Henry John FitzRoy Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort (born 22 May 1952), styled Marquess of Worcester between 1984 and 2017, also known as Harry Beaufort or Bunter Beaufort, previously as Bunter Worcester, is an English peer and landowner, with estates in

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and

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based on Badminton House.

Biography

Beaufort is the son of the

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and his wife, Lady Caroline Jane Thynne (1928–1995), a daughter of the 6th Marquess of Bath. He and his family are descended in the male line from the House of Plantagenet, through an illegitimate line. Beaufort was educated at Hawtreys,

Eton College Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, ...

, and the

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. He is a singer and songwriter with the rock group The Listening Device. This was a support act at the Highclere Rocks concert in 2006, which also featured

Bryan Ferry Bryan Ferry CBE (born 26 September 1945) is an English singer and songwriter. His voice has been described as an "elegant, seductive croon". He also established a distinctive image and sartorial style: according to ''The Independent'', Ferry an ...

, Eric Clapton, and Roger Waters. Since the death of his father, Beaufort is also master of the Duke of Beaufort's Hunt.

Personal life

His first wife was the environmentalist and former actress Tracy Louise Ward (a sister of

Rachel Ward Rachel Claire Ward (born 12 September 1957) is an English-Australian

and a granddaughter of

William Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley William Humble Eric Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley, MC TD (30 January 1894 – 26 December 1969), known as Viscount Ednam until 1932, was a British Conservative Party politician. Early life Lord Dudley was the eldest son of William Ward, 2nd Earl o ...

). They were married on 13 June 1987 at Cornwell, in Oxfordshire, but later separated, and were divorced in 2018. The marriage produced three children:Google Groups — Peerage News
/ref> * Henry Robert FitzRoy Somerset, Marquess of Worcester, formerly known as Earl of Glamorgan (b. 20 January 1989); Susan Morris, ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019'' (2020), p. 3,290 married Lucy Eleanor Yorke-Long (b. 23 June 1986), in August 2020. They have one son: Henry, Earl of Glamorgan (b. 28 May 2021) * Lady Isabella Elsa Somerset (b. 3 August 1992) * Lord Alexander Lorne Somerset (b. 19 November 1993) On 30 April 2018, Beaufort married secondly Georgia Powell (born 18 February 1969), a granddaughter of the novelist

Anthony Powell Anthony Dymoke Powell ( ; 21 December 1905 – 28 March 2000) was an English novelist best known for his 12-volume work ''A Dance to the Music of Time'', published between 1951 and 1975. It is on the list of longest novels in English. Powell' ...

.Duke of Beaufort marries Georgia Powell
dated Tuesday, 1 May 2018 at ''Peerage News'' online, accessed 5 August 2018

Arms

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External links

The Listening Device Official Website
1952 births Living people Masters of foxhounds in England People educated at Eton College English socialites People educated at Hawtreys Henry John Fitzroy 111 {{England-duke-stub