Henry Cubitt, 4th Baron Ashcombe

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The Lord Ashcombe
BornHenry Edward Cubitt
(1924-03-31)31 March 1924
Marylebone, London, England
Died4 December 2013(2013-12-04) (aged 89)
Spouse(s)
(m. 1955; div. 1968)
Virginia Carington
(m. 1973; div. 1979)
Mary Elizabeth Dent-Brocklehurst
(m. 1979)
ParentsRoland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe
Sonia Rosemary Keppel
Coat of arms of Cubitt, Baron Ashcombe: Chequy Or and Gules on a pile Argent, a lion's head erased Sable

Henry Edward Cubitt, 4th Baron Ashcombe (31 March 1924 – 4 December 2013), was a British peer. He was the son of Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe, and Sonia Rosemary Keppel, and the uncle and godfather of Queen Camilla.

Education and career

Educated at Eton College, he served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.[1] After the War he became chairman of Holland, Hannen & Cubitts, the family construction firm.[1] He was the London-based Consul-General for Monaco from 1961 to 1968.[1]

Family

He was married three times without issue:[1]

Lord Ashcombe's first cousin once removed, Mark Cubitt, born in 1964, is now the 5th Baron Ashcombe.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Lord Ashcombe - obituary". The Telegraph. London. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

Sources

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Ashcombe
1962–2013
Succeeded by