Hon. Elspet Shelley Rix, 53, daughter of Lord (Brian) Rix, the actor

[Michael Rhodes]

The Hon. (Elspet) Shelley Rix, who has died , at the age of 53, was the
eldest child of the Baron Rix, CBE (b. 27 an, 1924), the President of
MENCAP, life peer, and former actor as Brian Rix, by his wife, the
actress _Elspet Gray_, daughter of James MacGregor-Gray, of Surrey.

Shelley Rix, who suffered from Down's Syndrome, was born at Westminster
Hospital, London, 3 Dec, 1951. her siblings are, (1) the Hon. James,
(2) the Hon. Jonathan, and (3) the Hon. Louisa Rix.

His daughter's disability inspired Brian Rix to begin his extraordinary
campaign for the disabled. He became secretary-general of MENCAP in
1981 and Chairman in 1988. He is now the President.

The funeral took place 8 August, 2005.

Source: Mail on Sunday 14 Aug 2005

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[Mike Cawood, HND BIT]

"Michael Rhodes" <migx73all...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1124183886....@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...

I didn't think that the offspring of a Life Peer was entitled to use the
title "The Honourable".
Regards Mike.

[Michael Rhodes]

The children of life barons use the courtesy title _Honourable_ like
the children of hereditary barons.

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Michael