Fife Christenings

1891, June 29[1]

Lady Alexandra Duff

Parents: Parents: His Grace the Duke of Fife and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Fife

Place: the Chapel Royal, St. James’s Palace

Names: Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise

Godparents:

H.M. The Queen of Great Britain and Ireland

H.R.H. the Prince of Wales

H.R.H. the Princess of Wales

1893, June 22[2]

Lady Maud Duff (later Princess Maud of Fife, Countess of Southesk)

Parents: His Grace the Duke of Fife and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Fife

Place: German Chapel Royal, St. James Palace

Names: Maud Alexandra Victoria Georgia Bertha

Godparents:

H.R.H. the Prince of Wales

H.R.H. the Princess of Wales

H.R.H. the Duke of York

H.R.H. Princess Maud of Wales

H.S.H. Princess Mary of Teck

1914, August 25[3]

H.H. Prince Alastair of Connaught (later Duke of Connaught)

Parents: T.R.H. Prince and Princess Arthur of Connaught

Place: 54 Mount Street, London

Names: Alastair Arthur

Godparents:

H.M. The King of Great Britain and Ireland

H.M. The King of Spain (represented by Lord Farquhar)

H.M. Queen Alexandra, the Dowager Queen of Great Britain and Ireland

H.R.H. the Princess Royal

H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught (represented by Major Malcolm Murray

H.R.H. Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll

1929, November 12[4]

The Master of Carnegie

Parents: Lord and Lady Carnegie

Place: Guard’s Chapel, Wellington Barracks

Names: James George Alexander Bannerman Carnegie

Godparents:

H.M. The King of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (represented by the Prince of Wales)

H.R.H. Princess Arthur of Connaught

Lieutenant-Commander the Hon. A.B. Carnegie R.N.

Mr. Henry Drummond-Wolff

Lady Scone (represented by Lady Carnegie)

1959, December 17[5]

Lady Alexandra Carnegie

Parents: The Duke and Duchess of Fife

Place: the Chapel Royal, St. James’ Palace

Names: Alexandra Clare Carnegie

Godparents:

H.M. The King of Norway

H.R.H. the Duchess of Gloucester

1961, June 29[6]

Lord MacDuff

Parents: The Duke and Duchess of Fife

Place: Mar Lodge, Braemar

Names: David Charles Carnegie

Godparents:

The Duke of Atholl

Major David Butler

Captain Richard Abel-Smith

Lady Malvina Murray

Mrs Patrick Telfer-Smollett

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[1] TT June 30, 1891

[2] The Times June 23, 1893

[3] The Times August 26, 1914

[4] The Times November 13, 1929

[5] The Times December 18, 1959 – The Archbishop of Sydney performed the ceremony

[6] The Times June 30, 1961