David Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles
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David Henry George Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood (born 21 October 1950 in Paddington
, London) is a British hereditary peer
and film and television producer. He is in line to the British throne
.
Lascelles was born at his parents' London house, 2 Orme Square, Bayswater
, London, the eldest son of the 7th Earl of Harewood
and his first wife, Marion Stein
. He was baptised at All Saints' Church, Harewood
. His father was first cousin
of Queen Elizabeth II
. His godparents were Elizabeth II (then HRH The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh), his great-grandmother Queen Mary
, The Viscountess Boyne, Benjamin Britten
and his uncle The Hon. Gerald Lascelles
.
On 12 February 1979, he married Margaret Rosalind Messenger
(born 1948): they were divorced in 1989. On 11 March 1990, he married Diane Jane Howse. His children are:
Lascelles succeeded to the Earldom of Harewood
on the death of his father in 2011.
Paddington
Paddington is a district within the City of Westminster, in central London, England. Formerly a metropolitan borough, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965...
, London) is a British hereditary peer
Hereditary peer
Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. There are over seven hundred peers who hold titles that may be inherited. Formerly, most of them were entitled to sit in the House of Lords, but since the House of Lords Act 1999 only ninety-two are permitted to do so...
and film and television producer. He is in line to the British throne
Line of succession to the British Throne
The line of succession to the British throne is the ordered sequence of those people eligible to succeed to the throne of the United Kingdom and the other 15 Commonwealth realms. By the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701, the succession is limited to the descendants of the Electress Sophia of...
.
Lascelles was born at his parents' London house, 2 Orme Square, Bayswater
Bayswater
Bayswater is an area of west London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to the west . It is a built-up district located 3 miles west-north-west of Charing Cross, bordering the north of Hyde Park over Kensington Gardens and having a population density of...
, London, the eldest son of the 7th Earl of Harewood
George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood
George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, KBE AM , styled The Hon. George Lascelles before 1929 and Viscount Lascelles between 1929 and 1947, was the elder son of the 6th Earl of Harewood , and Princess Mary, Princess Royal, the only daughter of King George V of the United Kingdom and...
and his first wife, Marion Stein
Marion Stein
Maria Donata Nanetta Paulina Gustava Erwina Wilhelmine Stein, CBE , known as Marion Stein, is an Austrian concert pianist and, as a former Countess of Harewood, is also a former member of the British Royal Family....
. He was baptised at All Saints' Church, Harewood
Harewood
Harewood is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. The A61 runs through the village, from Leeds city centre in the south to Harrogate in the north...
. His father was first cousin
Cousin
In kinship terminology, a cousin is a relative with whom one shares one or more common ancestors. The term is rarely used when referring to a relative in one's immediate family where there is a more specific term . The term "blood relative" can be used synonymously and establishes the existence of...
of Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
. His godparents were Elizabeth II (then HRH The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh), his great-grandmother Queen Mary
Mary of Teck
Mary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....
, The Viscountess Boyne, Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM CH was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He showed talent from an early age, and first came to public attention with the a cappella choral work A Boy Was Born in 1934. With the premiere of his opera Peter Grimes in 1945, he leapt to...
and his uncle The Hon. Gerald Lascelles
Gerald Lascelles
The Honourable Gerald David Lascelles was the younger son of the 6th Earl of Harewood and Mary, Princess Royal, the only daughter of King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck. He was the first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. He was styled The Honourable Gerald Lascelles...
.
On 12 February 1979, he married Margaret Rosalind Messenger
Margaret Lascelles, Viscountess Lascelles
Margaret, Viscountess Lascelles is the former wife of David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood.She was born at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England as Margaret Rosalind Messenger to Edgar Frank Messenger and Margaret Alice Black...
(born 1948): they were divorced in 1989. On 11 March 1990, he married Diane Jane Howse. His children are:
- The Hon. Emily Tsering Shard (born 23 November 1975 in Bath), obtained Royal Consent to marry from the Privy Council on 12 February 2008. She married Matthew Shard. The Hon. Mrs. Shard and her husband are the parents of twins.
- The Hon. Benjamin George Lascelles (born 19 September 1978 in Bath), a film producer, obtained Royal Consent to marry from the Privy Council. He married ColombianColombian peopleColombian people are from a multiethnic Spanish speaking nation in South America called Colombia. Colombians are predominantly Roman Catholic and are a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
Carolina Vélez Robledo on 18 April 2009 at Harewood HouseHarewood HouseHarewood House is a country house located in Harewood , near Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is a member of Treasure Houses of England, a marketing consortium for nine of the foremost stately homes in England...
. - Alexander Edgar Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (born 13 May 1980 in Bath). He is heir to the earldom and has a live-in girlfriend, Laleh Yeganegy, from whom he has a son, Leo Cyrus Anthony Lascelles.
- The Hon. Edward David Lascelles (born 19 November 1982 in Bath).
Lascelles succeeded to the Earldom of Harewood
Earl of Harewood
Earl of Harewood, in the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1812 for Edward Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood, a wealthy sugar plantation owner and former Member of Parliament for Northallerton...
on the death of his father in 2011.
Styles
- Viscount Lascelles (21 October 1950 – 11 July 2011)
- The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Harewood (11 July 2011 – )