Georgia Powell

Her Grace
The Duchess of Beaufort
Born
Georgia Powell

(1969-02-18) February 18, 1969 (age 55)
OccupationJournalist
Spouse
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(m. 2018)​

Georgia Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort (née Powell; born 18 February 1969)[1] is an English journalist who is married to Henry Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort.[2]

Powell is the daughter of the director and producer Tristram Powell and his wife, the former Virginia Lucas, and is thus a granddaughter of the novelist Anthony Powell.[3] She studied Classics at the University of Oxford, and is best known as a columnist and obituarist for the Daily Telegraph.[4]

Her first marriage, in 1996, was to Tobias Coke; they had a son and a daughter.[4] On 30 April 2018, she married the Duke of Beaufort at St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton. The Duke had previously divorced his first wife, actress Tracy Ward,[5] after making a public announcement to guests at the Duke of Beaufort's annual hunt ball.[6]

  1. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Volume 2, page 2395
  2. ^ Janet Hughes (10 May 2018). "Gloucestershire's most eligible bachelor has been taken off the market". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. ^ Taki (14 July 2018). "Why I am not drinking for the rest of the year". Spectator. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b "'I wish I'd known that when I went to university' - Telegraph writers share their student wisdom". The Telegraph. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  5. ^ Eleanor Steafel (18 August 2017). "Duke of Beaufort's wife insists she will be Duchess despite four-year separation". Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  6. ^ Robert Mendick (1 December 2017). "Double duchess: 'Rock god' Duke of Beaufort to divorce wife and re-marry in the spring". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 May 2019.