Gerald David Lascelles

Gerald David Lascelles
Born	(1924-08-21)21 August 1924 Goldsborough Hall, Yorkshire
Died	Bergerac, France
Spouse(s)	Angela Dowding (m.1952–1978) Elizabeth Evelyn Collingwood (m. 1978–1998)
Children	Henry Lascelles Martin David Lascelles
Parent(s)	Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood Mary, Princess Royal

The Honourable Gerald David Lascelles (21 August 1924 – 27 February 1998) was the younger son of Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood and Mary, Princess Royal, the only daughter of King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck. He was the first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. He was styled The Honourable Gerald Lascelles. He and his first cousin, The Princess Margaret, shared the same birthday.

Lascelles was born at Goldsborough Hall, near Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, and was baptised with The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of York as his godparents. After Edward VIII abdicated, he became 8th in the line of succession.

On 15 July 1952, he married Angela Estree Lyssod D'Arcy Dowding (20 April 1919 – 28 February 2007) at St. Margaret's, Westminster. They then moved into a house in Albion Mews, W2. Before divorcing in 1978, they had one son:

• Henry Ulick Lascelles, born on 19 May 1953. Henry married first Alexandra Morton on 25 August 1979, divorced 1999, and second Fiona Wilmott in 2006. He has one son by his first marriage, Maximilian John Gerald, born 19 December 1991.

On 17 November 1978, Lascelles married his second wife, Elizabeth Evelyn Collingwood (23 April 1924 – 14 January 2006), in Vienna, Austria. They had a son:

• Martin David Lascelles (born 9 February 1962, London), before their marriage. Martin married Charmaine Eccleston in 1999, and they have a son, Alexander Joshua, born in 2002. Martin also has an illegitimate daughter with Carol Douet named Georgina Elizabeth. She was born in 1988.

Lascelles was the president of the British Racing Drivers' Club from 1964 to 1991 after the 5th Earl Howe died. Lord Howe had asked Lascelles to replace him. He was briefly a driver before this. In his role as BRDC president Lascelles was invited by the Australian Racing Drivers Club, promoters of the Bathurst 1000 Touring car race, to be the Grand Marshal for the 1985 race.

He was also a passionate jazz enthusiast and collaborated with journalist and magazine editor Sinclair Traill in compiling the popular Just Jazz yearbooks in the 1950s.

Lascelles died in Bergerac, France, in 1998.

Ancestry

Family of Gerald David Lascelles

16. Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood               8. Henry Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood                       17. Louisa Thynne               4. Henry Lascelles, 5th Earl of Harewood                             18. Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde               9. Elizabeth de Burgh                       19. Harriet Canning               2. Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood                                   20. George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford               10. Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford                       21. Georgina Elizabeth Moncreiffe               5. Florence Bridgeman                             22. Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester               11. Selina Weld-Forester                       23. Katherine Mary Manners               1. Gerald Lascelles                                         24. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha               12. Edward VII of the United Kingdom                       25. Victoria of the United Kingdom               6. George V of the United Kingdom                             26. Christian IX of Denmark               13. Princess Alexandra of Denmark                       27. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel               3. Mary, Princess Royal                                   28. Duke Alexander of Württemberg               14. Francis, Duke of Teck                       29. Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde               7. Princess Mary of Teck                             30. Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge               15. Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge                       31. Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel

References

Sporting positions
Preceded by The Earl Howe	BRDC President 1964–1991	Succeeded by Innes Ireland