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Thursday 28 July 2016

Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll

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The Duke of Argyll
13th Duke of Argyll Allan Warren.JPG
Portrait by Allan Warren
BornTorquhil Ian Campbell
29 May 1968 (age 48)
TitleDuke of Argyll
Known forChief of Clan Campbell, elephant polo, landowning
NationalityBritish
ResidenceInveraray Castle
Spouse(s)Eleanor Cadbury (m. 2002)
ParentsIan Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll
Iona Colquhoun
Torquhil Ian Campbell, 13th and 6th Duke of Argyll(born 29 May 1968), styled as Earl of Campbell before 1973 and as Marquess of Lorne between 1973 and 2001, is a Scottish peer.
The family's main seat is Inveraray Castle, although the Duke and Duchess spend time at other residences, including one in west London.

Biography[edit]

The Duke is the elder child and only son of Ian Campbell, 12th and 5th Duke of Argyll and Iona Mary Colquhoun, daughter of Sir Ivar Colquhoun, 8th Baronet.[1] He was educated at Craigflower Preparatory SchoolCargilfield Preparatory SchoolGlenalmond College, and the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester.[2] At the latter, he trained as a chartered surveyor.[3]
The Duke (then Lord Lorne) served as a Page of Honour to Queen Elizabeth II from 1981 to 1983,[4][5]and subsequently became a sales agent, salesman and company manager. Among his 29 titles are:Master of the Royal Household of Scotland,[6] Admiral of the Western Coasts and Isles, and the Chief ofClan Campbell.
The Duke is the captain of Scotland's national elephant polo team which won the 2004 and 2005 World Elephant Polo Association World Championships.[7][8] He represents Pernod Ricard distillers, promotingScotch whiskies.[9] He is a Freeman of the City of London and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Distillers.

Marriage and children[edit]

On 8 June 2002 at St. Mary's Church, FairfordGloucestershire, the Duke married Eleanor Cadbury (born London, 26 January 1973), a member of the Cadbury chocolate family. She is the daughter of Peter Hugh George Cadbury (previously Chairman of Close Brothers Corporate Finance)[10] and his wife Sally Strouvelle.[11]
The Duke and Duchess have three children:[12]
  • Archie Frederick Campbell, Marquess of Lorne (born London, 9 March 2004). He serves as a Page of Honour to the Queen. [13]
  • Lord Rory James Campbell (born London, 3 February 2006)
  • Lady Charlotte Mary Campbell (born London, 29 October 2008).
The Duchess is a Patroness of the Royal Caledonian Ball.[14]

Ancestry[edit]

Arms[edit]

Arms of Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll
Duke of Argyll coat of arms.svg
Coronet
A coronet of a Duke
Crest
A Boar's Head fesswise erased Or armed Argent and langued Gules
Escutcheon
Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Gyronny of eight Or and Sable (Campbell); 2nd and 3rd, Argent a Lymphad Sable sails furled flag and pennants flying and oars in action proper (the Lordship of Lorne); in saltire behind the shield a Baton Gules powdered with Thistles Or ensigned with an Imperial Crown proper thereon the Crest of Scotland (as Hereditary Great Master of the Household in Scotland) and a Sword proper hilted and pommelled Or (as Hereditary Lord Justice General of Scotland)
Supporters
On either side a Lion guardant Gules
Motto
Ne Obliviscaris (Forget not)

See also[edit]

  • Torquil, for background on the name Torquhil

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