Sylvia, Viscountess Marchwood (died 2023)

 Sylvia, Viscountess Marchwood, who died 29 May, 2023, aged 84, was the second wife and widow of the 3rd Viscount Marchwood.

She was the former Sylvia Kathleen Bastin, daughter of Maj-Gen George Edward Restalick Bastin, CB (1901-60), CBE, of Dunmow Hill, Fleet, Hampshire, and his wife the former Frances Gwendoline Ursula Venning (1909-76); and married firstly, 14 November, 1959, Capt Peter Edward Willis Fleming, of Colston Basset, Nottinghamshire, fourth son of Brig. John Browne Phillimore Willis Fleming, CBE (1895-1967), of Pyle Manor, Chale, Isle of Wight, by his wife the former Eirene Charrington (1901-1987), scion of that landed gentry family; she married 2ndly, 13 December, 2001, the 3rd Viscount Marchwood (born 22 May, 1936), son of the 2nd Viscount (1912-79), and his wife the former Pamela Colton-Fox (died 1979). Her second husband died 3 October, 2022.

Viscountess Marchwood leaves issue from her first marriage.

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Hon Kit Moon William Lascelles, son for Orly & Annika Lascelles

 Annika Elizabeth Lascelles, styled Viscountess Lascelles [nee Reed, born 1984], wife of Alexander Edgar (Orly) Lascelles, styled Viscount Lascelles (b 13 May, 1980), gave birth to a son, Kit Moon William, 4 June, 2023, at Bath, a brother for the Hon Ivy Lascelles, born in October, 2018.

Orly Lascelles is the second son and heir of the 8th Earl of Harewood (b 21 October, 1950), of Harewood House, Leeds, West Yorkshire, by his former wife the former Margaret Rosalind Messenger (born 15 April, 1948).

Annika Lascelles (born  Sept, 1984), is a daughter of William J. Reed, by his wife the former Rosalind Driver.

Kit Lascelles is a great-great-grandson of HRH The Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood (1897-1965), and a great-great-great grandson of King George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary (1867-1953).

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The 18th Baron Inchiquin 1943-2023

 Lord Inchiquin, the 18th Baron in the Peerage of Ireland, died 3 June, 2023, aged 79.

He was The O'Brien, Chief of the Name, and titular Prince of Thomond. Lord Inchiquin's peerage was created by King Henry VIII in 1543. He was also the 10th Baronet (created 1686). His home was Thomond House, Dromoland, Co. Clare, Ireland.

Lord Inchiquin was commissioned into the 14th/20th Kings Hussars in 1963. He served as a troop commander in Benghazi, Tripoli, Cyprus on Operation Tosca, Tidworth, Paderborn (as assistant adjutant), Singapore, and Tidworth as adjutant of the regiment. He became Aide-de-Camp to Commander British Forces Gulf in Bahrain and left the army in 1975, retiring with the rank of Captain.

Conor Myles John O'Brien, was born 17 July, 1943, son of Flight-Lieutenant the Hon Fionn Myles Maryons O'Brien (1903-1977), and his wife the former Josephine Reine Bembaron (who d 27 Oct, 2011); and succeeded to the family honours, 20 May, 1982, on the death of his uncle, the 17th Baron (1900-82).

He married in 1988, Helen O'Farrell, daughter of Gerald Fitzgerald O'Farrell, of Curry Lodge, Newtownforbes, co. Longford, by whom he had issue, two daughters, the Hon Slaney Alexandra Anne (born 7 Jul 1989), and the Hon Lucia Josephine Mary (born 27 May 1991).

The heir to the peerage is Lord Inchiquin's kinsman, Conor John Anthony O'Brien (born 24 September, 1952).

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Son for Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank: Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank

 Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank, wife of Mr Jack Christopher Stamp Brooksbank, gave birth to a son, Ernest George Ronnie, on 30 May, 2023, at 8:49am.

The baby is named after his great-great-great grandfather, King George V, his grandfather the late George Brooksbank, and Eugenie's grandfather, the late Major Ronald Ferguson.

Ernest- a name often used in the days of the House of Hanover and in Victoria's reign, was the third Christian name of King George V (1865-1936), founder of the Royal House of Windsor, who was in full - George Frederick Ernest Albert. Queen Victoria's uncle, Prince Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1771-1851), was later King of Hanover, and perhaps the least popular of Victoria's reprobate uncles. Queen Victoria's second son was Prince Alfred Ernest Albert (1844-1900), and later created Duke of Edinburgh.

The baby is the second child for the princess, 33, and husband Jack Brooksbank, 37, and a third grandchild for the Duke of York and for Sarah Duchess of York. 

