Lady Frances Esmé Denman [nee Curzon] 1939-2020

  _. Lady Frances Esmé Denman [nee Curzon], who died 22 August, 2020, aged 81, was a scion of the Earls Howe.

She was born 8 June, 1939, daughter of the 5th Earl Howe [1884-1964], by his second wife the former Joyce Mary McLean Jack.

She married firstly, 4 April, 1962, Derek Alan Whiting; married secondly, 26 March, 1976, Harold Denman [1922-2013], scion of the barons Denman, son of Sir Richard Denman, 1st Baronet [1876-1957], by his wife the former Mary Radley Spencer [died 1974].

Harold Denman was a younger brother of the 5th Baron Denman [1916-2012].

She leaves issue, a son Alexander, and daughter, Frances, from her first marriage, and a son, Roland, from her second marriage.

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Coral Leila Pritchard-Gordon [died 2020]

 _. Coral Pritchard-Gordon [nee Harbord], who died 11 August, 2020, aged 73, was the doyen of the Newmarket racing set, former wife of racing and bloodstock consultant, Gavin Pritchard-Gordon, and partner of Sir Michael Stoute, the racehorse trainer.

She was a daughter of Capt Paddy Harbord, founder of the Curragh Bloodstock agency.

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David Henry Amherst Tufnell 1938-2020

 _. David Henry Amherst Tufnell, who died 3 September, 2020, aged 82, was a scion of that landed gentry family.

He was born 15 January, 1938, son of Henry Frederick Erskine Tufnell [1903-82], by his wife the former Susan Mary Pember [1909-92], and was a grandson of the Rev Frederick Tufnell [1861-1920], by his wife the Lady Frances Elizabeth Erskine [1877-1967], daughter of Walter Henry Erskine, Earl of Mar & Kellie [1839-88].

He married in 1968, Frances Watkins, by whom he had issue, a daughter, Emma Elisabeth M. Tufnell [born 1969], and a son, Robert James H. Tufnell [born 1971].

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Louis Wolf Martin Stewart Seifert [born 2020]

 _. Alice Charlotte Adelaide Seifert [nee Murray, born 1981], wife of Benjamin William D. Seifert [born 1978], and scion of the Dukes of Atholl, gave birth to a son, Louis Wolf Martin Stewart, 2 September, 2020.

Alice Seifert is a daughter of Peter Gerald Stewart Murray [born 1944], descended from the 3rd Duke of Atholl, by his wife the former Jane Rosetta Wood [born 1943].

Benjamin Seifert is a son of Mr Martin H. Seifert by his wife the former Jacqueline E. Morris.

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Prince Philippos of Greece engaged

 _. The engagement has been announced between Prince Philippos of Greece [born in London 26 April, 1986], third son and fifth child of Constantine II, King of Greece [born 2 June, 1940], by his wife Queen Anne-Marie Dagmar Ingrid [born 30 Aug 1946], nee Princess of Denmark, and Nina Nastassja Jade Flohr [born 22 January, 1987], daughter of Thomas Flohr [born 7 March, 1960], by his former wife, nee Katharina Konečný.

King Constantine reigned from 6 March, 1964 until 1 June, 1973 when he was deposed by the Greek Junta. However, once a King, always a King.

Prince Philippos is a godson of the late Diana, Princess of Wales. He is a descendant of the British Royal Family, from Queen Victoria, both paternally and maternally.

Two lines of descent:-

Queen Victoria -> Victoria, Princess Royal -> Wilhlem II, Emperor of Germany -> Victoria Luise of Prussia ->Frederika of Hanover -> Constantine II of Greece -> Philippos of Greece

Queen Victoria -> Arthur Duke of Connaught -> Margaret of Connaught ->Ingrid of Sweden ->Anne-Marie of Denmark -> Philippos of Greece.

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Drummond-Brady/Schade engagement

 _. The engagement was announced 3 September, 2020, between Frederick Mark Drummond-Brady [born 1987], son of Mark Frederick Grayson Drummond-Brady [born 6 September, 1957], of Spriggs Alley, Oxfordshire, by his wife the former Susan H. Fair, & Abigail Evelyn M. Schade [born 1988], eldest daughter of Felix A.J.M. Schade, of Chailey, East Sussex, by his wife the former Sally A. Rowbotham.

