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Saturday, August 31, 2024

Malcolm/Onslow engagement

The engagement was announced 31 August, 2024, between Thomas William Malcolm (born 1990), younger son of Sir Alexander James Elton Malcolm, OBE, 13th Baronet (born 30 August, 1957), of Brincecombe, co Somerset, and his wife the former Virginia Elizabeth Coxon, & Alice Louise Daisy Onslow (born 1994), scion of the Earls of Onslow, only daughter of Christopher Denzil Onslow (born 14 March, 1956), of Cromlix, Dunblane, Perthshire, & his 2nd wife the former Paula Louise Howell Jenkins.

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Sophia Florence Elizabeth Bromfield (born 2024)

 Katie Bromfield (nee Daniel, born 31 Dec, 1987), wife of Jamie Bromfield, gave birth to a daughter, Sophia Florence Elizabeth, 21 August, 2024, a sister for Saskia Lily Svanna, who was born 26 April, 2023.

Jamie is a son of Mr & Mrs Charles Bromfield, of Wield, Hampshire.

Katie is a daughter of Dr Christopher Daniel [who died in 2000], and his wife the former Lucy Anne Tudway Quilter [born 6 May, 1961], scion of the Quilter baronets.

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De Rezny Channer/Macnab of Macnab engagement

 The engagement was announced 31 August, 2024, between Charles Benedict De Rezny Channer (born 1996), son of Colonel Nicholas Hugh De Rezny Channer, of Coxwold, North Yorkshire, and his wife the former Catherine L. Whitehead, & Daisy Sophie Macnab of Macnab Yr (born 26 June, 1999), daughter of The Macnab of Macnab (James William Archibald Macnab) (born 22 March, 1963), 24th Chief of the Clan Macnab, of Edinburgh, and his wife the former Dr Jane Louise Mackintosh.

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Soames/Orbea engagement

The engagement was announced 31 August, 2024, between Mark Francis Soames (born 26 October, 1992), scion of that landed gentry family, eldest son of Martin Arthur Soames (born 1954), of London, and his wife the former Velia Bavetta (born circa 1962), Adriana Orbea, only daughter of Sr Ignacio Orbea Muguiro, of Vitoria-Gasteiz, and Sra Adriana Gómez-Arnau Díaz-Cañabate, of Madrid.

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Lord Harlech marries Ida Lai

 The marriage took place 8 August, 2024, at Islington Town Hall, between Jasset David Cody Ormsby-Gore, 7th Baron Harlech (born 1 July, 1986), son of the late 6th Baron Harlech (1954-2016), and his former wife, Amanda Jane Grieve (born 1958), & Ida H.Y. Lai (born 1989), a Canadian.

Jasset Harlech succeeded to the peerage 1 February, 2016. The Peerage of the UK was created in 1876. John, the first Baron (1816-76), was Groom in Waiting to Queen Victoria, MP for Carnarvonshire and later for North Shropshire.  His brother, the 2nd Baron (1819-1904), married Lady Emily Seymour, sister of the 5th Marquess of Hertford; the 3rd Baron, George (1855-1938), married Lady Margaret Gordon, daughter of the 10th Marquis of Huntly. William, the 4th Baron (1885-1964), married Lady Beatrice Gascoyne-Cecil, daughter of the 4th Marquess of Salisbury. David, 5th Baron (1918-85), was British Ambassador to the United States, a lover of Jacqueline Kennedy, and was killed in a car accident in January, 1985. The 6th Baron having inherited estates in Wales and Shropshire worth £2.6m, and been obliged to pay £1.6m in tax, by the year 2000 he was forced to sell his ancestral seat, Brogyntyn Hall in Oswestry, Shropshire. It had been in the family for two centuries, including a period of notoriety during the "Swinging Sixties" when he, his older brother Julian (1940-74) and their three sisters, Jane, Victoria and Alice, had set up a commune in the 200-acre park.

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Susan Evelyn Margaret Cavenagh 1936-2024

  Susan Cavenagh (née Thomson), of Withcote Hall, Oakham, Rutland, who died 18 August, 2024, aged 87, was a scion of the Thomson baronets; born 7 Oct, 1936, the eldest daughter of Sir James Douglas Wishart Thomson, 2nd Baronet (1905-1972), and his wife the former Evelyn Margaret Isabel Douglas (1915-2017); & married 8 July, 1961, Capt John Michael Cavenagh, GM (1925-2013), son of Brigadier Thomas Francis Cavanagh, OBE, MC (1892-1973) and his wife the former Helen Curwen (1895-1964), by whom she had issue, a son Thomas (born 28 July, 1966), and two daughters, Sarah (born 5 Oct, 1964), and Bettina (born in 1971).