The baby is thirteenth in line of succession to the throne, following his elder brother, August, who was born 9 February, 2021. 

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank married at St George's Chapel, Windsor, 12 October, 2018. 

Ernest is the first of Queen Elizabeth II's great-grandchildren to be born after her death. The infant is Her late Majesty's thirteenth great-grandchild, who is 13th in line of succession to the Throne, pushing the Duke of Edinburgh into 14th position.

Ernest's father, Jack Christopher Stamp Brooksbank (born 3 May, 1986), is a scion of the Brooksbank baronets of Healaugh, Tadcaster, the elder son of the late Mr George Edward Hugh Brooksbank (1949-2021), by his wife the former Nicola J Newton (b 1953).

HRH Princess Eugenie Victoria Helena of York (b 23 March, 1990), is the younger daughter of HRH The Duke of York, KG (born 19 February, 1960), by his former wife the former Sarah Margaret Ferguson [born 15 Oct, 1959], scion of the Ferguson landed gentry family, of Dummer, Hampshire.

Order of Sucession to the Throne:

1.HRH The Prince of Wales

2. HRH Prince George of Wales

3. HRH Princess Charlotte of Wales

4. HRH Prince Louis of Wales

5. HRH The Duke of Sussex

6. Prince Archie of Sussex

7. Princess Lilibet of Sussex

8. HRH The Duke of York

9. HRH Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi

10. Sienna Mapelli Mozzi

11. HRH Princess Eugenie Mrs Jack Brooksbank

12. August Brooksbank

13. Ernest Brooksbank

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Garland/Russell engagement

The engagement was announced 3 June, 2023, between Charlie Garland, son of Mr and Mrs Nigel Garland, of Aldermaston, Berkshire, & Kate Helen (Kitty) Russell (born 1989), 2nd daughter of Christopher Russell (born 1949), of St Peter Port, Guernsey, and his wife the Hon Victoria Ann Seely (born 23 December, 1957), 3rd daughter of the 4th Baron Mottistone (1920-2011).

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Mara Diana Annabel Savory (born 2023)

 Rosalie Diana Savory [née Barkes, born 1986], wife of Harry James Savory [born 1986], gave birth to a daughter, Mara Diana Annabel, 16 May, 2023, a sister for Sam Herbert, who was born 1 November, 2018, and Guy Charles, born 27 November, 2020.

Rosalie is a daughter of Mr & Mrs Richard Barkes, of Muckleridge Matfen, Northumberland.

Harry Savory is a son of Nigel Rudolph Savory [born 1953], of Thorpland Hall, Fakenham, Norfolk, by his wife the former Annabel Clare Leslie Melville [born 1956], scion of the Earls of Leven and Melville.

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Mackay-Lewis/McCready engagement

 The engagement was announced 2 June, 2023, between George Mungo Pyne (Geordie) Mackay-Lewis (born 1985), son of Maj. Jonathan Charles Mackay-Lewis and his wife the Hon Virginia Charlotte Alexandra Campbell (born 19 Oct 1948), of Gattertop, Herefordshire, & Venetia Louise McCready (born 1991), daughter of John F. McCready, of Eastbury, Berkshire, and his wife the former Alison J. Perreau.

Geordie Mackay-Lewis is a grandson maternally of the 3rd Baron Colgrain (1920-2008).

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David Spencer Boyle 1942-2023

 David Spencer Boyle, who died 20 May, 2023, aged 81, was a scion of the Earls of Shannon.

He was born 23 April, 1942, son of Lieutenant-Commander Patrick Spencer Boyle, RN (1906-1978), of Ashe Park, Basingstoke, Hampshire, and his 2nd wife the former Rita Sylvia Berens (died 2002); and married 1980, Melanie Georgiana Foster, daughter of William Robert Brudenell Foster, of Lexham Hall, King's Lynn, Norfolk, and his wife the former Jean Leslie Urquhart (1918-1986), and had issue, a son, James Patrick William (born 7 Oct, 1983), and a daughter, Fenella Maria (born 11 Jul 1982).

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Lieutenant-Commander James Philip de Havilland Saumarez 1937-2023

 Lt.-Cdr James Philip de Havilland Saumarez died 28 May, 2023. He was 85.

He was born 6 June, 1937, the elder son of Capt Philip Lionel Saumarez, RN, DSC, and his wife the former Elizabeth Patricia O'Connor; and married 1stly, 24 Apr, 1965 (div 1986), Teresa Mary Edwards, daughter of Wallace Grant Edwards; married 2ndly, 1 Oct, 1988, Carol Jane Aspinwall, daughter of Robert Ashton Aspinwall, of Mystic, Connecticut, United States. 

