Archie Stirling Scotland and England. His sister Hannah is married to Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury. Stirling's first wife was Charmian Rachel Montagu Douglas Scott (18 July 1942 – 5 April 2009). They married on 11 November 1964 and were divorced in 1977. She was the niece of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester and the granddaughter of John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch. The couple had two sons, William Rory Alexander Stirling, born on 15 December 1965, and Ludovic David Stirling, born on 29 April 1967. Stirling was married to actress Dame Diana Rigg for eight years,
Rachael Stirling Bletchley Circle" in 2012 and 2014. Stirling appeared in a 2013 episode of "Doctor Who" titled "The Crimson Horror" alongside her mother. The episode had been specially written for Stirling and her mother by Mark Gatiss (marking the very first appearance of the two actresses together professionally) and was aired 4 May 2013 as part of Series 7. In 2014, Stirling portrayed Kate Wilkinson in the Cold War spy thriller television series "The Game", and appeared in the BBC Four comedy drama "Detectorists" as Becky, initially girlfriend, then wife, of Andy (played by Mackenzie Crook). Stirling appeared as a guest