Robert Reed's life peerage gazetted

 _. The life peerage awarded to Robert Reed has been gazetted in the name, style and title of Baron Reed of Allermuir, of Sundridge Park in the London Borough of Bromley.

Robert John Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir, PC, FRSE (born 7 September 1956) is a Scottish judge and President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. He was the principal judge in the Commercial Court in Scotland before being promoted to the Inner House of the Court of Session in 2008. He is an authority on human rights law in Scotland and elsewhere, and served as one of the UK's ad hoc judges at the European Court of Human Rights. He is also a Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong.

The life barony was gazetted on 11 January, 2020.

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Abel Smith/Sharkey engagement

_. The engagement was announced 11 January, 2020, between Edmund John Abel Smith [born 1993], scion of that landed gentry family, son of Charles Ralph Abel Smith [born 1959], by his wife the former Julia M.S. Wolton, & Dr Amy R. Sharkey, daughter of Dr Patrick and Dr Marcia Sharkey, of Belfast.

Edmund Abel Smith is a fifth cousin twice removed of HM The Queen.

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Holbech/Colville engagement

_. The engagement was announced 11 January, 2020, between Alexander David Frederick Holbech [born 1987], scion of that landed family, son of David Ronald Leigh Holbech [born 1951], of Caynham, Shropshire, by his wife the former Adriana E. Sharpe, & the Hon Harriet Frances Colville [born 1985], younger daughter of the 3rd Baron Clydesmuir [born 8 Apr,1949], of Biggar, Lanarkshire, by his wife the former Aline Frances Merriam [born 1951], descended from the Marquesses of Ailsa.

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Benjamin Richard John Sutton [born 2020]

_. Harriet Sophia Sutton [nee Colthurst, born 1984], scion of the Colthurst baronets, and wife of Thomas Anthony Manners Sutton [born 1982], scion of the Sutton baronets, gave birth to a son, Benjamin Richard John, 9 January, 2020, a brother for George [born 2012], and Sophia [born 2014].

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Nicky Morgan's life peerage gazetted

 The life peerage awarded to Nicky Morgan has been gazetted in the name, style and title of Baroness Morgan of Cotes, of Cotes in the County of Leicestershire.

Nicola Ann Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Cotes PC (née Griffith; born 10 October 1972) is a British politician who served in the Cabinet as Education Secretary from 2014 to 2016 and Culture Secretary from 2019 to 2020. A member of the Conservative Party, she was Member of Parliament (MP) for Loughborough from 2010 to 2019.

Born in Kingston upon Thames, Morgan was raised in Surbiton. After graduating from St Hugh's College, Oxford, she worked as a solicitor and corporate lawyer. She was elected to the marginal seat of Loughborough at the 2010 general election. She served as Economic Secretary to the Treasury from October 2013 to April 2014 and as Financial Secretary to the Treasury from April to July 2014.

Morgan first served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities from 2014 until new Prime Minister Theresa May removed her from these positions in 2016. In July 2017, she was elected chair of the Treasury Select Committee following the 2017 general election.

Morgan accepted the appointment by Boris Johnson of Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in July 2019, even though she had stated in 2018 she would not serve in a Johnson government. In October 2019, Morgan announced she would stand down as an MP at the 2019 general election but retained her cabinet post as part of the second Johnson ministry after being elevated to the House of Lords as a life peer. She stood down from her ministerial position in Johnson's 2020 cabinet reshuffle.

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Peerage conferred on Zac Goldsmith

_. The life Barony conferred upon former Tory MP Zac Goldsmith has been gaztted in the name, style and title of Baron Goldsmith of Richmond Park, of Richmond Park in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

[Frank] Zaacharias Robin [Zac] Goldsmith was born 20 January, 1975, son of the late Sir James Michael Goldsmith [1933-97], by his third wife the former Lady Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart [born 13 June, 1934], scion of the Marquesses of Londonderry, daughter of the 8th Marquess of Londonderry [1902-55], by his wife the former Romaine Combe [died 1951].

Zac Goldsmith was Conservative MP for Richmond Park, 2017-2019, and is Minister of State for the Environment and International Development. He lost his seat at the General Election, December, 2019, and was controversially created a life peer to retain his place in Boris Johnson's administration.

