Emily Tsering Shard is the eldest child and only daughter of the Earl of Harewood, a British

United Kingdom

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 film producer

Film producer

A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...

 who is the eldest son of George Lascelles, 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...

 (himself a first cousin of Elizabeth II). Emily and her brother, Benjamin, were born out of wedlock and therefore have no claims to the Harewood titles, nor places in the line of succession to the British throne

Line of succession to the British Throne

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. Their two younger brothers are legitimate. Though they were born illegitimate, they were later legitimized by the Privy Council and given the titles befitting children of a Viscount, though not the rank that would come from being born in wedlock. This means that although Emily and Benjamin enjoy the style of the Honourable, they are not entitled to any claims on the Harewood titles.

Like her father, Emily is a film producer, and has worked as production coordinator and assistant production coordinator on several high-profile films, including Syriana

Syriana

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, Alexander

Alexander (film)

Alexander is a 2004 epic film based on the life of Alexander the Great. It is not a remake of the 1956 film which starred Richard Burton. It was directed by Oliver Stone, with Colin Farrell in the title role...

, Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain (film)

Cold Mountain is a 2003 war drama film written and directed by Anthony Minghella. The film is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Charles Frazier...

, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a 2002 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the second instalment in the Harry Potter film series, written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman...

, Quills

Quills

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, and all three films in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy

The Lord of the Rings film trilogy

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. She has also worked as production coordinator on the television series, Man vs. Wild

Man vs. Wild

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.

At a Privy Council meeting on 12 February 2008, the Queen

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

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 gave Royal Consent to the marriage between Emily Lascelles and Matthew Shard (Shard born 1975 in Stockport

Stockport

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). The couple married sometime in 2008 and have twins, a boy and a girl, Isaac and Ida.

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