Henry Somerset, Marquess of Worcester

Henry John FitzRoy Somerset, Marquess of Worcester (born 22 May 1952), also known as Bunter Worcester, is a farmer and chartered surveyor and the son and heir of David Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort and Lady Caroline Jane Thynne. He and his family are descendants in the male line from the House of Plantagenet.

Worcester was educated at Hawtreys and the Royal Agricultural College.

He married environmentalist and former actress Tracy Louise Ward (a sister of Rachel Ward and a great-granddaughter of the second Earl of Dudley) in 1987 and they have three children:

• (Henry) Robert FitzRoy Somerset,^[1] Earl of Glamorgan (b. 20 January 1989 - also known as Bobby Worcester)
• Lady Isabella Elsa Somerset (b. 1991 - also known as Bella Somerset)
• Lord Alexander Lorne Somerset^[1] (b. 3 September 1995 - also known as Xan Somerset)

Worcester is also singer and songwriter with rock group "The Listening Device".^[2] They have released two albums, Scented Waters and Human Gold^[3] The band was a support act at the Highclere Rocks concert in 2006 that also featured Brian Ferry, Eric Clapton and Roger Waters amongst others.^[4]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Google Groups — Peerage News
2. ^ Kay, Richard "Bunter the rocker gives Blair a hard time", Daily Mail, April 3, 2008. Accessed April 25, 2008.
3. ^ http://www.thelisteningdevice.com/ The Listening Device Official Website. Accessed April 25, 2008.
4. ^ Countryside Alliance: Ferry joins Clapton and Waters for rock benefit, politics.co.uk, April 13, 2006. Accessed April 25, 2008.

External links

• The Listening Device Official Website