Jack Francis McPhee (born 2022)

 Laura Juliette McPhee (born 1988, née Crichton) wife of Andrew McPhee, gave birth to a son, Jack Francis, 30 Aug, 2022, at Brisbane, Australia, a brother for Charlie.

Andrew McPhee is the youngest son of the late Rev Jeffrey McPhee, and Mrs Marina McPhee, of New South Wales, Australia.

Laura McPhee is a scion of the Earls of Erne, daughter of Hugh Patrick George Crichton [born 9 Aug, 1949], and his wife the former Kerry Kyle-Little.

The 4th Earl of Erne > Col Hon Sir George Crichton > Patrick Henry Douglas Crichton > Hugh Patrick George Crichton >Laura Juliette Crichton > Jack Francis McPhee

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The Countess of Dysart 1949-2022

 The Countess of Dysart, MBE, wife of the the 13th Earl of Dysart, died as the result of a motor accident, 16 September, 2022. She was 73.

The Countess, a Scottish Highland community figure was killed in a crash on the A9. She was driving an Audi A4 which collided with a coach at Slochd, near Aviemore, on 16 September, 2022. She died at the scene. Lady Dysart with her husband the earl built up the Rothiemurchus estate as a tourist attraction for its outdoor activities and wildlife conservation. Her family said she was a "life force who will be hugely missed". The Countess was also a board figure at Maggie's cancer charity and was awarded an MBE for services to NHS Scotland.

She was the former [Wendy] Philippa Chance, the only daughter of John Wybergh Chance, of Llanvapley Court, Monmouthshire, and married 8 May, 1971, the then John Peter Grant yr of Rothiemurchus [born 22 October, 1946], son of Lt-Colonel John Peter Grant, 15th of Rothiemurchus, MBE [1915-87], of the Lovat Scouts, and his wife the Lady Katherine Greaves [1918-2011], whose mother, Wenefryde, was in her own right, Countess of Dysart and Lady Huntingtower, created 1643, in the Peerage of Scotland.

Her husband's mother succeeded as 12th Countess of Dysart, in her own right, in December, 2003, and died 8 November, 2011.

The Countess is survived by her husband and by a son, James, styled Lord Huntingtower [born 14 Sept, 1977], and two daughters, Lady Louisa [born 9 June 1975], and Lady Alexandra [born 3 July 1985].

The funeral takes place at The Doune of Rothiemurchus, 29 September, 2022.

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The Coronation of King Charles III

 Rumours abound regarding the date of King Charles III's Coronation. Saturday June 3 2023 is a date circulating on social media, coming via Bloomberg News. The date is significant because it is the anniversary of the birth, in 1865, of King George V, founder of the Royal House of Windsor, and the great-grandfather of His Majesty the King. Friday June 2 2023, is the 70th anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

In modern times the Sovereign has chosen the date of his his/her Coronation after consulting the Prime Minister and Cabinet. In recent history the date chosen for the Westminster Abbey ceremony has been in late spring or summer. The Coronation of King George IV, took place on 19 July, 1821. Since then all Coronations have taken place in Spring or Summer months. George IV's successor, his brother, William IV, was crowned on 8 September, 1831. Queen Victoria, George V, and Elizabeth II were crowed in June, and Edward VII, whose Coronation was planned for June 1902, was crowned in August, due to a sudden illness.

In modern times the lapse of time between the accession of the monarch and the Coronation has been a year to 18-months. The late Queen ascended the throne on 6 February, 1952, and was crowned sixteen months later on 2 June, 1953. George VI, who succeeded to the throne on the abdication of his elder brother, Edward VIII, chose to be crowned on the date set for his brother's crowning, and was crowned, speedily for modern times, after 5 months.

Of our monarchs since William the Conqueror in 1066, only three were never crowned. The 'Boy King' Edward V, murdered in the Tower of London in 1485, Lady Jane Grey, executed in 1553, and Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne in December, 1936.

Monarchs in the Middle Ages were often crowned days or weeks after succeeding to the throne for obvious reasons. The anointing and crowning of the monarch was hurried through to lend him immediate credence and authority, in an age where the succession was not as secure as it is nowadays.

