David Beatty, 3rd Earl Beatty

David Beatty, 3rd Earl Beatty (born 21 November 1946) is a British peer and photographer. Known from birth by the courtesy title of Viscount Borodale, in 1972 he succeeded his father as Earl Beatty and gained a seat in the House of Lords,[1] but rarely attended.

Early life

The son of David Beatty, 2nd Earl Beatty, and his second wife Dorothy Furey, he is also a grandson of the former First Sea Lord David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, and was educated at Eton College.[2]

Career

On 10 June 1972 he succeeded his father in his peerages.[2]

As a photographer, Beatty has worked in the British Isles and in Africa.

Personal life

In 1971 Beatty married firstly Anne Please; they were divorced in 1983, having had two sons:[2]

  • Sean David Beatty, Viscount Borodale (born 1973)[2]
  • Peter Wystan Beatty (born 1975)[2]

In 1984, Beatty married secondly Anoma Corinne Wijewardene. They were divorced in 1997.[2]

Notes

  1. "Beatty, 3rd Earl, (David Beatty) (born 21 Nov. 1946)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u6953. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  2. Peter W. Hammond, ed., The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV (Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 1998), p. 683
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