Charles Paget, 8th Marquess of Anglesey

Charles Alexander Vaughan Paget, 8th Marquess of Anglesey (born 13 November 1950)[1] is a British peer.

Early life

He was educated at Eton and Exeter College, Oxford where he received an M.A. degree, and at the University of Sussex where he obtained his D.Phil. degree. His mother is the writer Dame Shirley Paget, née Morgan.[2]

He became the Marquess of Anglesey in 2013 on the death of his father Henry Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey.[3][4]

Marriage and family

As Earl of Uxbridge, he married Georgeanne Elizabeth Elliott Downes in 1986; they were divorced in 2011.[4]

They have two children:

• Benedict Dashiel Thomas Paget, Earl of Uxbridge (b. 11 Apr 1986);[5]
• Lady Clara Elizabeth Iris Paget (b. 1988), actress.[6][7]

References

1. "House of Paget". European Heraldry. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
2. "Anglesey, Dowager Marchioness of,". Who's Who. 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
3. "The 7th Marquis of Anglesey (obituary)". The Telegraph. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
4. "Anglesey, 8th Marquess of". Who's Who. 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
5. "Uxbridge, Earl of". Who's Who. 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
6. Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, 2011, Debrett's Peerage Ltd, p. 45
7. "Its plain sailing for pirate girl Clara". Belfast Telegraph. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.