 William the Conqueror was crowned on Christmas Day 1066, weeks after usurping the Crown at the Battle of Hastings. King Stephen was crowned on Boxing Day 1135, three weeks after becoming King. Edward I, unusually, waited almost 2 years to be crowned from Nov 1272 to Aug 1274.

It is thought that the Duke of Norfolk, whose role as Earl Marshal it is to organise great state occasions, has a detailed plan for Charles III's coronation already in place. The Earl Marshal is reported to have had lengthy meetings with the Royal Household in the years since he succeeded as Duke of Norfolk in 2002.

A summer Coronation is surely being considered, and in the summer of 2023. I cannot imagine that the public will be asked to throng the streets and flood into London in their thousands during an autumn or winter month. I cannot see King Charles III, now 73, waiting for 18 months or two years go in State to Westminster Abbey for his crowning, which therefor gives the authorities a very short time period for fixing the date which will fall between late April and mid-September next year. Charles III's beloved grandfather, George VI, was crowned on 12 May, a Friday in 2023. The seventieth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation, 2 June, is also a Friday. Queen Victoria was crowned on 28 June, 1838, and that date in 2023, is a Wednesday. 

The next Coronation will be the first where the Queen Consort is also crowned in almost a century. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were crowned in 1937. 

The Coronation date is always proclaimed with ceremony, and a Coronation Commission convened. In 1952 the commission opened in April, with the Duke of Edinburgh in the chair. Other committees were chaired by the then Duke of Norfolk. We await his Majesty's decision with anticipation. 

From Accession to Coronation:-

William the Conqueror - 14 Oct-25 Dec 1066

William II - 9 Sept 1087-26 Sept 1087

Henry I - 2 Aug 1100-6 Aug 1100

Stephen - 1 Dec 1135-26 Dec 1135

Henry II - 25 Oct 1154-19 Dec 1154

Richard 1 - 6 July 1189-3 Sept 1189

John - 6 Apr 1199-27 May 1199

Henry III - 19 Oct 1216-28 Oct 1216

Edward I -16 Nov 1272-19 Aug 1274

Edward II -7 July 1307 - 25 Feb 1308

Edward III - 25 Jan 1327-2 Feb 1327

Richard II -21 June 1377-16 July 1377

Henry IV -30 Sept 1399-13 Oct 1399

Henry V -20 March 1413-9 Apr 1413

Henry VI -31 Aug 1422-6 Nov 1429

Edward IV- 4 March 1461-28 June 1461

Edward V - 9 Apr 1483- not crowned

Richard III -26 June 1483 -6 July 1483

Henry VII - 22 Aug 1485-30 Oct 1485

Henry VIII -21 Apr 1509-24 June 1509

Edward VI - 28 Jan 1547-20 Feb 1547

Lady Jane Grey - not crowned

Mary I - 19 July 1553-1 Oct 1553

Elizabeth I - 17 Nov 1558-15 Jan 1559

James I - 24 March 1603-25 July 1603

Charles I -27 March 1625-2 Feb 1626

Charles II -8 May 1660-23 Apr 1661

James II - 6 Feb 1685-23 Apr 1685

William & Mary -13 Feb 1689-11 Apr 1689

Anne - 8 Mar 1702-23 Apr 1702

George I - 1 Aug 1714-20 Oct 1714

George II - 11 June 1727-11 Oct 1727

George III - 25 Oct 1760-22 Sept 1761

George IV - 29 Jan 1820-19 July 1821

William IV - 26 June 1830-8 Sept 1831

Victoria - 20 June 1837-28 June 1838

Edward VII - 22 Jan 1901-9 Aug 1902

George V - 6 May 1910-22 June 1911

Edward VIII - 20 Jan 1936 - not crowned

George VI - 11 Dec 1936-12 May 1937

Elizabeth II - 6 Feb 1952-2 June 1953

Charles III - 8 Sept 2022-

Max Alexander Christopher Kelly [born 2022]

Celia Anne Kelly [nee Pelly, born 16 July, 1990], wife of Thomas Alexander Noel Kelly [born 1990], and scion of the Pelly baronets, gave birth to a son, Max Alexander Christopher, 6 September, 2022, a brother for Cosmo John Benedict, who was born 22 February, 2021.