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Sir David Brewer, KG, CMG, CVO 1940-2023

 Sir David Brewer, KG, CMG, CVO, who died on his 83rd birthday, 28 May, 2023, was a former Lord Mayor of London, and Lord Lieutenant of Greater London.

His death brings the number of vacancies in the Order of the Garter to five.

David William Brewer was born 28 May, 1940. He was a marine insurance broker who served as Lord Mayor of London 2005-06, and Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London, 2008-2015.

Brewer was a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors as well as of the Blacksmiths' Company, and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Insurers; he was President of the London Cornish Association since 2005. Sir David was Chairman of the Central Council of the Royal Over-Seas League from 2017 until his death.

He married in 1985, Tessa Jordá, daughter of Enrique Jordá and formerly president of the Chartered Institute of Linguists. They had two daughters, Olivia and Gabriella. Lady Brewer was appointed OBE for her work as Chairwoman of the City of London Festival.

David Brewer was appointed CMG in 1999; Knighted in 2007; awarded the Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon of the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, in 2007; CVO in 2015; and on St George's Day 2016 he was appointed a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

His death brings the number of vacancies in the Order of the Garter to five. The other vacancies in England's premier order of chivalry were caused by the deaths of Sir Timothy Colman (9 Sept, 2021), Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover (14 January, 2022), Lord Inge (20 July, 2022), and Lord Boyce (8 Nov, 2022).

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Charles Frederick Melville Rawlinson, MBE 1934-2023

 Charles Frederick Melville Rawlinson, MBE, died 21 May, 2023, aged 89.

He was born in 1934, son of Rowland Henry Rawlinson (1889-1980), of Bilton, Rugby, and his wife the former Olive Melville Anderson (1897-1981); and married 1962, Jill Rosalind Wesley (born 1939), daughter of John Jackson Wesley (1908-1998), of Wisbech, Cambridge, and his wife the former Jean Mary Image (1910-1997); by whom he had three daughters, Julia, Eleanor and Charlotte. The eldest daughter, Julia Caroline (born 28 Oct, 1964), married 30 July, 1988, James Robert Bruce Ogilvy (born 29 Feb, 1964), scion of the Earls of Airlie, the only son of the Rt Hon Sir Angus Robert Bruce Ogilvy, PC (1928-2004), and his wife HRH Princess Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel of Kent, LG, GCVO (born 25 December, 1936), granddaughter of HM King George V.

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Douglas Patrick Fuller (born 2023)

Rosalind Elizabeth Fuller [nee Drury, born 1 Feb, 1985], wife of James Fuller, gave birth to a son, Douglas Patrick, 24 May, 2023, a brother for Maeve Eleanor, who was born 14 January, 2021.

James is a son of Simon Fuller and his wife Eleanor. Rosalind is a daughter of Patrick Drury, and the actress Caroline Langrishe [born 10 January, 1958], scion of the Langrishe baronets.

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Charles Byng Aylwin 1934-2023

 Charles Byng Aylwin died 8 May, 2023. He was 88. He was a descendant of the Morris baronets and the Viscounts Torrington.

He was born 5 June, 1934, son of Walter Edgar Aylwin, MC (1895-1978), and his wife the former Rosamond Byng Morris (1900-1978); and married 2 February, 1963, Lesley Dorothy Taylor, daughter of L.V. Taylor, of Cobham, Surrey, by whom he had issue, two sons, Simon (born 19 Oct, 1965), and Antony (born 19 Oct, 1969); married 2ndly, Yen Ming, by whom he had further issue, a son, Jonathan, and a daughter, Anna.

The 5th Viscount Torrington > Hon Lucy Juliana Byng > George Byng Morris > Thomas Byng Morris > Rosamond Byng Morris > Charles Byng Aylwin  (d 2023)

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Hon Alastair James Harold Hoyer Millar 1936-2023

 The Hon Alastair Hoyer Millar who died 20 May, 2023, aged 86, was a scion of the Barons Inchyra.

Alastair James Harold Hoyer Millar was born 13 November, 1936, second son of the 1st Baron Inchyra, GCMG, CVO (1900-1989), the diplomat, sometime Ambassador to West Germany, and his wife the former Anna Judith Elizabeth van Swinderen (1906-1999); and married 20 February, 1974, Virginia Margaret Diana Macauley (born 1 Nov, 1950), daughter of William Perine Macauley (1922-1990), and his wife the former Hon Diana Phyllis Berry (1924-1995), daughter of the 1st Viscount Camrose (1879-1954); by whom he had a son, Mark Christian Frederick (born 12 Mar, 1975), and a daughter, Martha Harriet Alice (born 17 Dec, 1976).

