Humfrey/Nixey engagement

_.The engagement was announced in August, 2012, between Mr Charles Hamish Lowndes French Humfrey, son of Mr Charles Humfrey, of London, by his former wife the former Lady Emma Mary Helena French (b 1958) now Lady Emma Chanter, of Huish Champflower, Somerset, & Aemilia Jane Nixey, dau of Mr & Mrs Graham Nixey, of Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire.

Charles Humfrey is a grandson maternally of the 3rd (and last) Earl of Ypres (1921-88).

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Capt Michael Montagu George Naylor-Leyland, MC (1926-2012)

_Capt Michael Montagu George Naylor-Leyland, MC, late the Life Guards, who died 8 August, 2012, aged 86, was a scion of the Naylor-Leyland Baronets (cr UK, 1895). He was born in 1926, a son of Sir Albert Edward Herbert Naylor-Leyland, 2nd Baronet; and was a brother of the 3rd Baronet and uncle of the 4th Baronet; he married in 1953, Jacqueline Marie Francoise, dau of Maj. Ides Floor, DSO, MBE, by whom he had issue, a son and 2 daughters (1 dau deceased).

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Legge/Brabazon engagement

_The engagement was announced 8 Aug 2012, between Andrew William Legge, son of Dr & Mrs David Legge, of Rossy, Co Letrim & Cape Town, South Africa, & the Lady Serena Alexandra Brabazon (b 23 Feb 1979), younger daughter of the 15th Earl of Meath (b 11 May, 1941), of Bray, Co Wicklow, by his wife the former Xenia Goudime.

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Lady Charlotte Diana Spencer

_The Countess Spencer (nee Karen Villeneuve), wife of Charles Edward Maurice Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer (b 20 May, 1964), gave birth to a daughter, Lady Charlotte Diana Spencer, 30 July, 2012, a half sister for Louis, Viscount Althorp, the Hon Edmund Spencer, the Ladies Kitty, Katya, Eliza and Lara Spencer and 2 Gordon half-sisters from Lady Spencer's previous marriage to Mark Gordon.

The infant is a first cousin for HRH The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry of Wales.

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4th Viscount Hambleden (1930-2012)

_The 4th Viscount Hambleden, died 2 August, 2012, at Reno, Nevada. He was 82. He was born William Herbert Smith, 2 April, 1930, son of the 3rd Viscount Hambleden (1903-48) by his wife the former Lady Patrici Herbert, DCVO (1904-94), sometime Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, daughter of the 15th Earl of Pembroke; he married in 1955 (div 1988), Countess Maria Carmela Attolico di Adelfia, by whom he had five sons; married secondly, 1988, Mrs Lesley Watson. The peerage (cr UK, 1891), now devolves upon his Lordship's eldest son, the Hon (William) Henry Bernard Smith, who was b 18 Nov, 1955.

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Hon Christopher Alan Lennox-Boyd (1941-2012)

_The Hon Christopher Alan Lennox-Boyd, who died 3 August, 2012, at St Mary's Hosp, Paddington, aged 71, was a younger son of Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, CH, PC (1904-83), by his wife the former Lady Patricia Florence Susan Guinness, daughter of the 2nd Earl of Iveagh. He was b 22 July, 1941, and was unm.

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John/Wake-Walker engagement

_The engagement was announced 3 Aug, 2012, between Alexander T. John, son of Mr & Mrs Trevor John, of Bath, and Kate Louise Wake-Walker (b 1982), kinswoman of the Princes William & Harry of Wales, descended from the Earls Spencer, daughter of Richard Anthony Wake-Walker (b 25 July, 1951), of London, by his wife the former Sharon Pamela Little.

11th Baron Carbery (1920-2012)

The Baron Carbery, who died 28 July, 2012, aged 92, was 11th Baron in the Peerage of Ireland (cr 1715). He was born Peter Ralfe Harrington Evans-Freke, 20 March, 1920, son of Maj the Hon Ralfe Evans-Freke, MBE, by his wife the former Vera Harrington-Moore, and was a nephew of the10th Baron.

He succeeded his uncle in the peerage and baronetcy, 25 Dec, 1970; married 1941, Joyzelle Mary, daughter of Herbert Binnie, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, by whom he had issue, 3 sons and 2 daughters.

The family honours devolve upon his eldest son, the Hon Michael Peter Evans-Freke, who was born 11 Oct, 1942.

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Hon Arthur Somerset (1960-2012)

The Hon Arthur Somerset, who died suddenly 25 July, 2012, aged 52, was the only son and heir of the 6th Baron Raglan (Peerage of the UK, cr 1852). He was born 27 April, 1960, son of Geoffrey Somerset, who succeeded his brother in the family honours, 24 Jan 2010; married 2001, Tanya, dau of Roger Broome, of Chessington, Surrey, by whom he had issue, Iggy, Ivo, and Oona-Vita.

The heir to the peerage is Iggy FitzRoy Somerset, born in 2004    (?)

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Nicholson/MacManus engagement

_The engagement was announced 1 Aug 2012 between Edward Nicholson, son of Mr James Nicholson and Mrs Sally Nicholson, of Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, & Emily Fiona MacManus (b 1983), a great-granddaughter of Sir Winston Churchill, daughter of Mr James N.M. MacManus, of London, by his former wife the Hon Emma Mary Soames (b 9 Sept, 1949), a dau of the late Baron Soames (life peer) by his wife the former Mary Spencer-Churchill (Baroness Soames, LG, b 15 Sept 1922), only surviving child of Sir Winston Churchill, KG.

