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Philip Kent Grey, 7th Earl Grey


The Earl Grey
BornPhilip Kent Grey
(1940-05-11) 11 May 1940 (age 84)
Watford, Hertfordshire, England[1]
Spouse(s)
Ann Catherine née Applegate
(m. 1968)
IssueAlexander Grey, Viscount Howick
Lady Vanessa Grey
ParentsAlbert Grey
Vera Harding

Philip Kent Grey, 7th Earl Grey (born 11 May 1940) is a British naval pilot and hereditary peer.[2] His father, Albert Harry George Campbell Grey, was born in Ottawa, Ontario and served as Trooper with the Canadian Armoured Corps when he was killed in 1942.[2]

Early life

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Philip Kent Grey was born on 11 May 1940 to Albert Harry George Campbell Grey and Vera Helen Louise Harding.[3] His great-great-grandfather George (1809–1891) was the fourth son of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He had an elder brother, Richard, who succeeded to the peerage in 1963, following the death of Charles Grey, 5th Earl Grey, their second cousin twice removed.

Philip Grey succeeded his elder brother Richard in 2013, becoming the 7th Earl Grey.[4]

Personal life and family

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In 1968, he married Ann Catherine Applegate, with whom he has two children: Alexander Edward, Viscount Howick (born 20 December 1968) and Lady Vanessa Catherine (born 1975).[2] The family lives at Kingsbridge, Devon.

References

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  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
  2. ^ a b c Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 1664. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  3. ^ "7th Earl Grey". Wikidata. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Earl Grey". The Daily Telegraph. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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Peerage of the United Kingdom Preceded byRichard Fleming Grey Earl Grey 2013–present IncumbentHeir apparent:Alexander Grey, Viscount Howick



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