Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe
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Roland Calvert Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe (26 January 1899 – 28 October 1962) was a member of the British aristocracy. He became Baron Ashcombe on the death of his father Henry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe
in 1947.
and the Royal Military College Sandhurst. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Coldstream Guards. He held office as Deputy Lieutenant, and later Vice-Lord-Lieutenant, of Surrey.
, daughter of Hon. George Keppel and his wife Alice Keppel
(mistress of King Edward VII), at the Guard's Chapel, Wellington Barracks
in London. They divorced in 1947 after having three children:
He married secondly, on 6 August 1948, Idina Joan Mills (former wife of Lieut. John Charles Trueman Mills), daughter of Col. Robert Edward Myddleton, and his wife Lady Violet Wellesley.
He married thirdly, on 2 July 1959, Jean Baylis (former wife of Greville Pollard Bylis), daughter of Charles Tuller Garland.
, Surrey.
Henry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe
Henry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe CB, TD was a United Kingdom politician and peer, the son of George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe and his wife Laura Joyce.-Education and career:...
in 1947.
Education and career
Cubitt was educated at Eton CollegeEton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and the Royal Military College Sandhurst. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Coldstream Guards. He held office as Deputy Lieutenant, and later Vice-Lord-Lieutenant, of Surrey.
Family
On 16 November 1920 he married Sonia KeppelSonia Cubitt, Baroness Ashcombe
Sonia Rosemary Cubitt, Baroness Ashcombe OBE DStJ was the daughter of Hon. George Keppel and his wife, Alice and the grandmother of the Duchess of Cornwall. Violet Trefusis was her sister.On 16 November 1920, she married Hon...
, daughter of Hon. George Keppel and his wife Alice Keppel
Alice Keppel
Alice Frederica Keppel, née Edmonstone was a British socialite and the most famous mistress of Edward VII, the eldest son of Queen Victoria. Her formal style after marriage was The Hon. Mrs George Keppel. Her daughter, Violet Trefusis, was the lover of poet Vita Sackville-West...
(mistress of King Edward VII), at the Guard's Chapel, Wellington Barracks
Wellington Barracks, London
The Foot Guards Battalions on public duties in London are located in barracks conveniently close to Buckingham Palace for them to be able to reach the Palace very quickly in an emergency. In central London, a battalion is based at Wellington Barracks, Westminster, about 300 yards from Buckingham...
in London. They divorced in 1947 after having three children:
- Hon. Rosalind Maud Cubitt (b. 11 August 1921 – 14 July 1994), who married Bruce ShandBruce ShandMajor Bruce Middleton Hope Shand, MC and bar, DL, was an officer in the British Army. He is best known as the father of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, the second wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.-Early life:...
and whose daughter is Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall - Henry Cubitt, 4th Baron Ashcombe (b. 31 March 1924)
- Hon. Jeremy John Cubitt (b. 7 May 1927 – 12 January 1958)
He married secondly, on 6 August 1948, Idina Joan Mills (former wife of Lieut. John Charles Trueman Mills), daughter of Col. Robert Edward Myddleton, and his wife Lady Violet Wellesley.
He married thirdly, on 2 July 1959, Jean Baylis (former wife of Greville Pollard Bylis), daughter of Charles Tuller Garland.
Death and burial
He died on 28 October 1962 is buried in the churchyard of St Barnabas Church, Ranmore CommonRanmore Common
Ranmore Common is a village and an area of wooded common land on the North Downs, to the northwest of Dorking in the English county of Surrey. It is located within the civil parish of Wotton and is also within the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
, Surrey.