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     Hon. Vanessa Marguerite Palmer was born on 15 December 1954.¹ She is the daughter of Raymond Cecil Palmer, 3rd Baron Palmer and Victoria Ellen Stevens.¹ She married Robert W. St. John, son of Lt.-Col. Charles St. John, on 16 July 1977.¹
     From 16 July 1977, her married name became St. John.¹ She lived at 20 Sudbrooke Rd, London, England.¹

     Hon. Amanda Victoria Palmer was born on 16 July 1949.¹ She was the daughter of Raymond Cecil Palmer, 3rd Baron Palmer and Victoria Ellen Stevens.¹ She died on 15 November 1954 at age 5.¹

     Hon. Sir Gordon William Nottage Palmer was born on 18 July 1918.¹ He was the son of Ernest Cecil Nottage Palmer, 2nd Baron Palmer and Marguerite Osborne.¹ He married Lorna Eveline Hope Bailie, daughter of Major Charles William Hugh Bailie and Nancy Laura Hargreaves Ferrar, on 6 May 1950.¹ He died on 3 July 1989 at age 70.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Artillery staff.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the Westminster Dragoons.¹ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1944.¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He was awarded the American Bronze Star in 1945.¹ He was a member of the Bradfield College Council at Bradfield, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel between 1954 and 1957 in the Berkshire Yeomanry.¹ He was a member of the Reading University Council between 1954 and 1975 at Reading, Berkshire, England.¹ He was chairman of Territorial and Auxiliary Forces Association (T.&A.F.A.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Music (F.R.C.M.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Berkshire in 1956.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1957.¹ He was the sales and marketing director of the Association of Biscuit Manufacturers.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Berkshire in 1960.¹ He was the managing director of Huntley & Palmers between 1960 and 1965.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Berkshire in 1965.¹ He was director of Huntley, Boone & Stevens.¹ He was vice-president of the Reading University Council between 1966 and 1973 at Reading, Berkshire, England.¹ He was president of the Reading University Council between 1973 and 1975 at Reading, Berkshire, England.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (L.L.D.) by Reading University, Reading, Berkshire, England, in 1975.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Berkshire between 1978 and 1989.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1988.¹ He was appointed Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.)¹

     Lorna Eveline Hope Bailie was born on 11 January 1925 at Berkshire, England.² She was the daughter of Major Charles William Hugh Bailie and Nancy Laura Hargreaves Ferrar.^1,3 She married Hon. Sir Gordon William Nottage Palmer, son of Ernest Cecil Nottage Palmer, 2nd Baron Palmer and Marguerite Osborne, on 6 May 1950.¹ She died on 29 July 2004 at age 79.²
     From 6 May 1950, her married name became Palmer.¹ She was chairman of the Chiltern Nursery Training College.² She held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Berkshire in 1989.¹ She lived at Harris House, Mortimer, Berkshire, England.¹ She lived at Edrom Newtown, Duns, Berkshire, England.¹

     Adrian Bailie Nottage Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer was born on 8 October 1951.¹ He was the son of Hon. Sir Gordon William Nottage Palmer and Lorna Eveline Hope Bailie.¹ He married, firstly, Cornelia Dorothy Katharine Wadham, daughter of Rohan Nicholas Wadham and Juliana M. T. MacDonald Walker, on 7 May 1977 at Haileybury, Hertfordshire, England^G.^1,3 He and Cornelia Dorothy Katharine Wadham were divorced in 2004.^3,2 He married, secondly, Loraine McMurrey in 2006.² He and Loraine McMurrey were divorced in 2013.² He died on 10 July 2023 at age 71.⁴
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.⁵ He was educated at Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.⁵ He was a member of the executive council of the Historic Houses Association (H.H.A.) in 1980 at Scotland.⁵ He was the Scottish representative in the European Landowning Organisation between 1986 and 1992.⁵ He was a member of the council of Scottish Landowners' Federation between 1986 and 1992.⁵ He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Palmer, of Reading, co. Berkshire [U.K., 1916] in 1990.⁵ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Palmer, of Reading, co. Berkshire [U.K., 1933] in 1990.⁵ He was Vice-Chairman of the Historic Houses Association (H.H.A.) in 1993 at Scotland.⁵ He was Chairman of the Historic Houses Association (H.H.A.) at Scotland.⁵ He was a member of the Royal Company of Archers in 1996.⁵ He lived at Reading, Berkshire, England.⁵

     Cornelia Dorothy Katharine Wadham is the daughter of Rohan Nicholas Wadham and Juliana M. T. MacDonald Walker.^2,3 She married Adrian Bailie Nottage Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer, son of Hon. Sir Gordon William Nottage Palmer and Lorna Eveline Hope Bailie, on 7 May 1977 at Haileybury, Hertfordshire, England^G.^1,4 She and Adrian Bailie Nottage Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer were divorced in 2004.^4,5 She married Rear-Admiral Alexander Michael Gregory, son of Vice-Admiral Sir George David Archibald Gregory and Florence Eve Patricia Hill, on 5 January 2020 at Chelsea, London, England.⁶
     From 7 May 1977, her married name became Palmer.¹ After her marriage, Cornelia Dorothy Katharine Wadham was styled as Baroness Palmer in 1990. From 5 January 2020, her married name became Gregory.⁶

     Hugo Bailie Rohan Palmer, 5th Baron Palmer was born on 5 December 1980.¹ He is the son of Adrian Bailie Nottage Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer and Cornelia Dorothy Katharine Wadham.¹ He married Vanessa Kimberley Webb, daughter of Peter Webb, on 25 July 2015.^2,3
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.³ He was educated at Newcastle University, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.³ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Palmer, of Reading, co. Berkshire [U.K., 1933] on 10 July 2023. He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Palmer, of Reading, co. Berkshire [U.K., 1916] on 10 July 2023.

     Hon. George Gordon Nottage Palmer was born on 17 November 1985.¹ He is the son of Adrian Bailie Nottage Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer and Cornelia Dorothy Katharine Wadham.¹

     Hon. Edwina Laura Marguerite Palmer was born on 20 February 1982.¹ She is the daughter of Adrian Bailie Nottage Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer and Cornelia Dorothy Katharine Wadham.¹ She married Andrew Charlton, son of Edward Charlton.²
     Her married name became Charlton.²

     Hon. Mark Hugh Gordon Palmer was born on 16 September 1954.¹ He is the son of Hon. Sir Gordon William Nottage Palmer and Lorna Eveline Hope Bailie.¹ He married Irene Aranda, daughter of Guillermo Aranda, on 1 July 1982.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was a journalist.¹ He was the executive director of Daily.¹
He was the executive director of Sunday Express.¹
In 1991 he was granted the rank of a Baron's younger son.¹