Frederick's grandfather, Maj Michael John Drummond-Brady married in 1955, Angela Mary Finucane Grayson [1934-2017], scion of the Grayson baronets, a granddaughter of Lt-Col Sir Henry Grayson, 1st Baronet [1865-1951].

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Marie Antoinette [Mariette] Hall 1932-2020

 _. Marie Antoinette [Mariette] Hall [nee Hornby], who died 30 August, 2020, aged 87, was a scion of the Hornby landed family, of Pusey House, Faringdon, Berkshire.

She was born 9 November, 1932, the only child of Sir Roger Antony Hornby [1904-87], stockbroker, of Radnor Place, W2, by his 1st wife the Lady Veronica Brenda Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood [1910-71], daughter of the 3rd Marquess of Dufferin & Ava [1875-1930].

She married 24 February, 1954, Colonel Thomas Armitage Hall, CVO, OBE [born 1928], of Chiselhampton House, Stadhampton, co Oxford, son of Athelstan Argyle Hall [1895-1963], of Cricket St Thomas House, Chard, Somerset, by his wife the former Nancy Armitage Dyson [1901-86], and by him had issue, two sons, Edward and John, and four daughters, Jane, Annabel, Lucy and Catherine.

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Marcia Elizabeth Wakeham [nee Lane Fox] 1940-2020

 _. Marcia Elizabeth Wakeham, who died 26 August, 2020, aged 79, was a scion of the landed gentry family of Lane Fox, of Bramham Park, Wetherby, West Yorkshire.

She was born Marcia Elizabeth Lane Fox, 19 September, 1940, the only daughter of Lt-Col Francis Gordon Ward Lane Fox [formerly Ward Jackson] [1899-1989], by his wife the Hon Marcia Agnes Mary Lane Fox [1904-80], eldest daughter of the 1st [and last] Baron Bingley [1870-1947], by his wife the former Hon Mary Agnes Emily Wood [1877-1962], sister of the 1st Earl of Halifax, KG [1881-1959].

Marcia's father assumed the surname of Lane Fox in lieu of Jackson by Deed Poll in 1937, and was granted by Royal Licence, in 1947, to continue to bear the arms of Fox. Her mother succeeded to the Bramham Park estate on her father's death, 11 Dec, 1947.

Marcia had two elder brothers, Maj George Francis Lane Fox [1931-2012], who succeeded to the Bramham Park estate, and Richard Lane Fox [1933-2014].

She married 12 October, 1963, Anthony Charles Wakeham, son of Maj Charles Eric Wakeham, of Durban, South Africa, by whom she had issue, sons William [born 1966], Richard [born 1968], and a daughter, Charlotte Elizabeth [born 1971]. 

Her home was a Wothersome, Wetherby, West Yorkshire.

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Richard Patrick Bingham 1978-2020

_. Richard Patrick Bingham, who died at his home, from cancer, 30 August, 2020, aged 42, was a scion of the Earls of Lucan. He was a great-grandson of the 5th Earl of Lucan [1860-1949], and a cousin of the 7th Earl, who went missing in 1974 following the murder of his children's nanny.

He was born 23 April, 1978, the second son of Peter John Bingham [born 10 June, 1945], by his wife the former Penella Anne Herten-Greaven.

He married in 2011, Rebecca Sarah Niven[Bekky] May, daughter of Geoffrey May by his wife the former Juliette Arthur.

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Marquess of Worcester weds Lucy Yorke-Long

 _. The marriage took place, 29 August, 2020, at Badminton House, Gloucestershire, between Henry Robert Fitzroy [Bobby] Somerset, styled Marquess of Worcester [born 20 January, 1989], elder son & heir of the 12th Duke of Beaufort [born 22 May, 1952], of Badminton House, by his former wife, Tracy, Duchess of Beaufort [born 22 Dec 1958], of Badminton, Gloucestershire [who is known as Tracy, Marchioness of Worcester], and Lucy Eleanor Yorke-Long [born 23 June, 1986], only daughter of Mr Jonathan Crispin Yorke-Long [born Oct 1951], of Old Stratford, Northamptonshire, by his wife the former Charlotte Rose Fownes-Luttrell [born 1954].

