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Lord Lichfield dies aged 66

[Windsor]

Photographer Lord Lichfield dies

Royal photographer Lord Lichfield has died at the age of 66 after suffering a major stroke.

BBC News

Sad news indeed

[Windsor]

In Pictures:

Starting out as a photographer's assistant on £3 a week, Lord Lichfield made the most of his aristocratic and showbusiness connections. Mick and Bianca Jagger were among his celebrity subjects.

His position and profession came together most famously in July 1981, when he took the official wedding photographs of the Prince and Princess of Wales.

The earl was noted for the easy way he handled the royals during shoots. He deliberately fell off his chair to get former King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson to laugh.

The Queen was among the first to pay tribute, saying she was "deeply saddened" at his death.

Baroness Thatcher, whose recent 80th birthday photos were taken by Lord Lichfield, said he was "an absolute delight to sit for".

Lord Lichfield died at the age of 66, after suffering a major stroke.

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[Jenee]

Hello!

Lord Lichfield, the photographer who took the official wedding pictures of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, has died aged 66. He had suffered a major stroke. The Queen was among the first to offer her condolences, saying she was "deeply saddened" by the news.

[Blue Clover]

A thread to discuss the present hereditary and non-hereditary aristocrats and peers for Europe and the UK.



Ben Goldsmith pays tribute to daughter Iris as he shares never-before-seen pictures of 15-year-old | Daily Mail Online

[LouisFerdinand]

How is Ben Goldsmith related to Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge?

[Curryong]

He isn't related to her AFAIK. Before Kate's marriage it was alleged on Internet conspiracy sites that Carole Middleton n?e Goldsmith was Jewish. Her parents and ancestors were in fact not Jewish but Anglican for centuries and were certainly not related to Ben's family. (Similarly, conspiracy theorists always insinuated that Diana was half Jewish as her father was a Goldsmith. This was in spite of Diana's obvious facial resemblance to Johnny Spencer.)

[Blue Clover]

Curryong, Yes, I do remember rumors about Diana's father being Sir James Goldsmith. They often put photos of Diana side-by-side with Zac Goldsmith to show a resemblance. There was also the famous photo of Diana with Gemima Goldsmith in Pakistan.

Diana and Gemima Goldsmith in Pakistan - Bing,2,6

Was Goldsmith really Princess Diana's father? Let's hope so - Independent.ie

[amabel]

Who wrote this nonsense?  Frances Spencer was tyring to have a son for her husband.. she woul not have had an affair that resulted in pregnancy

[Curryong]

Yes, Diana and Jemima had a similar look I think, a very striking and English look IMO. But they weren't relatives. After little John Spencer's tragic death I think Frances was too busy thinking about conceiving another Spencer heir to be spending time bobbing up to Town every week. That came later.

[amabel]

Yes, Diana and Jemima had a similar look I think, a very striking and English look IMO. But they weren't relatives. After little John Spencer's tragic death I think Frances was too busy thinking about conceiving another Spencer heir to be spending time bobbing up to Town every week. That came later.

Yes once she had produced an heir.. she might have felt it was OK to have an affair or 2...

[Blue Clover]

I think this tragedy, the loss of a child is incredibly sad. The funeral for the poor girl will be soon.

[TLLK]

Oh what a terrible accident~ This is so very sad.

[Blue Clover]

Yes, very sad indeed.

[fawbert]

The Duke of Roxburghe, landowner, breeder of racehorses, has died from cancer at his home at Floors Castle, Kelso. He was 64.

Peerage News: The 10th Duke of Roxburghe 1954-2019

A close friend of the Duke of York - it was at Floors Castle in 1986 that Prince Andrew proposed to Sarah Ferguson.

[Curryong]

Yes, they were at a house-party there. Lord Ted Innes-Ker, (the younger one of the Duke's sons) was a friend and flatmate of Pippa when she was at Edinburgh University. Don't know whether they are still close but I wouldn't be surprised if she and her husband go to the funeral.

[Blue Clover]

The Floors Castle is quite remarkable.

[Curryong]

Yes, the house (it's not really a true castle) and gardens are lovely. Of course the Victorians, who too often liked messing with the look of older buildings, couldn't keep their mitts off the original early eighteenth century construction.

[Blue Clover]

I would love to visit in person one day - this and a long list of other houses.  :thumbsup:

[wannable]

And his son inherited it all and is splitting, he's available.  :D

Britain's most eligible bachelor? Wealthy Duke and former Army friend of Prince Harry, 38, SPLITS from his fashion designer partner and mother of his four-year-old daughter after inheriting ?100m estate

Prince Harry's Army friend, Charlie Innes-Kerr, 38, (right) seemed set to marry his girlfriend of six years and mother to his daughter, Iranian fashion designer Morvarid Sahafi (left and right). But after his father Guy Innes Ker's, 64, passing last month and the inheritance of his ?100 million estate with Floors Castle (inset) in the Scottish Borders, the Eton educated 11th Duke of Roxburghe and Miss Sahafi have split. Miss Sahafi runs her own womenswear company, Morv London, that focuses on female empowerment, hiring victims of trafficking and domestic abuse in its Delhi, India, factory.

[Blue Clover]

Wasn't he married previously? "On 22 July 2011, he married The Honourable Charlotte Susanna Aitken (b. 15 February 1982), eldest daughter of Maxwell Aitken, 3rd Baron Beaverbrook.[4] The couple split and sued for divorce in June 2012, less than a year after the wedding."

He is very much a catch at this point!

"On his accession to the dukedom, he inherited Floors Castle and 60,000 acres around the Cheviot Hills and the River Tweed as well as hotels in the area, with an estimated wealth of up to ?100 million."

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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-55641684 <_<

A Scottish earl has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a woman at his ancestral home in Angus.

The Earl of Strathmore, Simon Bowes-Lyon, forced his way into the sleeping woman's room during a weekend event he was hosting at Glamis Castle.

He repeatedly assaulted the 26-year-old victim and tried to pull off her nightdress during the 20-minute attack.

Bowes-Lyon, 34 - who is the Queen's first cousin twice removed - has been placed on the sex offenders register.

He was granted bail at Dundee Sheriff Court and sentence was deferred.

Sheriff Alistair Carmichael also ordered Glamis Castle be assessed for its suitability to house Bowes-Lyon while under a tagging order.

The court heard the woman fled the castle the morning after the attack on 13 February last year and flew home to report the matter to police.

Both Police Scotland and the Metropolitan Police were involved in the investigation.

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The Earl is now being jailed for ten months and will be on the sex offender registry for ten years.

The Queen?s cousin, the Earl of Strathmore, jailed after sex attack at Glamis Castle ? Royal Central

[LouisFerdinand]

Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, Count of Orsono married Belen Corsini on May 22, 2021 in the gardens of the Palacio de Liria in Madrid, Spain.     
The Count of Orsono marries Bel?n Corsini at the Duke of Alba?s Liria Palace in Madrid | Tatler

[PrincessOfPeace]

First pictures from the baptism of baby Rosario Fitz-James Stuart y Palazuelo, daughter of The Duke and Duchess of Huescar and granddaughter of The Duke of Alba, title which one day she will inherit. Sofia looks absolutely stunning as always.

First picture also of her newlyweds uncle and aunt, The Count and Countess of Osorno, who got married just a week ago.

https://twitter.com/CoutureRoyals/status/1398722324019482626?s=20