Thomas Coke, 8th Earl of Leicester
The Earl of Leicester | |
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| Born | Thomas Edward Coke 6 July 1965 Epping, Essex, England |
| Spouse(s) | Polly Maria Whately (m. 1996) |
Issue
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| Father | Edward Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester |
| Mother | Valeria Phyllis Potter |
| Occupation |  Hereditary peer |
Thomas Edward Coke, 8th Earl of Leicester (born 6 July 1965), is the son of Edward Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester, and Valeria Phyllis Potter. He is the current Earl of Leicester. From 1994 to 2015, when he succeeded into the Earldom, he was styled Viscount Coke.[1]
Education and career[]
Lord Leicester was educated at Beeston Hall School and Eton College.[1] Between 1979 and 1981, he was the Page of Honour to Queen Elizabeth II.[2][3] He graduated from the University of Manchester with a Bachelor of Arts.[1] In 1987, he was commissioned into the Scots Guards.[1] Between 1991 and 1993, he served as Equerry to the Duke of Kent.[1] He now runs the family estate at Holkham Hall.[4] In 2021, he will join the House of Lords after winning a by election for the Conservatives, he took the oath on 20th July 2021.
Marriage and family[]
Lord Leicester was married[1] on 21 December 1996 to Polly Maria Whately (b. 1967),[citation needed] youngest daughter of the financier David Whately and his wife Belinda Belville, of the designers Bellville Sassoon. Lady Leicester, through her mother, is a first cousin of the interior designer Cath Kidston.[5] She is a milliner by profession.
They have a son and three daughters together:[4][6]
- Lady Hermione Belinda Coke (born 29 December 1998)
- Lady Juno Carey Coke (born 21 October 2000)
- Edward Horatio Coke, Viscount Coke (born 11 June 2003)
- Lady Elizabeth Coke (born 7 January 2006)
Notes and sources[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2287. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
- ^ "No. 47734". The London Gazette. 2 January 1979. p. 71.
- ^ "No. 48481". The London Gazette. 2 January 1981. p. 77.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Holkham Hall: a modern-day Downton". The Guardian.
- ^ Belinda Belville s gowns on display at Holkham Archived 3 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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