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Born | Alexander Edgar Lascelles 13 May 1980 Bath, Somerset, England |
Occupation | Chef |
Spouse | Annika Elizabeth Reed (m. 2017) |
Children | 3 |
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Alexander Edgar Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (born 13 May 1980) is an English chef, and the third child and second son of David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood, and his first wife Margaret, Viscountess Lascelles. [1] He is heir apparent to the earldom of Harewood, due to his elder brother having been born before their parents' marriage. He is a great-great-grandson of George V and second cousin once removed to Charles III
A chef, Lascelles has also taught about food at the John of Gaunt School, Trowbridge. [2]
Lascelles' first child, Leo Cyrus Anthony, was born out of wedlock (by former girlfriend Laleh Yeganegy) [1] and is unable to succeed to his grandfather's earldom. On 18 August 2017 at Kew Gardens, Alexander Lascelles married Annika Elizabeth Reed (b. 1984). They have a daughter, Ivy, born in 2018 and a son, Kit Moon William, born 2023.
The following table shows five generations. [3] [4]
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