Lucy Yorke-Long descends from the Williams & Peek baronets, the Luttrells of Dunster, and the extinct Earls of Midleton.

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Portal/Vine engagement

 _. The engagement was announced 2 September, 2020, between Robert Jonathan Portal [born 5 February, 1989], scion of the Portal baronets, second son of Sir Jonathan Francis Portal, 6th Baronet [born 13 January, 1953], of Ashe, Hampshire, by his wife the former Louisa Caroline Hervey-Bathurst [born 25 September, 1959], scion of the Hervey-Bathurst baronets, & Alice Elizabeth Vine [born 1991], daughter of Mr Ian P. Vine, of Milverton, Somerset, by his wife the former Sarah Vincent.

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Reeve/Whitaker engagement

 _. The engagement was announced 2 September, 2020, between Dr Ben D. Reeve, elder son of Mr & Mrs Philip Reeve, of Grove, Oxfordshire, & Dr Eleanor Mary Harvie Whitaker [born 1989], scion of the Whitaker baronets, youngest daughter of Sir John James Ingham [Jack] Whitaker, 4th Baronet [born 23 Oct, 1952], of Babworth Hall, Retford, Nottinghamshire, by his wife the former Elizabeth Jane Ravenscroft Starke.

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Yvonne Lady Cochrane has died from injuries sustained in the Beirut explosion

 _. Yvonne Lady Cochrane, who died 31 August, 2020, as a result of injuries sustained in the Beirut explosion, was the widow of Maj Sir Desmond Cochrane, 3rd Baronet. She was 98.

She was born 18 May, 1922, as Yvonne Sursock, daughter of Alfred Bey Sursock, of Beirut, Lebanon, by his wife Donna Maria Theresa Serra di Cassano, the daughter of Francesco Serra, 7th Duke of Cassano.

She married 12 January, 1946, Maj Sir Desmond Oriel Alastair George Weston Cochrane, 3rd Baronet [1918-79], son of Sir Ernest Cochrane, 2nd Baronet [1873-1952], by his wife the former Elsa Dorothea Marie Schumacher [died 1966],  by whom she had issue, three sons and a daughter. Her husband died in Beirut, 12 March, 1979, aged 60. Her eldest son is Sir Henry Cochrane, 4th Bt.

Lady Cochrane's home was Palais Sursock, Rue Sursock, Beirut.

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Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan 1945-2020

 _. The Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan, a Labour life peer, died 26 August, 2020. He was 75.

Martin John O'Neill was born 6 January, 1945, son of John and Minnie O'Neill, and educated at Trinity Academy, Edinburgh, and Heriot Watt University, and Moray House College of Education, Edinburgh.

Career: Insurance Clerk, Scottish Widows Fund 1963-67; Assistant Examiner, Estate Duty Office of Scotland, 1971-73; Teacher of Modern Studies, Boroughmuir High School, Edinburgh, 1974-77; Craigmount High School, Edinburgh, 1977-79; Social Science Tutor, Open University 1976-79; Labour MP for Stirlingshire, East and Clackmannan 1979-83, Labour MP for Clackmannan 1983-97, Labour MP for Ochil 1997-2005.

He served as Opposition Spokesman on Scottish Affairs, 1980-84; Opposition Spokesman on Defence matters, 1984-88, on Energy 1992-95; Chief Opposition Spokesman on Defence, 1988-92; Member of the Select Committee on Scottish Affairs 1979-80; was Chairman Select Committee on Trade & Industry from 1995, &c.

He was raised to the peerage for life in 2005 as Baron O'Neill of Clackmannan.

He married in 1973, Elaine Marjorie Samuel, by whom he had two sons.

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Sebastian George Lascelles [born 2020]

  _. The Hon Mrs Edward Lascelles [nee Sophie Emma Cartlidge, born 20 Nov, 1986], wife of the Hon Edward David Lascelles (born 19 Nov, 1982), scion of the Earls of Harewood, gave birth to a son, Sebastian George, in August, 2020.

