The marriage took place in 2022 between the Hon Frederick John (Freddie) Fellowes (born 31 May, 1978), son and heir of the 4th Baron De Ramsey, DL (born 27 February, 1942), of Abbots Repton Hall, Huntingdon, & his 1st former wife the former Phyllida Mary Forsyth, & Amy Catherine Ellery (born 1981), daughter of Bryan G. Ellery and his wife (nee Middleton)
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Lauren Ramsay (nee Park), wife of Christopher Ramsay (born 18 Feb, 1984), scion of the Earls of Dalhousie, gave birth to a daughter, Lola Joy, in 2022.
Christopher Ramsay is a son of the Hon John Ramsay (born 9 Aug, 1952), and his wife the former Louisa Jane d'Abo (born 8 January, 1955), a granddaughter maternally of the 9th Duke of Rutland (1886-1940).
Christopher Ramsay is a grandson paternally of the 16th Earl of Dalhousie, KT, GCVO (1914-1999).
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Rosie Elphinstone (nee Davies), wife of the Hon Fergus David Elphinstone (born 1985), scion of the Lords Elphinstone, gave birth to a daughter, Willow Rose, in 2022, a sister for Hamish Frederick, who was born in 2017, and Flora Sally, born in 2018.
Fergus is the third son of the late 18th Lord Elphinstone (1953-1994), and his wife the former Willa Mary Gabriel Chetwode (born 25 May, 1954), scion of the Barons Chetwode.
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Olivia Elizabeth Cabell Manners (nee Curl, born 17 January, 1986), wife of Hugh James Cabbell Manners [born 1993], scion of the Barons Manners, gave birth to a daughter, Pippa Elisabeth, in 2022.
Hugh is the younger son of Benjamin Cabbell Manners [born 12 Aug, 1954], of Cromer Hall, Norfolk, and his wife the former Diana Dorothy Elizabeth Gurney, scion of that landed gentry family.
Olivia, also descended from the Gurney family, is the elder daughter of His Honour Philip, of Brisley, Norfolk, and his wife the former Nicola Ruth Gurney [born 25 June, 1953], scion of that landed gentry family.
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Louisa Mary Mulraney [nee Kershaw, born 1992], wife of Edward George Mulraney [born 1991], gave birth to a daughter, Maeva Joanna, in 2022, a sister for Ottilie, who was born 31 July, 2020.
Louisa Mulraney, descended from the Merrie Monarch King Charles II, is a daughter of Martin John Kershaw [born 1954], of Brokenborough, Wilts, descended from the Earls of Lindsey & Abingdon, by his wife the former Joanna Lucy FitzRoy [born 1957], scion of the Dukes of Grafton, daughter of Lord Edward Anthony Charles FitzRoy [1928-2007].
Edward Mulraney is a son of Kevin Mulraney, of Oaksey, Wilts, by his wife the former Frances J. Grange.
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Rosanna Jean Masojada [born 1989, nee Carson], wife of Adam Lamont [born 1987], gave birth to a daughter, Keira Lily, in 2022, a sister for Isla Marie, born 12 December, 2020.
Rosanna is a daughter of John Seaton Burrell Carson [born 1952], by his wife the former Janet Clare Bruce [born 1954], scion of the Earls of Elgin & Kincardine, daughter of the Hon James Michael Edward Bruce [1927-2013], and his wife the former Hon Margaret Jean Dagbjort Coats [1928-2007], daughter of the 2nd Baron Glentanar [1894-1971].
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Lady India Harriet Cooper (born 3 September, 1988, nee Windsor-Clive), wife of Sam Peter Cooper [born 1978], and scion of the Earls of Plymouth, gave birth to a son, Flynn Michael T. Cooper, in 2022.
Sam Cooper is the former husband of the singer songwriter Lily Allen [born 2 May, 1985], by whom he has two daughters, Ethel Mary [born 2011], and Marnie Rose [born 2013]. He is the only son of Michael Cooper and the late Maria J.L. Cordell-Lavarack [nee Boyd].
Lady India Cooper is the only daughter of the 4th Earl of Plymouth [born 19 November, 1951], and the Countess of Plymouth [nee Caroline Anne Nettlefold, born 28 Feb, 1954], scion of the Nettlefold landed gentry family, and a descendant maternally of the Curzon Viscounts Scarsdale.
Sam Cooper's mother, known as Mia, was the first wife of the Irish-born record producer Denny Cordell [1943-1995]. They assumed the surname Cordell-Lavarack. Denny Cordell-Lavarack was producer for the Moody Blues, Procol Harum, The Cranberries &c. Sam had an elder half-brother, the musician Tarka Cordell [1966-2008].
