Eleanor Campbell, Duchess of Argyll explained


The Duchess of Argyll
Birth Name:Eleanor Mary Cadbury
Birth Date:1973 1, df=yes
Birth Place:London, England
Residence:Inveraray Castle
Parents:Peter Cadbury
Sally Strouvelle
Issue:Archie Campbell, Marquess of Lorne
Lord Rory Campbell
Lady Charlotte Campbell

Eleanor Mary Campbell, Duchess of Argyll (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 the 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 (born 8 June 1943) and wife (1969) Sally 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, in Fairford, Gloucestershire.

The Duke and Duchess have three children:

The Duchess of Argyll is currently Prior of the Order of St John's Priory of Scotland. Appointed on 24 June 2021, Argyll is the Priory's first woman Prior.

Argyll is a patroness of the Royal Caledonian Ball,[2] president of the Georgian Group, patroness of Richmond's Hope,[3] First Aid 4 Gambia,[4] a board member of the Historic Houses Association, and founder of Best of the West music festival.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Buckingham Palace 18 May 2016. Court Circular.
  2. Web site: Patronesses. Royal Caledonian Ball. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131014035226/http://www.royalcaledonianball.com/ball_details/patronesses. 14 October 2013. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Richmonds Hope Supporting Bereaved Families Since 2003 . 2024-03-07 . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2019-10-09 . Delivering vital first aid to The Gambia . 2024-03-07 . firstaid4gambia.org . en-GB.
  5. Web site: bowfest.co.uk . 2024-03-07 . bowfest.co.uk.
  6. Web site: Crown Office. www.thegazette.co.uk. 8 March 2021.