Celia is a daughter of John Marriott Pelly [born 23 Feb, 1953], of Battersea, London, and his wife the former Caroline Mary Griffith.

Thomas Kelly is the eldest son of Mr Benedict Bernard Noel d'Aremberg Kelly (b 3 July, 1960), of Nether Wallop, Hampshire, by his wife the former Elizabeth Eaglestone.

Thomas Kelly is a grandson of the Lady Mirabel Magdalen Kelly [1931-2008], nee Fitzalan Howard, who was a sister of the 17th Duke of Norfolk, KG [1915-2002], Earl Marshal and Premier Duke in the Peerage of England, &c.

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Mark Singleton Evans, MBE (c1934-2022)

 Mark Singleton Evans, MBE, died 14 September, 2022, aged 88.

He was a son of Arthur Singleton Evans, of Torquay, Devon, and married 15 Dec, 1962, Belinda Jane Cayley [born 6 Aug, 1940], fourth of the seven daughters of Maj Sir Kenelm Henry Ernest Cayley, 10th Baronet [1896-1967], & his wife the former Frances Elizabeth Edwyna Brewis [1908-1974], by whom he had issue, two sons, Nicolas [born 15 Dec 1963], and Alexander [born 10 March, 1970], and a daughter, Amanda [born 9 Jan 1966].

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Barbara Anne Buxton [nee Lloyd] 1932-2022

 Barbara Anne Buxton [nee Lloyd], died 14 September, 2022, aged 90. She was born 2 June, 1932, daughter of Capt Cyril Gascoigne Lloyd [1887-1965], and his wife the former Violet Madge Preston, scion of the Preston baronets; and married 30 March, 1967, Andrew Edward Buxton [born 3 March, 1935], scion of the Buxton baronets, son of Maj. Desmond Gurney Buxton [1898-1987], and his wife the former Rachel Mary Morse [died 1994], and had issue, a son, Harry [born 23 Oct, 1972], and two daughters, Laura [born 31 May, 1968], and Nicola [born 1971].

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Hamish Angus Kempsey Scott [born 2022]

  Annabel Rose Scott (born 1993, née Kempsey) wife of Angus Michael David Scott [born 1993], scion of that Scottish landed gentry family, of Glenaros, gave birth to a son, Hamish Angus Kempsey, 11 September, 2022.

Annabel is a daughter of Richard Kempsey and his wife the former Janet Edwards. Angus is the son and heir of Colum Basil Scott [born 1954], by his wife the former Sarah Louise Credland.

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Heaven/Macmillan engagement

The engagement was announced 17 September, 2022, between Thomas Richard Gyde Heaven [born 1983], eldest son of Nicholas R.G. Heaven, of Bude, Cornwall, and his wife the former Elizabeth R. Clancy [born 1958], and Alice Charlotte Rose Macmillan [born 1987], scion of the Earls of Stockton, younger daughter of the Hon Adam Julian Robert Macmillan [1948-2016], and his wife the former Sarah Anne Mhuire MacGreevy.

9th Duke of Devonshire > Lady Dorothy Macmillan = Harold Macmillan (Prime Minister) > Maurice Macmillan MP > Adam Macmillan > Alice Macmillan

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Michael Alexander Edward Mackenzie 1949-2022

 Michael Alexander Edward Mackenzie, died 8 September, 2022, aged 73.

He was born 23 Aug 1949, son of William Alexander Fitzroy Mackenzie [1921-2004], and his wife the former Elizabeth Anne Tunnicliffe [1926-2018], descended from the Barons Stourton; and married 27 Oct, 1973, Louise Lees Baugh, by whom he had three sons, Edward [born 1976], Christopher [born 1977], and Frederick [born 1981].

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Hugo Georg John Tassilo von Reutter [born 2022]

Rachel Anne von Reutter [née Carson, born 1983], descended from the Earls of Elgin & Kincardine, wife of Georg Thaddeus Leslie Heinrich Paul von Reutter [born 1984], descendant of the Royal House of Austria, gave birth to a son, Hugo Georg John Tassilo von Reutter, 1 September, 2022, a brother for Clara, Josephine and Maximilian.