Denny Cordell second wife from 1978 to 1994 was Theodora Elizabeth Brinckman [born 1943], daughter of Sir Roderick Brinckman, 5th Bt [1902-85], by whom he had a son, Milo [b 10 Nov, 1978], a producer, and a daughter, Emerald [b 19 Feb 1981]. He had a third union, a relationship, with Marina Guinness [born 16 Aug, 1957], scion of the Barons Moyne, daughter of the Hon Desmond Guinness and Princess Marie Gabrielle von Urach, by whom he had a son, Finbar Cordell.
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The Hon Isabella Dorrien Smith (nee Monson, born 10 July, 1986), wife of Michael Horace Dorrien Smith (born 11 March, 1987), scion of that landed gentry family of Tresco Abbey, gave birth to a second daughter, Clover Alexandra E. Dorrien Smith, in 2022, a sister for Eliza Tamara, born in 2019.
Michael Dorrien Smith is the second son of Robert Arthur Dorrien Smith (born 15 May, 1951), and his former wife the former Lady Emma Windsor-Clive (born 13 February, 1954), scion of the Earls of Plymouth.
Isabella is the daughter of the 12th Baron Monson (born 19 October, 1955), and his first wife the former Hilary Martin.
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The Countess of Haddington, wife of George Edmund Baldred Baillie-Hamilton, 14th Earl of Haddington [born 27 December, 1985], gave birth to a son, Sullivan Simon, styled Lord Binning, in 2022.
Lord Haddington is the son of the late 13th Earl of Haddington [1941-2016], of Mellerstain House, Berwickshire, by his second wife the former Jane Heyworth.
The Countess of Haddington is the former Constanza Dessain, daughter of Simon James Francis Dessain [born 1956], of Inverkeilor, Arbroath, Angus, by his wife Catharina Mary Fredericka.
The Earl of Haddington is is 14th Earl in the Peerage of Scotland [created 1627], the 14th Lord Binning [Peerage of Scotland, created 1613], and 14th Lord Byres and Binning [created 1619].
He succeeded to the family peerages onn his father's death, 5 July, 2016.
The countess is an artist. Her mother, Catharina, is a ceramic artist.Father Simon is a software developer, non executice chairman at The List Ltd.
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Lady Charles Montagu Douglas Scott [nee (Frances) Flora Jane Summerfield, born 1986], wife of Lord Charles David Peter [Charlie] Montagu Douglas Scott [born 1987], scion of the Dukes of Buccleuch and Queensberry, gave birth to a son, Milo William, in 2022, a brother for Rufus Peter Francis, born in 2017, and Wilfred Richard, born in 2019.
Lord Charlie Montagu Douglas Scott is the second son of the 10th Duke of Buccleuch, KT [born 14 February, 1954], and his wife the former Lady Elizabeth Marian Frances Kerr [born 8 June, 1954], scion of the Marquesses of Lothian.
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The Hon Mrs Freddie Erskine (nee Sarah Martin), wife of the Hon Frederick Alastair (Freddie) Erskine (born 1992), gave birth to a daughter, Penelope, in 2022.
Freddie is the 2nd son of the 18th Earl of Buchan (born 31 May, 1960), and his late wife the former Charlotte Catherine Lucinda Beaumont (1962-2013), scion of the Viscounts Allendale.
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Hermione Sylvia Forbes Adam (born 1987, nee Hasell-McCosh), wife of [Crispin] Beilby Forbes Adam [born 20 April, 1987], scion of the Adam baronets, gave birth to a daughter, Sylvia Beilby A, in 2022.
Beilby Forbes Adam is a son of Charles David Forbes Adam [born 8 Oct, 1957], of Skipwith Hall, North Yorkshire, by his wife the former Rosalind Cecilia Colvile.
Hermione Forbes Adam is the elder daughter of Robert B Hasell-McCosh, of Dalemain, Cumbria, by his wife the former Elizabeth J Halsey.
Beilby Forbes Adam is a grandson of Sir Nigel Colin Forbes Adam, 5th Baronet [born 7 Dec, 1930].
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The Hon Joanna Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (born 1985, nee Heriot Maitland), scion of the Earls of Lauderdale, and wife of the Hon Nicholas Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (born 16 February, 1986), scion of the Barons Thurlow, gave birth to a son, Harry Charles Lorne, in 2022, a brother for Isla, born in 2016, and for George, born 18 November, 2018.
The Hon Nicholas Cumming-Bruce is the son and heir of the 9th Baron Thurlow (born 1952), and the infant George is heir to his father.
Joanna Cumming-Bruce is a daughter of Patrick Heriot-Maitland (born 1947), and his wife the former Marilyn Lois Grant.
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(Douglas) Nigel Leigh-Pemberton, who died 15 December, 2022, aged 93, was a scion of that landed gentry family.