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Davies/Herbert engagement

_. The engagement was announced 10 January, 2020, between Hugo Patrick T. Davies [born 1989], eldest son of Mr Mark E.T. Davies, of Admington, Warwickshire, by his wife the former Antonia C. Chittenden [born 1960], & the Lady Jemima Juliet Herbert [born 4 October, 1989], fourth daughter of the late 17th Earl of Pembroke [1939-2003], of Wilton House, Salisbury, by his second wife the former Miranda Juliet Oram [born 1962] (now Miranda, Countess of Pembroke).

Lady Jemima is a half-sister of the 18th Earl of Pembroke.

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Alberto Claudio Maxwell Bellasi [born 2020]

 _. The Hon Charlotte Susanna Bellasi [nee Aitken, born 15 Feb, 1982], wife of Francesco Bellasi, and scion of the Barons Beaverbrook, gave birth to a son, Alberto Claudio Maxwell, 9 January, 2020.

Mrs Bellasi is the elder daughter of the 3rd Baron Beaverbrook [born 29 Dec, 1951], by his wife the former Susan Angela More O'Ferrall [born 1948]. Her first marriage, 22 July, 2011 [div 2013], was to Charles Robert George Innes-Ker, styled Marquis of Bowmont and Cessford [born 18 Feb, 1981], now the 11th Duke of Roxburghe, of Floors Castle, Kelso.

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2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein dies at 91

_. The 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, CMG, CBE, who died 8 January, 2020, aged 91, was the son of the Second World War general, Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG.

David Montgomery, who succeeded his father in 1976, was twice wed. His first marriage, in 1953, to Mary Raymond Connell, ended in divorce in 1967. He married secondly, in 1970, Tessa Browning, daughter of Lt-Gen Sir Frederick Browning, by his wife Dame Daphne Du Maurier, the writer.

Lord Montgomery is succeeded by his son from his first marriage, the Hon Henry David Montgomery, who was born in 1954.

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Spencer Nairn/Fraser engagement

_. The engagement has been announced between Douglas Frederick Spencer Nairn [born 1986], scion of the Spencer Nairn baronets, son of [Christopher] Frank Spencer Nairn [born 1949], of Culligran, Strathfarrar, by his wife the former Juliet Constance Baker Baker [born 1951], scion of that landed family, and descended from the Viscounts Strathallan, and Georgina Philippa Fraser [born 1990], scion of the Lords Lovat, daughter of Roderick [Rory] Joseph Fraser [born 1953], of Moniack Castle, Inverness, by his wife the former Hon Mary Jean Strutt [born 1957], scion of the Barons Rayleigh.

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Fitz/Borwick engagement

_. The engagement has been announced between Cory Fitz, son of Mr & Mrs Alan Fitz, of Virginia, United States, and the Hon Alexandra Victoria Borwick [born 1990], daughter of the 5th Baron Borwick [born 7 March, 1955], by his wife the former Victoria Lorna Peta Poore [born 26 Apr, 1956], scion of the Poore baronets.

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Auriol Fyler Hay Drummond 1938-2019

_. Auriol Fyler Hay Drummond, died 31 December, 2019, aged 81.

She was born Auriol Fyler Pares, 8 April, 1938, scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of Commander George Martin Pares, RN [1903-82], by his wife the former Daphne Louise Vera Fyler; married 25 July,1959, Robert Vane Hay Drummond [1936-1996], scion of the Earls of Kinnoull, son of Capt George Vane Hay Drummond [1910-84], by his wife the former Lady Betty Mary Seton Montgomerie [1912-96], scion of the Earls of Eglinton & Winton.

The funeral takes place at St Mary's Church, Aldworth, 13 January, 2019.

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Elletra Rita Lucia Boscawen [born 2020]

_. Emilia Boscawen (nee Falcetti), wife of (Evelyn George) William Boscawen (born 1 Oct 1979), scion of the Viscounts Falmouth (Peerage of GB, cr 1720), gave birth to a daughter, Elletra Rita Lucia, 8 January, 2020, a sister for Evo and Edward.

Evelyn George William Boscawen is the son of the Hon Evelyn Arthur Hugh Boscawen (b 13 May 1955), of Cornwall, by his 1st wife the former Lucia Caroline Vivian~Neal {now Mrs David Borradaile}, of Dorset, & Emilia Boscawen is a daughter of Mr & Mrs Fabrizio Falcetti, of Rome.

William Boscawen is the grandson and heir but one to the 9th Viscount Falmouth.

