William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel

The Earl Peel
2019 parliamentary portrait
Lord Chamberlain of the Household
In office
16 October 2006 – 31 March 2021
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byThe Lord Luce
Succeeded byThe Lord Parker of Minsmere
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as a hereditary peer
15 May 1973 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 2nd Earl Peel
Succeeded bySeat abolished[a]
as an elected hereditary peer
11 November 1999
Preceded bySeat established[a]
Personal details
Born
William James Robert Peel

(1947-10-03) 3 October 1947 (age 77)
NationalityBritish
Political partyCrossbench
Spouses
Veronica Timpson
(m. 1973; div. 1987)
The Hon. Charlotte Soames
(m. 1989)
Children3
Parent
Alma mater
OccupationBusinessman, peer and politician
Other titles
  • 4th Viscount Peel
  • 8th Baronet (of Drayton Manor and Bury)

William James Robert Peel, 3rd Earl Peel, GCVO, PC, DL (born 3 October 1947), styled Viscount Clanfield until 1969, is a British hereditary peer who was a Conservative peer from 15 May 1973 until October 2006 when, on his appointment as Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household, he became a crossbench (non-partisan) member of the House of Lords.[1]


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  1. ^ "Earl Peel - UK Parliament". Official Parliament Website. Retrieved 7 February 2015.