Margaret Lascelles, Viscountess Lascelles
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Margaret, Viscountess Lascelles (born 15 April 1948) 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. At one time, she was employed as a laboratory assistant at the University of Bristol
.
Her former husband is the eldest son of the 7th Earl of Harewood
. She married Lord Lascelles on 12 February 1979 at St. Mary's Church, Paddington
, London
, England
and they divorced in 1989.
They had four children together:
The two older children were born out of wedlock. They were subsequently legitimated by the marriage of their parents and given the titles befitting children of a Viscount. Only her two younger children, legitimate from birth, fall within British peerage regulations, are heirs to the Harewood
titles and are in the line of succession to the British throne
.
She was born at Cheltenham
Cheltenham
Cheltenham , also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, on the edge of the Cotswolds in the South-West region of England. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
as Margaret Rosalind Messenger to Edgar Frank Messenger and Margaret Alice Black. At one time, she was employed as a laboratory assistant at the University of Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
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Her former husband is 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...
. She married Lord Lascelles on 12 February 1979 at St. Mary's Church, Paddington
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
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and they divorced in 1989.
They had four children together:
- The Hon. Emily Tsering ShardEmily LascellesEmily Tsering Shard is the eldest child and only daughter of the Earl of Harewood, a British film producer who is the eldest son of George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood...
(born 23 November 1975) - The Hon. Benjamin George Lascelles (born 19 September 1978)
- Alexander Edgar Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (born 13 May 1980)
- The Hon. Edward David Lascelles (born 19 November 1982)
The two older children were born out of wedlock. They were subsequently legitimated by the marriage of their parents and given the titles befitting children of a Viscount. Only her two younger children, legitimate from birth, fall within British peerage regulations, are heirs to the 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...
titles and are in the line of succession 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...
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