10th Earl of Elgin & Kincardine > Hon James Bruce > Janet Clare Bruce > Rachel Anne Carson > Hugo von Reutter

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Quicke/Wrightson engagement

The engagement was announced 15 September, 2022, between Andrew Charles Quicke [born 1936], scion of that landed gentry family, elder son of Commander John Quicke, RN [1902-79], of Ashbrittle, Somerset, and his wife the former Diana Elena Harris, a descendant of the Viscounts Sidmouth, and Miss Priscilla Wilmot Wrightson [born 1942], daughter of Anthony Gilchrist Wrightson [1907-74], of London, and his wife the former Elizabeth Wilmot Bernays [1908-82].

4th Viscount Sidmouth > Hon Marjorie Ruth Addington > Diana Elena Harris > Andrew Quicke

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Rev. Honor Mary Meynell [died 2022]

 The Rev Honor Mary Meynell [nee Davis], who died in September, 2022, was a daughter of Major J.H.A. Davis, of Ballysculty co Antrim; and married, 11 June, 1960, Godfrey Meynell, MBE [born 20 July, 1934], head of that landed gentry family, of Meynell Langley, Derbyshire, son of Captain Godfrey Meynell, VC, MC [1904-1935], and his wife the former Sophia Patricia Lowis [1905-1991], by whom she had issue, a son, Godfrey [born 14 Jan, 1964], and two daughters, Diana Violet [born 14 Jan 1962], and Catherine [born 1966].

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The 17th Earl of Buchan 1930-2022

 The Earl of Buchan, who died suddenly 11 September, 2022, aged 92, was the 17th holder of the ancient Scottish peerage created in 1469. Malcolm Harry Erskine was born 4 July, 1930, son of the 16th Earl of Buchan (1899-1984), and his wife the former Christina Baxendale (died 1994).

He succeeded 26 July, 1984, as the 17t Earl of Buchan, Baron Erskine of Restormel Castle, co. Cornwall [Peerage of the U.K., 1806]  and Lord Auchterhouse [Scotland., cr 1469], and Lord Cardross [Peerage of Scots, cr 1610].

Lord Buchan, of Newnham House, Basingstoke, Hampshire, married 21 February, 1957, Hilary Diana Cecil Power [born 1930], the only daughter of Sir Ivan Power, 2nd Baronet (1904-54), and his wife the former Nancy Hilary Griffiths (1906-94). The Countess died earlier this year, 10 March, 2022.

The Earl leaves two sons, Henry (born 1960) and the Hon Montagu (born 1966), and two daughters, Lady Seraphina (born 1961), and Lady Arabella (born 1969). The elder son, Henry Thomas Alexander Erskine, styled Lord Cardross (born 31 May, 1960), now succeeds to the peerages.

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Grace Teresa Eve Kennard (born 2022)

 Kiloran Rose Kennard [nee Howard, born 1988], wife of Charles Geoffrey Chandos Kennard [born 1987], and scion of the Earls of Carlisle, gave birth to a daughter, Grace Teresa Eve, 7 September, 2022, a sister for Skye Philippa Rose, who was born 30 May, 2020.

Kiloran is a daughter of Henry James [Jamie] Howard [born 1956], of Ulva, Argyll, by his first & former late wife Philippa Charlotte Balfour Paul [1959-2006], scion of that Scots gentry family.

Charles Kennard is a son of [Jeremy] David Kennard [born 1949], of Bridport, Dorset, by his wife the former Teresa Chandos Lynch [born 1952], and is descended from the Delves Broughton baronets.

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Angela Janice Mary Godman (died 2022)

 Angela Janice Mary 'Jan' Godman (nee Rowson), who died 3 September, 2022, was the wife of Desmond Frederick Shirley Godman (born 31 Jan, 1927), scion of that landed gentry family.

She was the only daughter of the Rev. John Corbett Rowson, of Stourton Rectory, Wiltshire, and married 26 Nov, 1954, Desmond Godman, son of Edward Shirley Rowson (1876-1951), of Great Rissington, Cheltenham, and his wife the former Isabel Myrtle Annesley, scion of the Viscounts Valentia.

