's 1,500-acre estate in North Yorkshire. The family descend from one of Edward the Confessor's Norman favourites, and were thus already settled in England at the time of the Conquest. The family motto, Devant si je puis (Forward if I am able), is a sardonic allusion to their name,which means "crab" in the Norman dialect. Establishing themselves in Wensleydale in the 12th century, Scropes distinguished themselves on the Crusades and in the Hundred Years War, were regularly summoned to medieval parliaments as barons, and have produced five Garter knights, and an Archbishop of York.
The Scrope coat of arms, Azure a bend or, was one of the earliest to be adopted and, to amateurs of heraldry, is a celebrated curiosity. Campaigning in Scotland in 1385, Richard, Lord Scrope of Bolton, was aghast to see it borne by a fellow knight, Sir Richard le Grosvenor. The matter was tried in the Court of Chivalry – John of Gaunt, Harry "Hotspur" and Geoffrey Chaucer all giving evidence on Scrope's behalf.
Depositions were conveniently heard in York Minster, the family burial place, where the Scrope arms were prominently on display, as they were – in glass, alabaster and stone – in more than 40 other churches in Yorkshire. The court's decision in favour of Scrope has long rankled with the Grosvenors. Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, was to name his famous racehorse (the 1880 Derby winner) Bend Or, and it was also his nickname for his grandson, the 2nd Duke, whose chestnut hair reminded him of the horse. For their part, the proud Scropes sport a distinctive family tie, based on their arms, of blue with diagonal gold stripes.
Catherine Scrope descends from a junior branch of the family which succeeded to the headship in 1630. Christopher Scrope was by that time a convicted recusant and knew better than to press his claim to the titles and estates. Christopher's son seated himself at Danby-on-Yore, in the heart of the Scrope country, which the family had acquired through an heiress in 1576. Largely rebuilt in the 16th century, Danby Hall incorporates one of the most southerly examples of a peel tower, dating from the early 14th century. A small chamber at the top of the "old Tower" served as a chapel, the only place of Catholic worship for miles around. In the early 1800s a capacious priest's hole was rediscovered at the back of a fireplace. Generations of Scropes were barred, as Catholics, from public office. Their sons were sent abroad, with false identities, for their schooling. Forbidden to own any horse worth more than £5, they depended on kindly Protestant neighbours to hold them in their own names. The Scrope who bred Danby Cade, a famous 18th-century racehorse, was not his legal owner. "Penal times" ended with the passing of the Catholic Relief Act in 1829. Scrope of Danby petitioned in vain for the earldom of Wiltshire, but retained the heraldic supporters (a pair of Cornish choughs) that the family claim by prescription – supporters being an honour usually afforded only to peers and knights grand cross under Royal Warrant.
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