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Theodore Bladen Leatham

Emma K. Leatham (nee Smalley), wife of Freddie B. Leatham, scion of that landed family, gave birth to a son, Theodore Bladen, 26 June, 2012. Freddie is a son of Mr Philip William Leatham, of Quenington, Gloucestershire (descended from the extinct Barons Buckland), by his former wife, the Hon Rowena Margaret Hawke (b. 1948), now The Hon Mrs Sanders of Hankerton, Wiltshire, & Emma is a dau of Mr Jonathan Smalley and Mrs Lynn Corrin, both of Maughold, Isle of Man. The infant is a great-grandson of the late 9th Baron Hawke.

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Margot Doris Pleydell-Bouverie

Elizabeth Jane Kirsty Peydell-Bouverie (b 1982, nee Ennever), wife of Matthew Alexander Pleydell-Bouverie, scion of the Earls of Radnor, gave birth to a daughter, Margot Doris, 23 July, 2012. Matthew is a son of Rupert Wm Pleydell-Bouverie (b 1950), by his wife the former Evelyn Marie Conlon (b 1952).

Arthur Sholto Akers-Douglas

Camilla E.H. Akers-Douglas (nee Edwards), wife of the Hon. Oliver Ian Akers-Douglas (b. 13 Oct, 1973), gave birth to a son, Arthur Sholto, 23 July, 2012, a brother for Ivo and Alice. Oliver is the eldest son of the 4th Viscount Chilston (b. 1946), and Viscountess Chilston, of Tichborne, Hampshire, and Camilla is the only daughter of Mr and Mrs François Edwards, of Micheldever, Hampshire.

Freya Julia Gordon Lennox

_(Miranda) Poppy Gordon Lennox (nee Leather), wife of Hugo Charles Gordon Lennox (b 1980), scion of the Dukes of Richmond & Gordon, gave birth to a daughter, Freya Julia, 10 July, 2012. Hugo is the son of Commander Andrew Charles Gordon Lennox (b 1948), of Westbourne, West Sussex, & Mrs Gordon Lennox, and Poppy is a daughter of Mr Tony Leather, of Chipping Norton, and Mrs Penelope Leather, of Bledington, Gloucestershire.  

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Birth of a son to the Earl & Countess of Haddo

_.  Isabelle Gordon, styled Countess of Haddo, wife of George Ian Alastair Gordon, styled Earl of Haddo (b 4 May 1983), gave birth to a son, Ivo Alexander Ninian, styled Viscount Formantine, 18 July, 2012. The Earl of Haddo is the eldest son of the 7th Marquess of Aberdeen & Temair (b 31 Mar 1955), of House of Formartine, Aberdeenshire, b y his wife the former Joanna Clodagh Houldsworth (descended from the Earls of Morton), and Isabelle is the younger daughter of Mr David Coaten, of London, W8, and Mrs Sacha Coaten, of London, SW1. 

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Penelope Elizabeth Baker (nee Pipon) 1922-2012

 Penelope Elizabeth Baker (nee Pipon), who died in July, 2012, aged 89, was a maternal granddaughter of the 1st Baron Roborough.

She was born 11 December, 1922, the elder daughter of Vice-Admiral Sir James Murray Pipon, KBE, CMG, MVO (1882-1971), and his wife the Hon Bertha Louisa Victoria Lopes (1895-1971), daughter of the 1st Baron Roborough (1859-1938).

She married 10 August, 1948, Colin Harris Baker, son of J.R. Baker, by whom she had issue, a son, Martin (born 24 Nov, 1959), and three daughters, Ruth (born 20 Aug, 1949), Sarah (born 29 Dec, 1951), and Fiona (born 26 March, 1958).

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Welby-Everard/Leung betrothal

_The engagement has been announced between Dr Peter G.E. Welby-Everard, scion of the Welby Baronets (cr UK, 1801), son of Mr & Mrs Peter Welby-Everard, of Solihull, West Midlands, & Miss Rachel S. Leung, dau of Mr & Mrs Frank Leung, of Bury St Edmunds.

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Arthur Stewart Colquhoun

_Charlotte J. Colquhoun (nee Murphy), wife of Patrick Colquhoun of Luss, yr, scion of that family of baronets, gave birth to a son, Arthur Stewart, 19 July, 2012. Patrick is the eldest son of Sir Malcolm Colquhoun of Luss, 9th Baronet, and Mrs Susan Clark, of Princeton, New Jersey, USA, and Charlotte is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Christopher Murphy, of Horsford, Norfolk. 

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Angharad Rees (1949-2012)

_The actress Angharad Rees, who has died from pancreatic cancer, aged 63, was the wife of David McAlpine, scion of that family of Baronets, and was  former wife of Christopher de Lerisson Cazenove (1943-2012), actor, scion of that landed family.

She was born 16 July, 1949, and married Cazenove in 1973. They divorced in 1994 having had two sons, Linford and Rhys. She married David McAlpine in 2005. She is survived by her husband and younger son Rhys (b 1976). The elder son, Linford (b 1974), died as the result of an accident in 1999.

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Birth of a son and heir to the Duke & Duchess of Hamilton

_The Duchess of Hamilton & Brandon (b 1976), wife of Alexander Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton (b 31 Mar 1978), gave birth to a son and heir Douglas Charles Douglas-Hamilton, styled Marquess of Douglas & Clydesdale, born 9 July, 2012.

The Duke of Hamilton & Brandon is the 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), eldest dau. of Sir Walter Scott, 4th Bt., of Beauclerc, Bywell St Andrews, co. Northumberland.

The Duchess of Hamilton is the former Sophie Ann Rutherford, dau of Mr Hubert Rutherford (b 1940), of Roxburghshire and Mrs Isabel Rutherford, of Edinburgh.

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