William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel
The Right Honourable The Earl Peel GCVO PC DL | |
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2019 parliamentary portrait | |
Lord Chamberlain of the Household | |
In office 16 October 2006 – 31 March 2021 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | The Lord Luce |
Succeeded by | The Lord Parker of Minsmere |
Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
as a hereditary peer 15 May 1973 – 11 November 1999 | |
Preceded by | The 2nd Earl Peel |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished [a] |
Incumbent | |
as an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 | |
Preceded by | Seat established [a] |
Personal details | |
Born | William James Robert Peel (1947-10-03) 3 October 1947 (age 76) |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Crossbench |
Spouses | Veronica Timpson (m. 1973; div. 1987)The Hon. Charlotte Soames (m. 1989) |
Children | 3 |
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Occupation | Businessman, peer and politician |
William James Robert Peel, 3rd Earl Peel, GCVO, PC, DL (born 3 October 1947), styled Viscount Clanfield until 1969, is a British hereditary peer who was a Conservative peer from 15 May 1973 until October 2006 when, on his appointment as Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household, he became a crossbench (non-partisan) member of the House of Lords.[1]
Background and education
Peel is the eldest son of Arthur Peel, 2nd Earl Peel, and Kathleen McGrath, daughter of Michael McGrath. He is a great-great-grandson of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel.[citation needed] He attended Ampleforth College, and then went on to the University of Tours in France and the Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester.
Career
Peel was a member of the Prince's Council, part of the Duchy of Cornwall, from 1993 to 2006, and Lord Warden of the Stannaries from 1994 to 2006. He was a member of the Nature Conservancy Council, with English Nature, from 1991 to 1996. He was Chairman of the Game Conservancy Trust from 1994 to 2000, then President from 2000 to 2008, and was President of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust from 1989 to 1996. Peel was also on the Yorkshire Dales National Park Committee for six years and became a Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire in 1998. Peel was elected as one of the 42 Conservative hereditary peers who were to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999 came into force, he placed 14th in the election with 142 votes.[2] Since July 2006 he has sat as a Crossbench member.[3]
In June 2006, it was announced that Peel would succeed Richard Luce, Baron Luce, as Lord Chamberlain. On 11 October 2006, he kissed hands with The Queen upon his appointment and was invested as a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO), and became Chancellor of the Order. On 14 November 2006, Lord Peel was sworn in as a Member of the Privy Council.
In February 2021, Andrew Parker, Baron Parker of Minsmere, was appointed to succeed Peel as Lord Chamberlain. Peel was due to retire at the end of 2020 but extended his notice period as his successor was searched for amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] He retired on 31 March.[5]
On 13 April 2021, Peel returned his Wand and Insignia of Office as Lord Chamberlain and the Badge of Chancellor of the Royal Victorian Order on leaving office. At the same time he was invested with the Royal Victorian Chain.[6]
Family
Peel married Veronica Naomi Livingston Timpson (born 21 January 1950) and had two children: Ashton and Iona. The marriage was dissolved in 1987.
Peel married a second time to Charlotte Clementine Soames (born 18 July 1954), daughter of Christopher Soames, Baron Soames, and his wife, Mary Churchill, daughter of Sir Winston Churchill, on 15 April 1989. They had one daughter, Lady Antonia Peel, in 1991.
Honours
Commonwealth honours
Country | Date | Appointment | Post-nominal letters |
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United Kingdom | 3 April 1998 | Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire[7] | DL |
United Kingdom | 10 October 2006 | Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[8] | GCVO |
United Kingdom | 14 November 2006 | Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council | PC |
United Kingdom | 13 April 2021 | Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain[9] | N/A |
- He has also received the Queen Elizabeth II Version of the Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal for 20 years of service to the Royal Family.
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Arms
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Notes
- ^ a b Under the House of Lords Act 1999.
References
- ^ "Earl Peel - UK Parliament". Official Parliament Website. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ Dod's Parliamentary Companion 2000. Westminster: Vacher Dod Publishing Ltd. 2000. p. 360.
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Earl Peel". Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ Brazell, Emma (6 February 2021). "Queen appoints former head of MI5 as top official in royal household". Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Lord Parker of Minsmere KCB appointed as Lord Chamberlain". The Royal Family. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Windsor Castle". Court Circular. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions LIEUTENANCY OF THE COUNTY OF YORKSHIRE". The London Gazette. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Honours and Awards Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood". The London Gazette. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Honours and Awards CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD ROYAL VICTORIAN CHAIN". The London Gazette. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
External links
- The Lord Chamberlain - Royal Household official website
- Appointment of Lord Peel as Lord Chamberlain
- DodOnline Biography
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel
Court offices | ||
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Preceded by | Lord Warden of the Stannaries 1994–2006 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Lord Chamberlain 2006–2021 | Succeeded by |
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by | Earl Peel 1969–present Member of the House of Lords (1969–1999) | Incumbent Heir apparent: Ashton Peel, Viscount Clanfield |
Viscount Peel 1969–present | ||
Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
Preceded by | Baronet of Drayton Manor and Bury 1969–present | Incumbent Heir apparent: Ashton Peel, Viscount Clanfield |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
New office created by the House of Lords Act 1999 | Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 1999–present | Incumbent |
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