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Coppola/Barham engagement

The engagement was announced 31 August, 2024, between  Piergiuseppe Coppola, younger son of Mr and Mrs Giuseppe Coppola, of Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and Puglia, Italy, & Helena Jane Barham (born 31 May, 1997), scion of that landed gentry family, younger daughter of Edward George Barham (born 1962), of Hole Park, Kent, and his wife the former Clare Catherine Turnbull (born 27 July, 1966), descended from the Earls of Stamford.

William Grey, 9th Earl of Stamford > Lady Jane Grey > Oliver Turnbull > Clare Turnbull > Helena Barham

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Christine Champion De Crespigny (nee Boltz) 1939-2024

Christine Charlotte (Christa) Champion De Crespigny (nee Boltz), died at Krems, Austria, 27 August, 2024, aged 85.

She was the born in Berlin, 24 August, 1939, daughter of Hans Boltz, and married 19 May, 1959, Richard Rafe Champion De Crespigny (born 1936), scion of that landed gentry family, son of Richard Geoffrey Champion De Crespigny, OBE (1907-1966), and his wife the former Kathleen Cavenagh Cudmore (1908-2013).

Her husband also known by his Chinese name Zhang Leifu (Chinese: 張磊夫), is an Australian sinologist and historian. He was an adjunct professor in the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University. He specialised in the history, geography, and literature of the Han dynasty, particularly the translation and historiography of material concerning the Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.

Christa Champion De Crespigny leaves a son, Mark, and a daughter, Anne.

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Funeral of Virginia, Countess of Airlie

 The King and Queen were represented by Sir Brian Ivory, CVO, CBE, at the Funeral of the Dowager Countess of Airlie (former Lady of the Bedchamber to The late Queen Elizabeth II) which was held at Cortachy, by Kirriemuir, Angus, 30 August, 2024.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon Lady Ogilvy, sister-in-law of the Countess, was represented by her children, Mr James Ogilvy and Miss Marina Ogilvy.

The Dowager Countess of Airlie, who died 17 August, 2024, aged 91, was widow of the 13th Earl of Airlie, and the first American to serve as a lady in waiting to the sovereign.

The King paid tribute to the Countess of Airlie, his mother's close confidant and first American lady in waiting following news of her death.

Virginia 'Ginny' Ryan was the first American to have served as a lady-in-waiting to the late Queen when she was appointed lady of the bedchamber in 1973 – and was with her until Her Majesty's death, 8 September 2022.

Lady Airlie lived at Cortachy Castle, Kirriemuir, Angus, and had a London home in Sloane Court West, SW3.


So close were they that the late Queen made what is believed to have been her only visit to a nightclub when she visited Annabel's in 2003 to celebrate the 70th birthday of Lady Airlie.


A statement released from Buckingham Palace yesterday read: 'His Majesty was deeply saddened to hear the news, having known Lady Airlie for so much of his life and having so greatly appreciated her immense devotion and dedicated service to Her late Majesty over so many years.'


King Charles is on holiday in Scotland but has spoken with the countess's family to express his sympathies. Lady Airlie's husband David – himself a childhood friend of the late Queen – was the 13th Earl of Airlie and Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle until his death last year at the age of 97.

The couple, who married in October 1952, were key figures in the late Queen's royal household – regularly staying at Sandringham and Balmoral. The wedding took place at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster. The late Queen, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret were all in attendance at what the Telegraph called ‘a major society event’ – so much so it featured on the news.

She was born 9 February, 1933, daughter of John Barry Ryan Jr, of Moorland Farm, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, by his wife the former Margaret Dorothy Kahn (1901-1995), daughter of Otto Kahn (1867-1934), the American investment banker and philanthropist; and married 23 Oct, 1952, the then David George Coke Patrick Ogilvy, styled Lord Ogilvy (born 17 May, 1926), son and heir of the 12th Earl of Airlie, KT, GCVO, MC (1893-1968), and his wife the Lady Alexandra Marie Bridget Coke (died 1984), daughter of the 3rd Earl of Leicester, GCVO, CMG (1848-1941). Her husband succeeded his father in the earldom, 28 Dec, 1968.

