Eleanor Campbell, Duchess of Argyll
Her Grace The Duchess of Argyll DStJ | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eleanor Mary Cadbury 26 January 1973 London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Residence | Inveraray Castle |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Issue | Archie Campbell, Marquess of Lorne Lord Rory Campbell Lady Charlotte Campbell |
| Parents | Peter Cadbury Sally Strouvelle |
Eleanor Mary Campbell, Duchess of Argyll DStJ (née Cadbury; 26 January 1973) is a British noblewoman, and Prior of the Order of St John's Priory of Scotland. A member of the Cadbury family, she is the wife of Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll.
Biography[]
Eleanor Mary Cadbury was born on 26 January 1973 in the London Borough of Merton to Peter Hugh George Cadbury (b. 1943) and his wife Sally (née Strouvelle). Through her father, she is a great-great-granddaughter of George Cadbury, and a great-great-great-granddaughter of John Cadbury the founder of the Cadbury chocolate company. She has a younger brother, Simon Charles (born 1975).
On 8 June 2002, she married Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll at St. Mary's Church, Fairford, in Gloucestershire.
The Duke and Duchess have three children:[1]
- Archie Campbell, Marquess of Lorne (born London, 9 March 2004); he served as a Page of Honour to the Queen from 2015 to 2018.[2]
- Lord Rory James Campbell (born London, 3 February 2006)
- Lady Charlotte Mary Campbell (born London, 29 October 2008)
Campbell is currently Prior of the Order of St John's Priory of Scotland. Appointed on 24 June 2021, Campbell is the Priory's first woman Prior.
Campbell is a patroness of the Royal Caledonian Ball,[3] president of the Georgian Group, patroness of Richmond's Hope,[4] First Aid 4 Gambia,[5] a board member of the Historic Houses Association, and founder of Best of the West music festival. [6]
Honours[]
2021: Dame of Justice Venerable Order of Saint John (DStJ)[7]
References[]
- ^ "The Peerage, entry for 13th Duke of Argyll".
- ^ "Buckingham Palace 18 May 2016". Court Circular.
- ^ "Patronesses". Royal Caledonian Ball. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
- ^ url=https://www.richmondshope.org.uk
- ^ url=http://www.firstaid4gambia.org
- ^ url=https://bowfest.co.uk
- ^ "Crown Office". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- Living people
- 1973 births
- Cadbury
- British duchesses by marriage
- People from the London Borough of Merton
- Peerage of Scotland
- Duchesses of Argyll
- Dames of Justice of the Order of St John