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James John Alexander Ropner [born 2020]

_. Lady Ropner [nee Natasha Sinclair], wife of Sir Henry John William Ropner, 3rd Baronet [born 1981], gave birth to a son and heir, James John Alexander, 7 January, 2020.

Sir Henry Ropner, scion of a north of England shipping dynasty, is a close friend & sometime escort of HRH The Duchess of Cambridge.

April, Lady Rivett-Carnac [died 2019]

April Lady Rivett-Carnac [nee Villar], who died peacefully,  26 December, 2019, aged 82, was the wife of the late Sir Miles Rivett-Carnac, 7th Baronet, of Martyr Worthy, near Winchester.
The mother of hand bag designer Lulu Guinness died only days after the tragic loss of her younger son, Simon Rivett-Carnac, who took his own life at his Wiltshire home earlier in the month.

The funeral is at St Swithun's Church, Martyr Worthy SO21 1DY on Wednesday 15 January 2020.

Shirley, Lady Baynes [died 2020]

_. Shirley, Lady Baynes, who died 7 January, 2020, aged 87, was the widow of Lt-Col Sir John Baynes, 7th Baronet [1928-2005], a distinguished military historian.

She was the former Shirley Maxwell Dodds, daughter of Robert Allan Dodds, of Lesbury, Alnwick, Northumberland, and married John Christopher Malcolm Baynes, 2 June, 1955. Her husband was the son of Lt-Col Sir Rory Baynes, 6th Baronet [1886-1979], by his wife the former Ethel Audrey Giles [d. 1947], and he succeeded to the baronetcy, 29 Apr, 1979. Sir John, the 7th Bart, died in January, 2005.

Lady Baynes leaves four sons.

A Service of Thanksgiving takes place at St Mylin's Church, Llanfylin, Powys, 14 February, 2020.

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Eliza Florence Farrington [born 2020]

_. Sophie Joanna Farrington [nee Grant, born 1989], wife of [Henry] John Herbert Farrington [born 1984], scion of the Farrington baronets, gave birth to a daughter, Eliza Florence, 7 January, 2020.

John Farrington is the son and heir of Sir Henry Farrington, 8th Baronet [born 1951]. He married in 2017, Sophie Joanna Grant, daughter of Ian William Alastair Grant, by his wife the former Emma Folley.

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The 3rd Baron Baden-Powell 1936-2019

_. The Lord Baden-Powell, 3rd Baron, grandson of the founder of the Boy Scout movement, died 28 December, 2019. He was 83.

Robert Crause Baden-Powell was born 15 October, 1936, son of the 2nd Baron Baden-Powell [1913-1962], by his wife the former Caroline Crause-Boardman [died 1993].

He succeeded to the peerage on his father's death, 9 Dec, 1962, and served as Chief Commissioner, Scout Association 1965-82.

He married 1 Aug, 1963, Patience Helene Mary Batty, CBE, DL [1936-2010], only daughter of Major Douglas Myers Batty.

The barony, created in 1929 and baronetcy created in 1922 now pass to his younger brother, the Hon [David] Michael Baden-Powell [born 11 Dec, 1940].

A Service of Thanksgiving takes place at St Peter and St Paul's Church, Albury, Surrey, 15 January, 2020.

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Nudd/Leschallas engagement

_. The engagement was announced 7 January, 2020, between Max Robert Nudd, son of Mr & Mrs Robert Nudd, of Norfolk, and Marie Clair Leschallas, descended from the Earls of Romney, elder daughter of the late [Anthony] Simon Pigé Leschallas [1955-2019], by his first wife the former Amanda Nanci Le Coq [b 1957], now of Nizas, France, dau of Maj. James Le Coq.


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Harrison/Elphinstone engagement

_. The engagement was announced 7 January, 2020, between Oliver Harrison, eldest son of Mr & Mrs Christopher Harrison, of All Stretton, Shropshire, and the Hon Clementina Rose Elphinstone [born 1989], scion of the Lords Elphinstone, only daughter of the late 18th Lord Elphinstone [1953-1994], by his wife the former Willa Mary Gabriel Chetwode [born 1954], scion of the Barons Chetwode [she is now Mrs Thomas Lloyd, of Carmarthenshire].

Clementina Elphinstone is a kinswoman of HM The Queen. Her great-grandfather, the 16th Lord Elphinstone, KT [1869-1955], married in 1910, the Lady Mary Frances Bowes Lyon, DCVO [1883-1961], a sister of HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother [1900-2002].

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