dimreaper 601 Posted Tuesday at 17:22 6 hours ago, Toast said: I thought it had been common knowledge for some time. The article is nearly two years old. The theories as to his absence from public life have been mixed. He had become 'persona non grata' in aristocratic/royal circles upon his return to the U.K. in 2011 after running off to the Caribbean with a mistress. Some have interpreted his absence to be the result of being shunned. As his family has issued no official statement on his health, there is hardly any print sources that disclose the state of his health. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,727 Posted Tuesday at 18:23 On 14/09/2024 at 09:36, YoungWillz said: Marquesses: Granville Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly (b. 1944) David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry (b. 1929) Michael Ancram, 13th Marquess of Lothian (b. 1945) Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne (b. 1941) Charles Townshend, 8th Marquess Townshend (b. 1945) John Tottenham, 9th Marquess of Ely (b.1943) Michael Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter (b. 1935) David Pratt, 6th Marquess Camden (b. 1930) Mark Dundas, 4th Marquess of Zetland (b. 1937) Simon Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading (b. 1942) Former Tory MP and Marquess of Lothian Michael Ancram Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/10/01/michael-ancram-conservative-northern-ireland-ira-peace/ 4 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,064 Posted Tuesday at 18:41 22 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Former Tory MP and Marquess of Lothian Michael Ancram Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/10/01/michael-ancram-conservative-northern-ireland-ira-peace/ Shocked by this but then he was always a big guy. Ancram's death means that there is only one living person who was Deputy Conservative Leader. That's Peter Lilley who turned 81 in August. The party abolished the position in 2005 and have never restored it. Interestingly Ancram had 3 kids but they were all daughters, so his younger brother now becomes the 14th Marquess of Lothian. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prussianblue 946 Posted Tuesday at 18:47 22 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Former Tory MP and Marquess of Lothian Michael Ancram Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/10/01/michael-ancram-conservative-northern-ireland-ira-peace/ As he only had daughters, his successor is his younger brother Lord Ralph Kerr (b. 1957). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,064 Posted Tuesday at 18:58 Ancram was also the only sitting Marquess in the House of Lords. The Marquess of Salisbury (wiki) resigned in 2017, and to my knowledge is doing fine. He turned 78 yesterday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
