James FitzRoy, Earl of Euston

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James Oliver Charles Fitzroy, Earl of Euston FCA (b. 13 December 1947) is the eldest child and heir apparent of the 11th Duke of Grafton and his wife Fortune, the current Mistress of the Robes to Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.

Born in 1947 to the then Earl of Euston he was styled Viscount Ipswich. FitzRoy was baptised with The Queen (later the Queen Mother) as one of his godparents. He attended Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge, graduating in 1973. On 16 September 1972, FitzRoy married Lady Clare Amabel Margaret Kerr, daughter of the 12th Marquess of Lothian and sister of Michael Ancram - together they have a son, Henry Oliver Charles FitzRoy. (FitzRoy's father having become duke on 1970 Fitzroy became Earl of Euston and his son in turn Viscount Ipswich.) They also have four daughters.

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Heneage Legge-Bourke
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