Gerald Lascelles

Hon. Gerald David Lascelles

Son of Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood (1882-1947) and Mary, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom (1897-1965)

Born: Goldsborough Hall, North Yorkshire 21. Aug 1924

Christened: Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Goldsborough, Yorkshire 4. Oct 1924

Godparents: The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) and the Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother)

Married:

1. St. Margaret’s, Westminster 15. Jul 1952 (div. 1978) actress Angela Estree Lyssod D’Arcy Dowding (London 20. Apr 1919 – Virginia Water, Surrey 28. Feb 2007), daughter of Charles Stanley Dowding and Lilian Lawlor.

2. Vienna 17. Nov 1978 Elizabeth Evelyn Collingwood (Wimbledon 23. Apr 1924 – France 14. Jan 2006), daughter of Sydney Collingwood and Charlotte Oughterson.

Issue of first marriage:

• Henry Lascelles (1953) m. 1979 (div. 1999) Alexandra Morton (1953); m. 2006 Fiona Wilmott

Issue of second marriage:

• Martin Lascelles (1962) m. 1999 Charmaine Eccleston (1962)  

Died: Les Croux, Sigoules, France 27. Feb 1998

Marlene A. Eilers ”Queen Victoria’s Descendants”, Rosvall Royal Books 1997; Burke’s Peerage and Baronetage (Harewood) http://www.burkespeerage.com; Paul Theroff: Online Gotha by Paul Theroff http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/gotha.htm