Rupert Francis John Carington, 7th Baron Carrington, (born 2 December 1948), is a British

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and

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of the

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. Lord Carrington serves as

Lord Great Chamberlain of England The Lord Great Chamberlain of England is the sixth of the Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal and above the Lord High Constable. The Lord Great Chamberlain has charge over the Palace of Westminster (thou ...

since the accession of

Charles III Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person to ...

in September 2022.

Early life

Carrington is the third child and only son of

Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Baron Carington of Upton, (6 June 1919 – 9July 2018), was a British Conservative Party politician and hereditary peer who served as Defence Secretary from 1970 to 1974, Foreign Secretary ...

(1919–2018), and his wife Iona ''née''

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(1920–2009). His father was at the time of his birth beginning his political career and would later hold several prominent positions, including those of

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and

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in the

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, and

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. Educated at

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, he then went up to

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where he graduated with a

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. Carrington has two sisters, Alexandra (born 1943), married to Captain Peter de Bunsen, and Virginia (born 1946), married to

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(''divorced''). His maternal grandfather was civil engineer and aviator Sir Francis McClean. His patrilineal ancestor Thomas Smith was the founder of

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Career

Carrington worked at the merchant bank Morgan, Grenfell & Co. for seventeen yearsRupert Francis John Carington
bloomberg.com. before starting his own financial advisory business, Rupert Carington Limited, in 1987. He currently serves as Chairman of Vietnam Infrastructure Ltd. and of Schroder AsiaPacific Fund, and as an international adviser to the

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. He succeeded his father as

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in July 2018,''

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'', volume 1 (2003), p. 706. and became a

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in November of that year, after winning a crossbench hereditary peers' by-election, following the retirement of

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. On the accession of

in 2022, Carrington became

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of England, according to the hereditary rotation of the office between three noble families.

Personal life

Carrington married Daniela Diotallevi (born 1959) on 12 September 1989; they have three children: *

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Robert Carington (born 7 December 1990,

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) * Hon. Francesca Aurora Carington (born 24 July 1993) * Hon. Isabella Iona Carington (born 19 May 1995)

Honours

Lord Carrington was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for

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in November 1999.

References

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Early life

Career

Personal life

Honours

See also

References