The Lord Vestey | |
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.JPG) Lord Vestey in 2012, riding to the Queen's Birthday Parade as Master of the Horse | |
| Born | Samuel George Armstrong Vestey 19 March 1941 |
| Died | 4 February 2021 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Eton College Sandhurst |
| Occupation(s) | Chairman, Vestey Group |
| Title | Baron Vestey |
| Predecessor | Samuel Vestey, 2nd Baron Vestey |
| Successor | William, 4th Baron Vestey |
| Spouses | Kathryn Eccles
(m. 1970; div. 1981)Celia Knight
(m. 1981; died 2020) |
| Children | 5 |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| as a hereditary peer 1954 – 11 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | The 2nd Baron Vestey |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished [a] |
Samuel George Armstrong Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey, GCVO, GCStJ, DL (19 March 1941 – 4 February 2021), was a British peer, landowner, and businessman. He served as Master of the Horse to Queen Elizabeth II from 1999 to 2018.[1] Lord Vestey was part of the family dynasty that founded and still runs the Vestey Holdings multinational corporation.
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- ^ Burn, James (4 February 2021). "Leading owner and former Cheltenham chairman Lord Vestey dies aged 79". Racing Post. Retrieved 4 February 2021.