David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood

Born David Henry George Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles; succeeded his father as 8th Earl of Harewood in 2011.

Son of George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood (1923-2011) and his first wife Marion Stein (1926)

Born: London 21. Oct 1950

Christened: All Saints’ Church, Harewood, Yorkshire 27. Dec 1950

Godparents

• Queen Elizabeth II. of the United Kingdom (his father’s first cousin)

• Queen Mary of the United Kingdom (his great-grandmother)

• The Hon. Gerlad Lascelles (his uncle)

• Benjamin Britten (composer and conductor)

• The Viscountess Boyne

Married:

1. St. Mary’s Church, Paddington, London 12. Feb 1979 (div. 1989) Margaret Rosalind Messenger (b. 29. Sep 1949 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire), daughter of Edgar Messenger and Margaret Black

2. 11. Mar 1990 Diane Jane Howse (b. 9. Nov 1956), daughter of John Prince Howse

Issue of first marriage:

• Emily Lascelles (1975) m. 2008 Matthew Shard

• Benjamin Lascelles (1978) m. 2009 Carolina Velez Robledo

• Alexander Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (1980)

• Hon. Edward Lascelles (1982)

Marlene A. Eilers ”Queen Victoria’s Descendants”, Rosvall Royal Books 1997; Burke’s Peerage and Baronetage, (Harewood) http://www.burkespeerage.com; Wombat’s Family Forest http://www.rootsandleaves.com/family/Knight/ModernLines/LascellesHarewoodLine/LascellesHarewoodLine.html