Wellesley/Haggie engagement

[Michael Rhodes]

_. The engagement was announced 14 August, 2014, between Mr Gerald Valerian Wellesley (born 1981), scion of the Dukes of Wellington (Duke, UK, cr 1814),  son of Lord John Henry Wellesley (born 1954), of Madrid, by his wife the former Corinne Vaes (now Corinne, Lady John Wellesley, of London), & Miss Kate M.S. Haggie, daughter of Mr & Mrs David Haggie, of Jonannesburg, South Africa.

Gerald Wellesley is a grandson of the 8th Duke of Wellington, KG (b 2 July, 1915)

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[Michael Rhodes]

Is the bride~to~be a granddaughter of this gentleman?

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/peerage-news/haggie/peerage-news/7SAUBbY2O-o/wbiQQwb6S8oJ

[Shinjinee]

Are Lord and Lady John Wellesley now separated, since she is described as "Corinne, Lady John Wellesley"?  The fiance's sister is Sofia Wellesley whose engagement to James Blunt (singer) was announced some time earlier.

Shinjinee

On Thursday, August 14, 2014 9:51:16 AM UTC+5:30, Michael Rhodes wrote:

_. The engagement was announced 14 August, 2014, between Mr Gerald Valerian Wellesley (born 1981), scion of the Dukes of Wellington (Duke, UK, cr 1814),  son of Lord John Henry Wellesley (born 1954), of Madrid, by his wife the former Corinne Vaes (now Corinne, Lady John Wellesley, of London), & Miss Know ate M.S. Haggie, daughter of Mr & Mrs David Haggie, of Jonannesburg, South Africa.

[John Horton]

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Subject: Re: Wellesley/Haggie engagement

 

Are Lord and Lady John Wellesley now separated, since she is described as "Corinne, Lady John Wellesley"?

 

 

I wondered about that too – I’ve never seen this format before. Would the same be used for a dowager if necessary … or indeed the wife of a living husband? If there were a Lord John Wellesley in one generation and a Lord John Wellesley in the next would the wives, widows or some combination thereof be nominated differently. The circumstances are not so unlikely – a nephew might well be named after an uncle.

[Netty]

They are clearly separated, as he is listed as living in Madrid, and she is in London.

But online the Daily Telegraph mentions her as Lady John Wellesley.

http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/engagements/180417/mr-g.v.-wellesley-and-miss-k.m.s.-haggie

[Patricia Light]

Gerald Wellesley & Kate Wellesley (nee HAGGIE) have 2 daughters:

ELIZA CAROLINE WELLESLEY B.2018 GRO REG. Q3 KENSINGTON & CHELSEA

CHLOE CORRINE WELLESLEY B.2020 GRO REG Q1 KENSINGTON & CHELSEA

(mother's name HAGGIE) 

N O T  I N  DPB

[Patricia Light]

DPB has updated this page to reflect the children of Gerald & Kate Wellesley