Henry Francis Cecil Vane, 12th Baron Barnard (born 11 March 1959), known as Harry Vane, is a British landowner and nobleman. He inherited his title in 2016 when his father died.

Background and early life

Vane is the son of the 11th Baron Barnard and Lady Davina Mary, née Cecil, the eldest daughter of

David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter David George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, KCMG, KStJ (9 February 1905 – 21 October 1981), styled Lord Burghley from birth until 1956 and also known as David Burghley, was an English athlete, sports official, peer, and Conservativ ...

, the Olympic gold medallist who inspired the character of Lord Andrew Lindsay in the film

Chariots of Fire ''Chariots of Fire'' is a 1981 historical drama, historical Sports film, sports drama film directed by Hugh Hudson, written by Colin Welland and produced by David Puttnam. It is based on the true story of two British athletes in the 1924 Summer ...

(1981).

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, was one of the sponsors at his baptism. He was educated at

Eton College Eton College ( ) is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school providing boarding school, boarding education for boys aged 13–18, in the small town of Eton, Berkshire, Eton, in Berkshire, in the United Kingdom. It has educated Prime Mini ...

and the

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh (, ; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a Public university, public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded by the City of Edinburgh Council, town council under th ...

, from which he holds a Bachelor of Science degree, and

Durham University Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate university, collegiate public university, public research university in Durham, England, founded by an Act of Parliament (UK), Act of Parliament in 1832 and incorporated by r ...

, where he took an MBA. He lives and works in

County Durham County Durham, officially simply Durham, is a ceremonial county in North East England.UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. The county borders Northumberland and Tyne an ...

. He owns the Raby Estates and castle, and other properties. He is Honorary President of

Teesdale Teesdale is a dale, or valley, located principally in County Durham, North East England. It is one of the Durham Dales, which are themselves part of the North Pennines, the northernmost part of the Pennine uplands. The dale is named after ...

Weardale Weardale is a dale, or valley, on the east side of the Pennines in County Durham, England. Large parts of Weardale fall within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) – the second-largest AONB in England and Wales. The u ...

Search & Mountain Rescue Team.

Family

On 12 December 1998, Vane married Lydia Katherine (Kate) Robson, the daughter of Christopher Robson of Rudd Hall,

Richmond, Yorkshire Richmond is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is located at the point where Swaledale, the upper valley of the River Swale, opens into the Vale of Mowbray. The town's population at the 2011 census was 8,413. The t ...

. They have three children, two daughters and a son: * Cicely Margaret Vane (born 20 June 2000) * Alice Isabella Vane (born 16 October 2001) * William Henry Cecil Vane (born 4 June 2005)

References

External links

Raby Estates
1959 births Living people Alumni of the University of Edinburgh People educated at Eton College Barons Barnard Alumni of Durham University Graduate Society

Harry Harry may refer to: Television * ''Harry'' (American TV series), 1987 comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (New Zealand TV series), 2013 crime drama starring Oscar K ...

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