Background
Lascelles was born at Goldsborough Hall, near Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, and was baptised with The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of York as his godparents.
Lascelles was born at Goldsborough Hall, near Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, and was baptised with The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of York as his godparents.
He was the first cousin of Queen Elizabeth World War II He was styled The Honourable Gerald Lascelles. After Edward VIII abdicated, he became 8th in the line of succession. They then moved into a house in Albion Mews, W2.
Before divorcing in 1978, they had one son:
Henry Ulick Lascelles, born on 19 May 1953.
Henry married first Alexandra Morton on 25 August 1979, divorced 1999, and second Fiona Wilmott in 2006. They had a son:
Martin married Charmaine Eccleston in 1999, and they have a son, Alexander Joshua, born in 2002.
Martin also has an illegitimate daughter with Carol Douet named Georgina Elizabeth. She was born in 1988.
Lascelles was the president of the British Racing Drivers" Club from 1964 to 1991 after the 5th Earl Howe died.
Lord Howe had asked Lascelles to replace him. He was briefly a driver before this. In his role as BRDC president Lascelles was invited by the Australian Racing Drivers Club, promoters of the Bathurst 1000 Touring car race, to be the Grand Marshal for the 1985 race.
He was also a passionate jazz enthusiast and collaborated with journalist and magazine editor Sinclair Traill in compiling the popular Just Jazz yearbooks in the 1950s.
Lascelles died in Bergerac, France, in 1998.