The countess was a sister-in-law of the Hon Sir Angus Ogilvy, KCVO, PC, who married Princess Alexandra of Kent in 1963.

Her husband  was cr GCVO 1984; Chancellor of the Royal Victorian Order 1984-87; Privy Councillor 1984; Lord Chamberlain of the Household 1984-87; sworn of the Privy Council 1984; Knight of the Thistle 1985; Lord Lieutenant of Angus from 1989; received the Royal Victorian Chain 1997. He died 26 June, 2023.

Virginia Airlie was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II 1973-2022. The office of Lady or Woman of the Bedchamber and is now defunct, and the ladies attending HM Queen Camilla are now styled 'Queen's Companions'. Sje was appointed DCVO in 1995.

She leaves three sons and three daughters. Her eldest son, David (born 9 March, 1958), succeeded his father in the peerages, the second son is the Hon Bruce Ogilvy (born 7 Apr, 1959), and the third son is the Hon Patrick Ogilvy (born 24 Mar 1971), the daughters are Lady Doune (born 13 Aug 1953), Lady Jane (born 24 Jun 1955), and Lady Elizabeth (born 4 June, 1965).

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Sebastian Walter Monckton (born 2024)

Emma Monckton [nee Forsdick], wife of Dominic Walter Monckton [born 1985], scion of the Viscounts Monckton of Brenchley, gave birth to a son, Sebastian Walter, 28 August, 2024, at Sydney, New South Wales, a brother for Evie Millicent, who was born 11 May, 2022.

Dominic is a son of the Hon Timothy David Robert Monckton [born 15 Aug 1955], and his wife the former Jennifer Carmody, and is a grandson paternally of the late Maj-Gen the 2nd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, CB, OBE, MC [1915-2006].

The infant's grandfather is the heir presumptive to the 3rd Viscount Monckton, and Sebastian's father is destined to succeed to the peerage.

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Friday, August 30, 2024

Catherine Smith, KC ~ appointed Advocate General for Scotland

The Prime Minister's Office has announced that the King has been pleased to approve the appointment of Catherine Smith, KC as Advocate General for Scotland, and that His Majesty has also been pleased to signify his intention of conferring a peerage of the United Kingdom for life on Miss Smith.

Catherine Smith (born 4 May, 1973) is a daughter of the late Rt Hon John Smith, MP PC (1938-1994), the Scottish politician who was Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his death in May 1994. He was also Member of Parliament for Monklands East.

Her mother is Elizabeth Smith, Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill, DL (born 4 June, 1940), who was raised to the peerage with a life barony in the months following John Smith's sudden death. I believe it will be the first case of a mother and daughter sitting together in the House of Lords.

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Thursday, August 29, 2024

Prince of Wales and Duke of Sussex attend memorial service for Lord Fellowes

The Prince of Wales and Duke of Sussex attended the memorial service to their uncle, Lord Fellowes, on Thursday 29 August, 2024.

The service took place at St Mary's Church, on the Sandringham estate where Fellowes had worshipped since childhood.

A church warden who wished to remain anonymous told the BBC: "It was wonderful that both princes were able to attend their uncle's memorial service at St Mary's Church."

"The service was a lovely family occasion celebrating the life of such a special man."

Lord Fellowes was married to Lady Jane Spencer, sister of Diana, Princess of Wales, for over forty years.

No comment on the private service has come from Kensington Palace and the office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has not responded to a request for a comment.

Lord Fellowes, GCB, GCVO, QSO, PC, who died 29 July, aged died 82, was private secretary to Queen Elizabeth II, during the turbulent years of the collapse of three of the marriages of Her Majesty's children.

As Robert Fellowes he was Private Secretary to the Queen 1990-99, having been deputy private secretary from 1986, and a member of the Royal Household from the Queen’s Silver Jubilee year in 1977.

He was born at Sandringham, 11 Dec, 1941, elder son of the land agent to King George VI at his Norfolk country estate, Sir William Fellowes (1899-1986), scion of that landed gentry family, and his wife Jane Charlotte Ferguson (1912-86), scion of that landed gentry family, and a great-aunt of Sarah Duchess of York.

