Personal Life
He married Lady Jane Fitzalan-Howard, the youngest daughter of the 16th Duke of Norfolk. Prominent Roman Catholics, she is a Patron of the Right to Life Trust.
The Marquess and Marchioness of Lothian (as now formally styled) have two daughters:
- Lady Clare Kerr (born 1979), who is married to Hon Nick Hurd MP, son of former Cabinet Minister, Douglas, Lord Hurd of Westwell;
- Lady Mary Kerr (born 1981).
As his titles cannot pass through the female line, the heir presumptive to his hereditary titles is his younger brother Lord Ralph Kerr. However, his elder daughter is in line to become Lady Herries of Terregles, in succession to her two childless aunts and mother. Lothian is also one of the five co-heirs to the Barony of Butler, abeyant since 1905. Though the most junior heir by primogeniture, he is the one with the strongest claim, as the other heirs have a lesser share. Upon his death, however, his own share will be further divided between his two daughters.
His younger sister, Lady Cecil Cameron OBE, married Prime Minister David Cameron's 6th cousin and Clan Chieftain, Donald Cameron of Lochiel. Another sister, Lady Clare, is the widow of the Earl of Euston (eldest son of the late Duke of Grafton) and the mother of the current Duke.
Lord Lothian is a keen country music fan and has often played acoustic guitar at Conservative Party conferences. He is a Knight of Malta and a Freeman of Gibraltar.
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