Dymoke / Warburton engagement

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph and Times 11 January 2011:

Mr E. Dymoke and Miss K. Warburton
The engagement is announced between Edward, eldest son of Mr and Mrs
Philip Dymoke, of Holbeck, Lincolnshire, and Katharine, eldest
daughter of Mr and Mrs Christopher Warburton, of Casewick,
Lincolnshire.

Edward Philip Marmion (b 1985) is the elder son of Maj Philip Henry
Marmion DYMOKE (b 1957), scion of that gentry family of Scrivelsby,
and Arabella dau of Sir Ralph Jordan DODDS 2nd Bt (b 1928, probably
the last Bt as no male heir) and Marion, dau of Sir Daniel Thomas
DAVIES KCVO (1899-1966).
Maj Dymoke is the middle son of the current head of the family, Lt-Col
John Lindley Marmion Dymoke MBE DL the Honourable The Queen's Champion
and Standard Bearer of England (b 1926) and his wife Susan Cicely (b
1932), dau of Lt Francis Christopher FANE RN (1900-47), scion of the
earls of WESTMORLAND, descended from the 8th earl.

[Turenne]

As Richard has pointed out, the Dymokes's are Queen's/King's Champions
and Standard Bearers. The first Dymoke of Scrivelsby, Sir John,
established his right to act as champion of England at the coronation
of Richard II on the ground that the office was attached to the manor
of Scrivelsby. Sir Edward Dymoke carried out his hereditary duty at
the coronations of Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth and the Dymokes
continued to act as Champions in almost all successive coronations.
After the coronation of George IV the ceremony was allowed to lapse,
and was the last to participate in full armour. But at the coronation
of King Edward VII H. S. Dymoke bore the standard of England in
Westminster Abbey.

Richard L