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A god-son of [[Queen Elizabeth II]],<ref>{{cite news|title='Nappy and glorious'|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2153337/Nappy-glorious-As-Her-Majesty-celebrates-60-years-throne-present-gorgeous-gallery-relatives-godchildren-born-reign.html|newspaper=Daily Mail|date=1 June 2012}}</ref> he studied at [[Eton College]], and graduated from [[St. John's College, Oxford]]. He succeeded to the title of 8th Earl Carnarvon on 11 September 2001. |
A god-son of [[Queen Elizabeth II]],<ref>{{cite news|title='Nappy and glorious'|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2153337/Nappy-glorious-As-Her-Majesty-celebrates-60-years-throne-present-gorgeous-gallery-relatives-godchildren-born-reign.html|newspaper=Daily Mail|date=1 June 2012}}</ref> he studied at [[Eton College]], and graduated from [[St. John's College, Oxford]]. He succeeded to the title of 8th Earl Carnarvon on 11 September 2001. |
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Highclere has since achieved success as the filming location for "[[Downton Abbey]]". |
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He is currently second in line to the [[Earl of Pembroke|Earldoms of Pembroke and Montgomery]] (being a patrilineal 8th cousin of the current Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, [[William Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke|William Herbert]]).<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Herbert,_18th_Earl_of_Pembroke</ref> |
He is currently second in line to the [[Earl of Pembroke|Earldoms of Pembroke and Montgomery]] (being a patrilineal 8th cousin of the current Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, [[William Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke|William Herbert]]).<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Herbert,_18th_Earl_of_Pembroke</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:29, 15 March 2013
George Reginald Oliver Molyneux Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon (born 10 November 1956) is a British peer.
A god-son of Queen Elizabeth II,[1] he studied at Eton College, and graduated from St. John's College, Oxford. He succeeded to the title of 8th Earl Carnarvon on 11 September 2001.
Highclere has since achieved success as the filming location for "Downton Abbey".
He is currently second in line to the Earldoms of Pembroke and Montgomery (being a patrilineal 8th cousin of the current Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, William Herbert).[2]
Family
He married Jayne M. Wilby on 16 December 1989, daughter of Kenneth A. Wilby and Princess Prospero Colonna di Stigliano; they had children:
- Lady Saoirse Herbert (born 2 June 1991)
- George Kenneth Oliver Molyneux Herbert, Lord Porchester (born 13 October 1992);
then on 18 February 1999 he married Fiona J. M. Aitken, daughter of Ronnie Aitken and Frances Farmer; they had:
- Hon. Edward Herbert (born 10 October 1999).[3]
Lady Carnarvon is an historian who has written a biography of her predecessor, Almina, Countess of Carnarvon.[4]
References
- ^ "'Nappy and glorious'". Daily Mail. 1 June 2012.
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Herbert,_18th_Earl_of_Pembroke
- ^ "George Reginald Oliver Molyneux Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon". thepeerage. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ "My haven: Fiona, the 8th Countess, in the drawing room at Highclere Castle, the setting for Downton Abbey". Daily Mail.
External links
- http://www.stately-homes.com/highclere-castle
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/season2_countess.html
- Seymour, Miranda (15 September 2011). "Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey by Fiona Carnarvon – review". The Guardian. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- Harding, Louette (26 September 2011). "The real drama: Scandal and lost love at Downton's stately pile". The Daily Mail. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