He married in 1978, the Lady Cynthia Jane Spencer (born 11 February, 1957), 2nd daughter of the 8th Earl Spencer (1924-1992), of Althorp House, Northampton, and his first wife the Hon Frances Ruth Burke Roche (1936-2004), scion of the Barons Fermoy, by whom he had issue, a son the Hon Alexander Fellowes (born 23 March, 1983), and two daughters, the Hon Laura (born 19 July, 1980), and the Hon Eleanor (born 20 Aug, 1985).

Fellowes was sworn of the Privy Council in 1990, and was an Extra Equerry to Queen Elizabeth II until Her Majesty’s death in 2022. He was Secretary & Registrar, Order of Merit 2003-2022.

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Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Fisher/Allfrey engagement

The engagement was announced 28 August, 2024, between Henry J. Fisher, son of Mr and Mrs Mark Fisher, of Mayford, Surrey, and Helena Idina Allfrey (born 5 July, 1996), scion of that landed gentry family, eldest daughter of Major Charles John Allfrey (born 19 May, 1963), of Milton on Stour, Dorset, and his wife the former Caroline Margaret Violet Aird (born 18 June, 1964), scion of the Aird baronets, the eldest daughter of Sir Alastair Sturgis Aird, GCVO (1931-2009), Private Secretary and Equerry to HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

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Monday, August 26, 2024

The Duke of Gloucester celebrates his 80th birthday

 HRH The Duke of Gloucester, KG, GCVO, who celebrates his 80th birthday today, is a hard working member of the Royal Family, a first cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

Prince Richard Alexander Walter George of Gloucester was the second son of HRH The Prince Henry William Frederick Albert, Duke of Gloucester,  KG KT KP GCB GCMG GCVO PC (1900-1974), and his wife the former Lady Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott, GCB CI GCVO GBE (1901-2004), third daughter of the 7th Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, KG, GCVO (1864-1935).

Prince Richard was born at St Matthew's Nursing Home in Northampton, 26 August, 1944, and was the youngest of the nine grandchildren of King George V and Queen Mary. His elder brother, Prince William Henry Andrew Frederick of Gloucester, born 18 December, 1941, heir to his father's peerages, died unmarried in a flying accident, 28 August, 1972.

Prince Richard was baptised at the Royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor Great Park on 20 October, 1944. by the retired Archbishop of Canterbury, Cosmo Gordon Lang. His godparents were his paternal aunt, Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother), Princess Marie Louise (his first cousin twice removed), Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (his grandaunt and first cousin twice removed, for whom her daughter, Lady May Abel Smith stood proxy), the 8th Duke of Buccleuch (his maternal uncle), the 2nd Marquess of Cambridge (his cousin), Lady Sybil Phipps (his maternal aunt), and General the 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (for whom his wife, then Lady Margaret Alexander, stood proxy). 

Prince Richard attended Wellesley House School at Broadstairs and Eton College. In 1963, he matriculated at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he studied architecture, graduating with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in June 1966. As is customary at Cambridge, this proceeded to MA (Cantab) in 1971.

In 1966, Prince Richard joined the Offices Development Group in the Ministry of Public Building and Works for a year of practical work. He returned to Cambridge in 1967, completing both parts of the Diploma in Architecture degree in June 1969. Upon passing his exams, he became a practising partner with Hunt Thompson Associates, Architects, in London.

Prince Richard gave up his architectural career in 1972, after the death of his elder brother Prince William, who was killed in an air crash during a flying competition. Richard became heir apparent to his father's dukedom and had to take on additional family obligations and royal duties on behalf of the Queen. He succeeded as 2nd Duke of Gloucester, Earl of Ulster and Baron Culloden, on his father's death, 10 June 1974.

