Charles Henry Leicester Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington (born 20 July 1945), styled as Viscount Petersham from birth until his father's death in 2009, is the son of
William Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington, and his wife, Eileen Grey.
Early life
Charles Henry Leicester Stanhope was born 20 July 1945 to
William Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington (1922–2009), and Eileen Grey, daughter of Sir
John Foley Grey, 8th Baronet. He had two older sisters, the elder of whom was Lady Jane Stanhope (1942–1974), who married Anthony Cameron and was killed in a motor accident in 1974. His second sister is Lady Avena Margaret Clare Stanhope (b. 1944), who married Adrian Maxwell.
Wealth
He was ranked 325th in the
Sunday Times Rich List 2008 with an estimated wealth of £250 million. He is the owner of some prime land in London. Though the net assets of his two main companies, Elvaston Investments and Stanhope Gardens, came in at about £5 million in 2005, his total land holdings have been valued recently at about £250 million.
Personal life
He married, firstly, Virginia Freeman-Jackson (b.1939), the daughter of
Harry Freeman-Jackson on 14 September 1966, and they were divorced in 1983. They had two children and four grandchildren:
William Henry Leicester Stanhope, Viscount Petersham and Stanhope (born 14 October 1967), who married Candida Bond on 28 April 2001. They have two children:
^Syal, R. (10 February 2002).
"Children spent much of last years with mother". UK Telegraph. Retrieved 1 January 2019. He married the Hon. Serena Stanhope, the daughter of the landowner Viscount Petersham, in 1993
Charles Henry Leicester Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington (born 20 July 1945), styled as Viscount Petersham from birth until his father's death in 2009, is the son of
William Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington, and his wife, Eileen Grey.
Early life
Charles Henry Leicester Stanhope was born 20 July 1945 to
William Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington (1922–2009), and Eileen Grey, daughter of Sir
John Foley Grey, 8th Baronet. He had two older sisters, the elder of whom was Lady Jane Stanhope (1942–1974), who married Anthony Cameron and was killed in a motor accident in 1974. His second sister is Lady Avena Margaret Clare Stanhope (b. 1944), who married Adrian Maxwell.
Wealth
He was ranked 325th in the
Sunday Times Rich List 2008 with an estimated wealth of £250 million. He is the owner of some prime land in London. Though the net assets of his two main companies, Elvaston Investments and Stanhope Gardens, came in at about £5 million in 2005, his total land holdings have been valued recently at about £250 million.
Personal life
He married, firstly, Virginia Freeman-Jackson (b.1939), the daughter of
Harry Freeman-Jackson on 14 September 1966, and they were divorced in 1983. They had two children and four grandchildren:
William Henry Leicester Stanhope, Viscount Petersham and Stanhope (born 14 October 1967), who married Candida Bond on 28 April 2001. They have two children:
^Syal, R. (10 February 2002).
"Children spent much of last years with mother". UK Telegraph. Retrieved 1 January 2019. He married the Hon. Serena Stanhope, the daughter of the landowner Viscount Petersham, in 1993