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Matilda Louise Colacicchi (born 2023)

Rowena Colacicchi (nee Marshall), wife of Rory James Colacicchi [born 1986], gave birth to a daughter, Matilda Louise, in 2023.

Rory Colacicchi is the younger son of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Count Mark Paul Colacicchi [1951-2005], by his first wife the former Camilla Louise Pinsent [now Mrs Camilla Colacicchi, of York, born 21 January, 1962], scion of the Pinsent baronets.

Rowena Marshall, elder daughter of John F. Marshall, of Strangford, Ross-on-Wye, and his wife nee Judith Greenwood.

Rory Colacicchi is a first cousin of the Countess of Arundel and Surrey, wife of the Duke of Norfolk's heir.

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Stella Penelope & Diana Sophia Gabinsky (born 2023)

_. The Lady Frances Gabinsky (nee Lindesay-Bethune, born 1986), wife of Rostislav Gabinsky, gave birth to twin daughters, Stella Penelope and Diana Sophia, 24 May, 2023, sisters for Alexander Fabian, who was born 19 August, 2018.

Rostislav Gabinsky is a son of Dr Vladimir Gabisnky & Mrs Sofya Borodovsky-Lyalin, of Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

Lady Frances is the eldest daughter of the 16th Earl of Lindsay (b 19 Nov, 1955), of Upper Largo, Fife, & the Countess of Lindsay (nee Diana Mary Chamberlayne-Macdonald).

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Maddalena, Baroness Aylmer (died 2023)

 Maddalena, Lady Aylmer, who died 21 May, 2023, aged 95, was the widow of the 13th Baron Aylmer. 

She was the former Countess Maddalena Sofia Maria Gabrilla Cecilia Stefania Francesca Attems di Santa Croce, daughter of Count Arbeno Attems di Santa Croce (1898-1968), and his wife Princess Sofie zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1896-1978); and married 5 May, 1950, the then Michael Anthony Aylmer (born 27 March, 1923), son of Christopher Aylmer (1890-1955), and his 1st wife the former Marjorie Marianne Ellison Barber. Her husband succeeded as 13th Baron Aylmer (Peerage of Ireland, cr 1718), on the death of his cousin, 6 December, 1982, and died 2 Aug, 2006.

Lady Aylmer leaves issue, a son, (Anthony) Julian, 14th Baron Aylmer (born 10 Dec, 1951), and a daughter, the Hon Gioia Francesca Aylmer (born 14 Sept, 1953).

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Mary, Lady Forbes, MBE (died 2023)

 Mary, Lady Forbes, MBE, whose death has been reported, was the second wife and widow of Sir Hamish Stewart Forbes of Newe, 7th Baronet, MBE, MC (1916-2007).

Mary Christine Rigby, MBE, daughter of Ernest William Rigby, she married Sir Hamish in 1981. He died 3 September, 2007.

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Sir (Charles) Matthew Farrer, GCVO 1929-2023

 Sir Matthew Farrer, GCVO, who died 21 May, 2023, aged 93, was for 30 years private solicitor to Queen Elizabeth II.

Charles Matthew Farrer was born 3 December, 1929, son of Sir (Walter) Leslie Farrer, KCVO (died 1984), and his wife the Hon Marjorie Laura Pollock (died 1981), daughter of the 1st Viscount Hanworth, KBE, PC, JP (1861-1936).

Career: Trustee of the British Museum 1989-1999; Commissioner, Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts 1991- ; Member, British Library Board 1994-2000; Private Solicitor of HM Queen Elizabeth II, 1965-1994; Partner, Messers Farrer & Co, Solicitors, 1959-1994, &c.

He was appointed CVO in 1973, KCVO in 1983, and GCVO in 1994.

He married 1962, Johanna Bennhold, by whom he had issue, a son, Luke, and a daughter, Mabella.

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Lieutenant-Colonel George Edward Vere-Laurie, DL 1935-2023

 Lieutenant-Colonel George Edward Vere-Laurie, who died 22 May, 2023, aged 87, was a scion of that landed gentry family, of Carlton Hall, Nottinghamshire. He was born 3 September, 1935, son of Lt-Col. George Haliburton Foster Peel Vere-Laurie (1906-1981), and his wife the former Caroline Judith Francklin (1908-1987), scion of that landed gentry family; he served as High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire 1991-92; and married 1stly, 2 June, 1962 (div 1977), Georgina Nerfert Riall (1942-2018), daughter of Maj. Anthony Claud Riall (d 21 Dec, 2005); married 2ndly, Ann ____. He had issue from his first marriage, a son George Anthony (1963-2019), and a daughter, Georgina Sylvia (born 25 June, 1965).

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