Mrs Godman leaves issue, two sons and two daughters.

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The Hon Lady Keswick 1942-2022

The Hon Lady Keswick, who died 13 September, 2022, aged 79, was a scion of the Lords Lovat, a society figure, and sometime political adviser to Kenneth Clarke, & director of the Centre for Policy Studies.

The Hon Annabel Thérèse Fraser was born 15 Oct, 1942, second daughter of the 15th Lord Lovat [1911-1995], and his wife the former Rosamond Broughton [1917-2012], scion of the Broughton baronets; and married firstly, 14 September, 1964 [div 1978] Hugh William Mackay, 14th Lord Reay [1937-2013], son of  Æneas Alexander Mackay, 13th Lord Reay [1905-63], and his wife the former Charlotte Mary Younger; married 2ndly, 1985, Sir Henry Neville Keswick [born 1938, knighted in 2009], taipan of the Far Eastern trading house Jardine Matheson, son of Sir William Johnston Keswick [1903-90], and his wife the former Mary Ethelreda Lindley [1911-2009].

The Hon Lady Keswick is survived by her husband Sir Henry, and by a daughter, the Hon Laura [born 1966] and two sons, Æneas Simon Mackay, 15th Lord Reay [born 20 March, 1965], and the Hon Edward [born 1974]

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Rupert Charles Edward Field-Marsham 1938-2022

 Rupert Charles Edward Field-Marsham, of died at Sandford, Ontario, 10 September, 2022, aged 84, was a scion of the Earls of Romney.

He was born 5 February, 1938, son of Charles Austin Field-Marshall, of the Life Guards (1910-41), and his wife the former Joan Helen Nevill (1906-98), scion of the Marquesses of Abergavenny; and married 1stly, 20 Sept, 1963 (div 1973), Marilyn Muriel Maughan, daughter of Dr George Maughan; married 2ndly, 15 June, 1973, Lindsay Ruth Dale-Harris, daughter of Robert Dale-Harris, and leaves issue, two sons from the first marriage, Robert (b 12 Jul 1964), and Rupert (b 29 Jan 1968), and three sons from the second marriage, George (b 4 Apr 1975), Mark (b 1977), and Jacob (b 1979).

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Catto/Castellanos O'Shea engagement

 The engagement was announced 27 Aug, 2022, between Alastair Gordon Chatto [born 6 March, 1986], scion of the Barons Catto, son of the Hon Alexander Gordon Catto [born 22 June, 1952], of Sudgrove, Gloucestershire, and his wife the former Elizabeth [Lizzie] Scott Boyes, and Ms Maria Castellanos O'Shea, daughter of Jaime and Patricia Castellanos of Madrid, Spain.

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Martin Robert Kenyon 1929-2022

 Martin Robert Kenyon, a scion of the Barons Kenyon, died 7 September, 2022. He was 92.

He was born 11 November, 1929, son of William Patrick Kenyon [1898-1992], and his wife the former Joan Mary Batchelor; and married 6 March, 1975 [div.] as her first husband, Mary Anne Southby [born 1 Aug, 1946], scion of the Southby baronets, by whom he had issue, two daughters, Eliza [born 16 Feb, 1976], and Nina [born 1977].

The 1st Baron Kenyon > Hon Thomas Kenyon > John Robert Kenyon  > Eustace Alban Kenyon > William Patrick Kenyon > Martin Robert Kenyon

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Critchley/Deacon engagement

 The engagement was announced 14 September, 2022, between Charles M. Critchley, younger son of Mr & Mrs William Critchley, of Highbury, London, & Georgia Florence Deacon [born 1991], daughter of John Paul Deacon, of Shaftesbury, Dorset, and his wife the former Charlotte Jeradine Hay [born 12 February, 1959], scion of the Marquesses of Tweeddale.

George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale > Gen Lord James Hay > James Gordon Hay > Maj Malcolm Vivian Hay of Seaton > Maj Peter Brian Hay > Charlotte Jeradine Hay > Georgia Florence Deacon

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