Edward Lascelles is the third son of the 8th Earl of Harewood (b 21 Oct, 1950) (Peerage of the UK, cr 1812), of Harewood House, Leeds, West Yorkshire, by his 1st wife the former Margaret Rosalind Messenger (b 15 Apr, 1948).

Sophie Lascelles is a daughter of Mr Nigel George Cartlidge [born 1954] by his wife the former Katharine A.C. Hall.

Royal lineage:

King George V [1865-1936] > Princess Mary [1897-1965] > 7th Earl of Harewood [1923-2011] > 8th Earl of Harewood [b 1950] > Hon Edward Lascelles [born 1982] > Sebastian Lascelles [b 2020]

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Michael John Bosanquet 1953-2020

  _. Michael John Bosanquet, who died 17 August, 2020, aged 67, was a member of that landed gentry family, born in 1953, son of David Francis Rivers Bosanquet [1918-2011], by his wife the former Patience Marjorie Hooper [1921-2013].

His paternal grandmother was Lady Katherine Ethel Carnegie [1892-1982], daughter of the 10th Earl of Southesk [1854-1941], &c.

He was a cousin of the ITN Broadcaster, Reginald Bosanquet [1932-84].

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[Edward] Douglas Stewart Aldrich-Blake 1939-2020

 _. [Edward] Douglas Stewart Aldrich-Blake died 16 August, 2020, aged 81. He was a scion of that landed gentry family.

He was born 7 April, 1939, son of Edward Percy Aldrich-Blake, FRGS, by his wife the former Bertha Stewart-Sandeman, scion of the Stewart-Sandeman baronets; educated at Eton; married 7 June, 1963, Penelope Anne Blanchford, by whom he had five children.

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Farad Azima [died 2020]

 _. Farad Azima died 29 August, 2020. He married in 1984, Jennifer Margaret Molesworth [born 6 July, 1948], scion of the Viscounts Molesworth, daughter of Lt-Col Denys Hope Molesworth [1910-89], by his wife the former Dorothy May Johnston [died 1984], by whom he had two children, Cyrus Alexander, & Artemis Natasha.

His widow is a distant cousin of HRH The Countess of Wessex, and the actresses Joan Fontaine and Dame Olivia de Havilland, all Molesworth descendants.

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Annette Marie Howard 1949-2020

 _. Annette Howard [known as "Scruff"], has died in London, aged 71. For 16 years she was chatelaine of Castle Howard, in Yorkshire.

The former Annette Marie Smallwood was born in 1949, daughter of Charles Anthony Russell Smallwood [1917-87], of Storrington, Sussex, by his wife the former Mollie Gordon Buchanan Scott.

She married firstly, in 1974 [divorced 1977], as his second wife, the then Spencer Douglas David Compton, styled Earl Compton [born 2 Apr, 1946], son of the 6th Marquess of Northampton [1885-1978], by his wife the former Virginia Lucie Heaton [1919-97]. Her husband succeeded his father in 1978, as 7th Marquess of Northampton. The marriage was childless. 

She married 2ndly, in 1983 [divorced 2000], the Hon Simon Bartholemew Geoffrey Howard [born 26 Jan, 1956], scion of the Earls of Carlisle, son of the Baron Howard of Henderskelfe [1920-84], by his wife the former Lady Cecilia Blanche Genevieve FitzRoy [1922-74], scion of the Dukes of Grafton, and became chatelaine of the great Castle Howard in Yorkshire, until her divorce from Mr Howard. The second marriage was also childless.

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Myles George John Ponsonby [born 2020]

  _. Rosanna Thea Ponsonby [born 1988, nee Bullivant], wife of Luke Myles William Ponsonby [born 1986], scion of the Barons De Mauley, gave birth to a son, Myles George John, in Norwich, 4 August, 2020.

Rosanna Ponsonby is the eldest daughter of George A. Bullivant, of Zeals, Wiltshire, by his wife the former Sarah Spooner.

Luke Ponsonby is the son of Air Vice-Marshal John Maurice Maynard Ponsonby, OBE [born 8 Aug, 1955], of Sutton Veney, Wiltshire, by his wife the former Marie-Jose Antoinette van Huizen-Husselson.

The infant is a great-great-great-great grandson of the 2nd Baron De Mauley [1815-96].

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