Duke of Hamilton weds

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

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Julian Michael Edmund Byng 1928-2011

Julian Michael Edmund Byng, died 27 April, 2011. He was 82. He was of Wrotham Park, Hertfordshire.

He was born Julian Michael Edmund Lafone,  20 October, 1928, son of Michael William Lafone (1900-1966), who married 26 January, 1928, Lady (Florence) Elizabeth Alice Byng (1897-1987), daughter of the 6th Earl of Strafford (1862-1951).

Julian Lafone assumed the surname of Byng in lieu of his patronymic, by deed poll, (enrolled at the College of Arms) 1952.

He married 28 October, 1960, Eve Finola Wellesley-Wesley (born 1930), daughter of Michael St Maur Wellesley Wesley, by his wife Averil Margaret Mary Bibby (1905-1965),  by whom he had issue, three sons, Robert, Patrick and Thomas, and a daughter, Georgiana.

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Prince William created Duke of Cambridge

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

Kate to be Duchess of Kendal?

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

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Florence Daisy Mercer Nairne

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

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

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Suzanne Lady Terrington, dies aged 92

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



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Lady Cledwyn of Penrhos dies

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

Death of Lord Ampthill, CBE

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

Savannah Phillips is christened

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


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

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

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The Queen's formal consent

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

Death of Jane Duchess of Buccleuch

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

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

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

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Viscount Raynham marries Octavia Legge

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

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Death of the Duke of Grafton, KG

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

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

Serena Honora Silver Nason

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

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

Lord Stafford's heir to wed

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

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

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Sir Richard Branson bereaved

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

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Granddaughter for Lord Tryon

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

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Hon Elaine Julia Barbara Whidborne (1921-2011)

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

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Amelia Faye Julia Montagu

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

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

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