Willis / ARBUTHNOT LESLIE engagement

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 10 Aug 2023: Mr W.J.R. Willis and Miss P.E. Arbuthnot Leslie The engagement is announced between William, eldest son of Hugh and Louise Willis, of Whitchurch, Hampshire, and Portia, youngest daughter of Sebastian and Candy Arbuthnot Leslie, of Wardhill, Aberdeenshire.

William John R. b 1992 reg Q4 London s of Hugh John Ramsay WILLIS b March 1960 and Louise Elizabeth b March 1961 d of Eric TALBOT-WEISS of Lovington, Somerset.

Portia Elizabeth b 1990 d of Sebastian ARBUTHNOT LESLIE b 1954 (adopted his mother's maiden name of Leslie in lieu of his patrymonic of Stainton) of the Scots gentry family of LESLIE of Warthill, 14th of Warthill (so recognised by Lord Lyon 10 Jan 2002) and Candida Mary b 1956 d of Lt-Col Humphrey Joseph Giles WELD MC c1912-1998 sometime head of that gentry family of Chideock and Frances Mary 1916-2000 dau of late Maj Hon Alastair Thomas Joseph FRASER DSO 1877-1949 s of 13^th Lord LOVAT 1828-87 and Lady Sibyl GRIMSTON 1887-1968 d of 3^rd Earl of VEULAM 1852-1924 and Margaret Frances d 1927 d of Sir Frederick Ulric GRAHAM 3^rd Bt 1820-88 and gd of 12^th Duke of SOMERSET 1804-85 etc etc.

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Portia is the younger sister of Rose Eleanor(b 1987),the actress 'Rosa Lesie' ,m. since 23 June 2018 to fellow actor Christopher Catesby 'Kit' Harington (b 1986),younger son of Sir David Richard HARINGTON,15th Baronet of Ridington(b 1944).Kit and Rose have 2 children, a boy and a girl;with Kit and his son being 2nd and 3rd in line to the Baronetcy.  

[colinp]

News article about the sale of Lickleyhead Castle in Aberdeenshire which was bought for Portia and Rose's great-grandmother, Maria de la Luz in 1922 by her father Don Guillermo de Lando y Escandon, Governor of Mexico City when she married William Arbuthnot Leslie, 13th of Warthill

Game of Thrones star’s family castle sells for £650,000 (pressandjournal.co.uk)

incidentally Debrett's refers to Sebastian Arbuthnot Leslie as "Chieftain [of] Clan Leslie" in its Harington Baronets article although I am not sure on what basis.  Warthill is presumably now Wardhill - the house is available for private hire  Wardhill Castle