Henry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon

Henry George Reginald Molyneux Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon, KCVO, KBE, DL (19 January 1924[1] – 11 September 2001[2]), was a British peer and racing manager to Queen Elizabeth II from 1969.[3] He was the only son of The 6th Earl of Carnarvon by his wife Catherine Wendell. From his birth until September 1987, he was known by the courtesy title Baron Porchester.

The Right Honourable The Earl of Carnarvon KCVO KBE DL
7th Earl of Carnarvon
Henry Herbert, Lord Porchester
Tenure	1987–2001
Born	Henry George Reginald Molyneux Herbert (1924-01-19)19 January 1924 Lancaster Gate,[1] London, England
Died	11 September 2001(2001-09-11) (aged 77)
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Jean Margaret Wallop ( m. 1956)
Issue George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon The Hon. Henry Herbert Lady Carolyn Warren
Parents	Henry Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon Anne Catherine Tredick Wendell

Marriage and children

Like his father, Carnarvon (then known by his courtesy title Lord Porchester) fell in love with an Anglo-American, Jean Margaret Wallop (1935–2019),[4] of Big Horn, Wyoming.[5] The Wallop family were also members of the English nobility not far from the Earls of Carnarvon. The head of the Wallop family is the Earl of Portsmouth. The two were married on 7 January 1956[2] in St. James' Episcopal Church in New York City.[6]

The Earl and Countess of Carnarvon had three children:[7]

• George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon (born 10 November 1956). Married Jayne Wilby on 16 December 1989, had two children, and divorced in January 1998. He then married Fiona Aitken on 18 February 1999 with whom he had one son:
  • Lady Saoirse Herbert (born 2 June 1991)
  • George Kenneth Oliver Molyneux Herbert, Lord Porchester (born 13 October 1992), the heir to the titles
  • Hon. Edward Herbert (born 10 October 1998)
• The Hon. Henry "Harry" Herbert (2 March 1959), who married Francesca Bevan in 1992. They have three children:
  • Chloe Victoria Herbert (born 1994)[8]
  • Francesca Jeanie Herbert (born 21 November 1995)
  • William Henry Herbert (born 14 November 1998)
• Lady Carolyn Herbert,[9] (born 27 January 1962), who married John Warren in 1985. They have three children:
  • Jakie James Warren (born 1986)
  • Susanna Warren (born 1988)
  • Alexander Edward Warren (born 1994)

Career

He served as a lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards, and later become Honorary Colonel of the 116th (Hampshire Fortress) Engineer Regiment (Territorial Army).

Lord Carnarvon was best known as a lifetime personal friend of Queen Elizabeth II's and as the manager of her racing stables. The Queen called Lord Carnarvon "Porchey", after the courtesy title he used before succeeding to the earldom of Carnarvon upon the death of his father, the sixth earl. After his own death he was succeeded as the Queen’s racing manager by John Warren, a former stable boy who had worked with Lord Carnarvon at his stud farm and had married his daughter Carolyn.[10]

Carnarvon was an independent member of the Hampshire County Council (though he later took the Tory whip) and became its Chairman. He was also the Chairman of the South East Economic Planning Council.

He was invested as a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in 1982.[2]

He died on September 11, 2001.

Cultural depictions

He is featured as a character in the first three series of the Netflix drama The Crown, portrayed by Joseph Kloska in the first two series and John Hollingworth in the third series.

References

1. Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), p. 150
2. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 1, p. 699
3. 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 1, p. 698
4. Charlotte, Booth. "Jeannie, Countess of Carnarvon dies". Newbury Today. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
5. "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
6. "Jeanie, Countess of Carnarvon"; The Times (London); Friday April 26, 2019, p. 49
7. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
8. Soames, Matilda. "10 PERFECT POTENTIAL BRIDES FOR PRINCE HARRY!". Tatler.
9. "Lady Carolyn Warren". Tatler. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
10. "September 11th 2001: The Day The Queen Lost Her Best Friend". The Morton Report. 9 September 2011.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Carnarvon
• Grice, Elizabeth. "Perfect 10: The Men and Women Who Have Shaped the Queen," The Daily Telegraph online, telegraph.co.uk, 1 June 2012, accessed 1 June 2012.
• "Obituary - Lord Carnarvon". The Guardian. 14 September 2001.

Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Henry Herbert	Earl of Carnarvon 1987–2001	Succeeded by George Herbert