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Ralph Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 4th Baron Montagu of Beaulieu
British peer and owner of the Beaulieu Estate (born 1961) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ralph Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 4th Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (born 13 March 1961) is a British peer and owner of the Beaulieu Estate, home of the National Motor Museum.
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Early life and family
Lord Montagu is the son of Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (1926–2015), and his first wife, Belinda, Lady Montagu, née Crossley (1932–2022). Montagu is the grandson of the 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (1866–1929) and his second wife, Alice Crake (1895–1996).[1]
His parents divorced in 1974. In that same year his father married his second wife, Fiona Margaret Herbert (d. May 2023),[2] with whom he had another son, Lord Montagu's half-brother, Hon. Jonathan Deane Douglas-Scott-Montagu (born 11 October 1975).[3][4]
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Career
Montagu is a graphic designer and Head of Heritage at Radio Times.[5] He is credited as a co-producer of Lord Montagu — a documentary about his father — and a series of short films about the stars of the TV comedy series Dad's Army.[6]
He is the president of the Solent Protection Society, a governor of Walhampton School and a director of Beaulieu Enterprises Ltd. He also a trustee of the National Motor Museum Trust, the Countryside Education Trust and the Hampshire Archives Trust.[7]
Concerned that local residents were being priced out, Montagu worked to secure social housing in the village of Beaulieu.[8]
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Personal life
Montagu is married to Ailsa, Lady Montagu, née Camm.[9] The couple have no children.
The heir presumptive to the barony is Lord Montagu's half-brother, Jonathan, a biochemist who is married to photographer Nathalie Daoust.[10] Montagu is a descendent of King Charles II.
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