HRH  has been a corporate member of the Royal Institute of British Architects since 1972. He is president of the Society of Architect Artists, an honorary fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers, and was a trustee of the British Museum, deputy chairman of the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England and a commissioner of English Heritage between 1998 and 2001. He has been patron of construction charity Construction Youth Trust for many years. With his background in architecture, the Duke of Gloucester takes interest in the work of the trust and visits their projects, in addition to giving his name to their long standing Duke of Gloucester Young Achiever's Scheme Awards. He is patron of the Architects Benevolent Society. The Duke is vice president of Lepra, a UK-based leprosy charity; as part of this role, he attends national and international events in support of the charity's work. He is royal patron of the Society of Antiquaries of London (and elected FSA) since 2001, royal patron of the UK branch of the charity Habitat for Humanity, royal patron of the St George's Society of New York, and president of The London Society. A keen motorist, Richard passed the Advanced Driving Test of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, of which he was president for more than 32 years. On his appointment in 1971, it was recorded that the new president was "currently [driving] an Austin 1300", reflecting the modest image with which he has always been identified. He stood down as president in January 2005.

The Duke of Gloucester, accompanied by the Duchess, represented his cousin Queen Elizabeth II at the Seychelles independence ceremonies on 26 June 1976 and again at the Solomon Islands independence celebrations on 7 July 1978.  He served as a judge in Prince Edward's charity television special The Grand Knockout Tournament on 15 June 1987.

On 10 April 2008, the Duke of Gloucester was officially installed as inaugural Chancellor of the University of Worcester during a ceremony at Worcester Cathedral. In this role, he officiates at degree ceremonies and major events, as well as promoting the university overseas. The Duke carried out the first of these duties on 5 and 6 November 2008 at the Graduation Award Ceremonies. The Duke is a patron of the Severn Valley Railway and the Pestalozzi International Village Trust. He is patron of the British Homeopathic Association. He shares a name with an earlier Duke of Gloucester, King Richard III, and has been patron of the Richard III Society since 1980. He is a member of the international advisory board of the Royal United Services Institute.

During 2009, the Duke became patron of the de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre in support of its bid to raise funds through private means and through a bid for Heritage Lottery Funding. Other patronages include: British Society of Soil Science, the International Council on Monuments and Sites, Action on Smoking and Health, British Association of Friends of Museums, British Mexican Society, St Bartholomew's Hospital, as well as numerous other organisations and charities. In July 2011, the Duke visited the Isle of Man to meet with the representative of Manx National Heritage and the Council of Cancer Charities. On 8 November 2011, he opened the new Law School Building at the University of Hertfordshire on the de Havilland campus site of the former de Havilland Aircraft factory. On 19 March 2013, the Duke represented Elizabeth II at the Vatican for the inauguration of Pope Francis.

On 11 March 2015, the Duke visited the Royal School Dungannon in County Tyrone to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the founding of the school; presenting a commemorative plaque and raising an anniversary flag on the grounds. On 22 and 26 March 2015, the Duke represented the Queen at the ceremonies marking the reburial and commemorations of King Richard III in Leicester Cathedral. Richard III had held the title Duke of Gloucester before his ascension to the English throne. In March 2018, the Duke travelled to Malawi to attend the Commonwealth Day celebrations, and visited projects related to health services, wildlife, and climate change. He missed the celebrations in March 2022 after testing positive for COVID-19.

In September 2022, after the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September, the Duke joined her children, grandsons, nephew, and son-in-law, in walking in the state cortege from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, for her lying in state. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester attended the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, 6 May, 2023, riding in the Scottish State Coach with Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence.

As Prince Richard of Gloucester he married at St Andrew's Church, Barnwell, 6 July, 1972, a sometime secretary at the Danish embassy in London, Birgitte Eva van Deurs, LG, GCVO DStJ (born 20 Jun 1946), 2nd daughter of Asger Preben Wissing Henriksen, of Odense, Denmark, by his first wife Vivian van Deurs, daughter of Waldemar Oswald van Deurs, of Copenhagen, Denmark. 

The couple have three children, a son, (1) Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor, styled Earl of Ulster (born 24 October, 1974), who married 22 June, 2002, Dr Claire Alexandra Booth (born 29 December, 1977), daughter of Robert Booth, of Weston Turville, Aylesbury, co. Buckingham, by his wife Barbara Patricia Hitchen, daughter of Wilfred R Hitchen, and two daughters, (1) Lady Davina Elizabeth Alice Benedikte Windsor (born 19 Nov 1977), married 31 July 2004 (div) Gary Christie Lewis (born 21 August, 1970), 1st son of Hore Lewis, of Gisborne, New Zealand, by his wife Viki Carr, and (2) Lady Rose Victoria Birgitte Louise Windsor (born 1 March, 1980), married 19 Jul 2008, George Gilman, son of Peter Gilman.

