Earl of Harrington land formerly belonging to Kensington Palace: Harrington House remained in the family until the First World War. It is currently home to the Russian Embassy. Serena Armstrong-Jones, Countess of Snowdon, wife of the Earl of Snowdon, nephew of Queen Elizabeth II, and member of the extended British Royal Family, is the daughter of the 12th Earl of Harrington. The heir apparent is the present holder's son William Henry Leicester Stanhope, Viscount Petersham (b. 1967).<br> The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son the Hon. Augustus Stanhope (b. 2005). Earl of Harrington Earl of Harrington is a title in the Peerage
Earl of Stamford eighth Earl. He was the son of the Reverend Harry Grey, son of the Hon. John Grey, third son of the fourth Earl. He was succeeded by his nephew, the ninth Earl. However, it was not until 1892 that the Committee for Privileges of the House of Lords confirmed the latter in the title, as the Committee wished to be assured that a marriage contracted by the 8th Earl while he lived abroad had not produced a legitimate heir. (The 8th Earl, who lived in South Africa, had married his housekeeper after she had already given birth to two of