Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda

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Born
Henry Dermot Ponsonby Moore

(1937-01-14) 14 January 1937 (age 87)
London, UK [1]
Alma mater Trinity College, Cambridge
Oskar Kokoschka's School of Seeing
OccupationPhotographer
Spouse(s)Eliza Lloyd (m. 1968 – div. 1972)
Alexandra Henderson
(m. 1978)
ChildrenBenjamin (b. 1983)
Garrett (b. 1986)
Marina (b. 1988)

Henry Dermot Ponsonby Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda (born 14 January 1937), is a British photographer known professionally as Derry Moore. He inherited the title of Earl of Drogheda from his father, The 11th Earl of Drogheda. He had the right to use the courtesy title Viscount Moore from November 1957 until December 1989.

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Education and career

Henry Dermot Ponsonby Moore was born on 14 January 1937 in London into an Anglo-Irish aristocratic family, the son of Charles Garrett Ponsonby Moore, 11th Earl of Drogheda, and Joan Eleanor ( née Carr). He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, like his father, before studying painting at Oskar Kokoschka's School of Seeing in Salzburg, Austria. [2] [3] After working briefly as a travel agent in New York City, he took photography lessons from British photographer Bill Brandt. [2] Then-Viscount Moore (as he was up until inheriting the earldom in December 1989) began his professional career in 1973, with a commission from the American magazine Architectural Digest . [2] He photographed The Princess of Wales, Prince William and Prince Harry in 1992. His portrait, taken at Kensington Palace, was used by the Princess on her Christmas cards for that year. [4]

Lord Drogheda photographed Queen Elizabeth II, the late Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Indira Gandhi, Ronald Reagan, David Bowie, Iman, Benedict Cumberbatch and Helena Bonham Carter, as well as many other personalities. [5] [6] He became a leading photographer of architectural interiors and an illustrator of books, and had portraits published in Country Life and Vogue . He has thirty-seven portraits in the National Portrait Gallery's collection.[ citation needed ]

Books

Personal life

Lord Drogheda has been married to:

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda
Crest
Out of a ducal coronet a Moor’s head Proper wreathed about the temples Argent and Azure.
Escutcheon
Azure on a chief indented Or three mullets pierced Gules.
Supporters
Two greyhounds Argent.
Motto
Fortis Cadere Cedere Non Potest (The brave may fall, but cannot yield) [13]

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References

  1. Birth registered at Marylebone as per Freebmd.org.uk
  2. 1 2 3 Daisy Garnett, "At Home With: Derry Moore", The New York Times, 23 November 2006
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  4. "Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex; Diana, Princess of Wales; Prince William, Duke of Cambridge". NPG. National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. "Derry Moore - Biography". Derry Moore Photography. Derry Moore. 6 October 2014. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021. In 2005, Moore's portraiture was the focus of a small retrospective at the National Portrait Gallery, which featured his photographs of Helena Bonham Carter, John Gielgud, Rudolf Nureyev, Alan Bennett, David Bowie and the late Princess of Wales, amongst others.
  6. "Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda". NPG. National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  7. "An English Room: Weidenfeld & Nicolson: 978-0297788904: Books". archive.org. 30 March 1985. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  8. Paid Notice: Deaths: MOORE, ELIZA LLOYD. Accessed 18 December 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Viscount Moore Marries Eliza Lloyd", The New York Times, 15 May 1968, page 43
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Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Earl of Drogheda
1989–present
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