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Cecil/Aldrich engagement

The engagement was announced 26 August, 2024, beteween Capt the Hon William Evelyn Cecil (born 7 July, 1996), the only son and heir of the 4th Baron Rockley (born born 29 July, 1961), of Lytchett Heath, Dorset, and his wife the former Katherine Jane Whalley (born 1962), & Tiffany C. Aldrich, eldest daughter of Dr Paul Aldrich (born 1964), and Mrs Tina Aldrich , of London.

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Saturday, August 24, 2024

Lord Hugh Carnegie to marry Catherine Morgan

 The engagement was announced  24 August, 2024, between Lord Hugh Alexander Carnegie (born 10 June, 1993), third son of the 4th Duke of Fife (born 3 May, 1961), of Kinnaird Castle, Brechin, Angus, and the Duchess of Fife (nee Caroline Anne Bunting, born 13 Nov, 1961), & Catherine Claudia A. Morgan (born 1993), younger daughter of Mr Charles Peter Henry Morgan (born 1951), of Knightsbridge, London, and of Mrs (Kathryn) Jane L. Morgan (nee Pitt), of Wandsworth, London.

Lord George is a third cousin once removed of King Charles III.

 Lord George is descended from the Royal House:-

King Edward VII > Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife > Princess Maud of Fife > the 3rd Duke of Fife > 4th Duke of Fife > Lord Hugh Carnegie

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Crofton/Page engagement

 The engagement was announced 24 August, 2024, between Sir William Robert Malby Crofton, 8th Baronet (born 5 January, 1996), son of the late Sir Julian Malby Crofton, 7th Baronet (1958-2018), and his wfe the former Hilary Twort (now Hilary, Lady Crofton, of Sunningdale, Berkshire), & Ellen Rose Page (born 1996), daughter of Mark John Page (born 1967), and his former wife Mrs Elizabeth Joy Richards (nee Baines, born 1968), of Chaddesley Corbett, Worcestershire.

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Clara Anne Isabella Liddell-Grainger (born 2024)

 Elizabeth Anne Liddell-Grainger [born 1985, nee Wilks] wife of Peter Richard Liddell-Grainger [born 6 May, 1987], scion of that landed family, gave birth to a daughter, Clara Anne Isabella, 24 July, 2024, a sister for Alfred Richard Henry, who was born 4 April, 2022.

Elizabeth Liddell-Grainger is a daughter of Dr Peter Robert Wilks, of Sandhill, co Surrey, by his wife the former Victoria Anne Morgan Woollam [born 1954].

Peter Liddell-Grainger is a son of Ian Richard Peregrine Liddell-Grainger, MP for Bridgwater and West Somerset, of Bicknoller, co Somerset [born 23 February, 1959], by his wife the former Jill Nesbitt [born 1956],

Peter Liddell-Grainger is a great-great-grandson of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone [1883-1981], who was a granddaughter of HM Queen Victoria.

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Son for the Earl and Countess of Belfast

 Oilbhe Chichester, styled Countess of Belfast, wife of James Arthur Chichester, styled Earl of Belfast (born 19 Nov, 1990), gave birth to a second son, Sebastian Claud Spencer, 7 June, 2024, a brother for Arthur Humphrey John, styled Viscount Chichester, who was born 16 May, 2022.

The Countess of Belfast is the former Oilbhe Cahill Reid, daughter of the late Mr Charles Reid and Dr Mairead Cahill and step daughter of Mr James Watson, ,of Roscommon.

The Earl of Belfast is the son and heir of the 8th Marquess of Donegall (b 9 May 1952), of Roxburghshire, by his wife the former Caroline Mary Philipson [born 1959], descended from the Macdonald-Buchanan family.

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Henry Theodore Keith 1998-2024

 Henry Theodore Keith died 16 August, 2024, aged 25.

He was born 2 December, 1998, the second son of James Edward Keith (born 5 March, 1960), and his wife the former Victoria Rosemary Cook (born 1956), and was a descendant of the Mann baronets. He was unmarried. He died in a tragic swimming accident on the Norfolk Broads. His body was found two days later.

Sir Edward Mann, 1st Baronet (1854-1943) > Maj William Mann (1885-1969) > Penelope Jane Mann (died 2002) > James Edward Keith (b 1960) > Henry Keith (1998-2024)

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