He was born 9 May, 1929, son of Capt Robert Douglas Leigh-Pemberton, MBE, MC(1896-1964), of Kippen, Sittingbourne, Kent, and his wife the former Helen Isabel Payne-Gallwey (d 1985), descended from the Payne Bts, and was a younger brother of Robin Leigh-Pemberton, the Baron Kingsdown, KG (1927-2013).
He married 21 July, 1973, Alexandra Valerie Roper, daughter of J.C.A. Roper, by whom he had issue, a son, Charles, and two daughters, Laura and Georgina.
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HRH The Margrave of Baden, who died 29 December, 2022, aged 89, was head of the Grand Ducal House of Baden, and a first cousin of HM King Charles III.
Maximilian Andreas Friedrich Gustav Ernst August Bernhard, Margrave of Baden, Herzog von Zähringen, was born at Salem 3 July, 1933, son of Berthold, Margrave of Baden (1906-63), and his wife HRH Princess Theodora of Greece & Denmark (1906-69), sister of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921-2021).
He married in 1966, Valerie, Archduchess of Austria (born 23 May, 1941), by whom he had issue.
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Deborah Inglefield (née Hurlbatt) died 22,December 2022, aged 84.
She married thrice, firstly, Lieutenant-Commander Simon Scott Thomas, RN (1935-1966), son of Commander William Scott Thomas, RN (1903-83), by his wife the former Mary Hilda Bertha Hemelryk; married 2ndly, Lieutenant-Commander Simon Idiens, RN (1933-1972), and thirdly, in 2004, to Christopher Samuel Inglefield (born 30 Oct, 1936), second son of Sir Gilbert Inglefield, GBE, KCB (1909-91), Lord Mayor of London 1967-68, and his wife the former Laura Barbara Frances Thompson (1908-2004).
Deborah Inglefield leaves issue from her first marriage, two daughters, the actresses Dame Kristin Scott Thomas, DBE (born 24 May, 1960), and Serena Scott Thomas (born 21 Sept, 1961), and a son from her second marriage, Matthew Charles Idiens (born 1970), husband of the Hon Saffron Alexandra Vestey (born 1971), daughter of the late 3rd Baron Vestey, GCVO (1941-2021).
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Lady Langley (née Oliphant), who died 15 December, 2022, aged 94, was widow of Major-Gen Sir Desmond Langley, KCVO, MBE (1930-2008), scion of that Irish landed family.
She was the former Felicity Joan Oliphant, born in 1928, daughter of Lieutenant-Col Kingsley Jack Pertwee Oliphant, MC (1890-1979), and married in 1950, (Henry) Desmond Allen Langley (born 16 May, 1930), son of Colonel Sir Henry Fitzroy Grace Langley, OBE (1895-1971), & his wife the former (Elfrida) Winsome Allen (1896-1967), by whom she had issue, a son and a daughter.
Her husband served as Major-General commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District from 1979 to 1983. He later served as the 132nd Governor of Bermuda from 1988 to 1992.
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Lady Elwes, who died suddenly, 23 December, 2022, was wife of Sir Henry Elwes, KCVO, sometime Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire, of Colesbourne Park.
She was the former Carolyn Dawn Cripps (born 1940), scion of that landed gentry family, of Ampney Park, daughter of Joseph William Wykeham Cripps (1900-58), and his wife the former Joyce Wilkinson, and married in 1962, Henry William George Elwes (born 24 October,1935), scion of that landed gentry family, son of Maj John Hargreaves Elwes (1906-43), and his wife the former Isabel Pamela Ivy Beckwith (1908-1993), descended from the Dukes of Richmond & Gordon, by whom she had issue, three sons, John, Frederick and George.
Her husband was Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire from 1992 to 2010. He was appointed KCVO in 2009.
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Zbigniew Leon Mieczkowski died 19 December, 2022, aged 100.
He was one of the last Polish veterans living in Britain who fought alongside the Allies in the Second World War.
He was born 22 June, 1922, a Polish veteran of the Second World War and active member of the Polish diaspora in the UK. The only son of Stefan Mieczkowski de Zagloba vel Zagroba, of Dzierzanowo, Poland, he married 26 July, 1965, the Hon Caroline Sarah Aline Grenfell (1933-2019), second daughter of the 2nd Baron Grenfell (1905-1976), and his 1st wife the former Elizabeth Sarah Polk Shaugnessy (1913-2015), scion of the Barons Shaughnessy, by whom he had issue, a son, Stefan, and a daughter, Helena.
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The engagement was announced 24 December, 2022, between Christopher Allan Hutchens (born 1989), son of Mr & Mrs David Hutchens, of Dunlop, Ayrshire, and Charlotte Elizabeth Agnew (born 1987), scion of the Agnew of Lochnaw baronets, eldest daughter of James Douglas Agnew (born 16 January, 1959), of Kelso, Roxburghshire, and his wife the former Elizabeth Mary Cameron.
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