Henry Cubitt, 4th Baron Ashcombe

The Lord Ashcombe
Spouse(s)	1. Ghislaine Alexander (née Dresselhuys) 2. Hon. Virginia Carington 3. Mary Elizabeth Dent-Brocklehurst (née Chipps)
Father	Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe
Mother	Sonia Rosemary Keppel
Born	31 March 1924
Died	4 December 2013 (aged 89)

Henry Edward Cubitt, 4th Baron Ashcombe (31 March 1924 – 4 December 2013), was a British peer. He was the son of Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe, and Sonia Rosemary Keppel, and the uncle and godfather of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.

Education and career

Educated at Eton College, he served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.^[1] After the War he became chairman of Holland, Hannen & Cubitts, the family construction firm.^[1] He was the London-based Consul-General for Monaco from 1961 to 1968.^[1]

Family

He was married three times without issue:^[1]

• Ghislaine (née Dresselhuys) Countess of Caledon (ex-wife of Denis Alexander, 6th Earl of Caledon) was married to Lord Ashcombe from 1955 to 1968. In 1972, she married Adrian Foley, 8th Baron Foley.
• Hon. Virginia Carington (daughter of Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington) was married to Lord Ashcombe from 1973 to 1979. She is now a special aide to the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.
• Mary Elizabeth Chipps, the mother of two children from her previous marriage to the late Mark Dent-Brocklehurst, married Lord Ashcombe in 1979 at Sudeley Castle, which Lady Ashcombe partially owns with her children. The medieval fortress, situated in the Cotswolds, is the home of Lady Ashcombe.

Lord Ashcombe's first cousin once removed, Mark Cubitt, born in 1964, is now the 5th Baron Ashcombe.

Styles of address

• 1924–1947: Mr Henry Cubitt
• 1947–1962: The Honourable Henry Cubitt
• 1962–2013: The Right Honourable The Lord Ashcombe

References

Sources

• The Peerage: Henry Edward Cubitt, 4th Baron Ashcombe
• "More help for Charles and Camilla," The BBC, 23 November 2005

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
Titles	Duchess of Cornwall Duchess of Rothesay Countess of Chester Countess of Carrick Baroness of Renfrew Lady of the Isles Princess of Scotland
Family	Andrew Parker Bowles (first husband) Tom Parker Bowles (son) Laura Lopes (daughter) Charles, Prince of Wales (second husband) Bruce Shand (father) Rosalind Shand (mother) Annabel Elliot (sister) Mark Shand (brother)
Extended family	Philip Morton Shand (paternal grandfather) Edith Marguerite Harrington (paternal grandmother) Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe (maternal grandfather) Sonia Keppel (maternal grandmother) Henry Cubitt, 4th Baron Ashcombe (maternal uncle) Elspeth Howe, Baroness Howe of Idlicote (paternal aunt)
Life events	First marriage Relationship with the Prince of Wales Camillagate scandal Second marriage (wedding, wedding dress)
Charities	National Osteoporosis Society National Literacy Trust Brooke Hospital for Animals Emmaus UK St Catherine's School, Bramley JDRF Trinity Hospice Women of the World Festival (WOW)
Awards and recognition	Ethel LeFrak Award Kohn Award The Duchess of Cornwall Award Duchess of Cornwall Centre for Osteoporosis Rosa 'Duchess of Cornwall'
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