Peregrine Moncreiffe of that Ilk
Peregrine Moncreiffe | |
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| Born | February 16, 1951 |
| Occupation(s) | Investment banker, Clan chief |
| Known for | Chief of Clan Moncreiffe, Baron of Moncreiffe and Easter Moncreiffe |
The Hon. Peregrine David Euan Malcolm Moncreiffe, subsequently known as Moncreiffe of that Ilk, holds the titles Baron of Moncreiffe and Easter Moncreiffe, and serves as Chief of Clan Moncreiffe. Born on 16 February 1951, he is the second son of Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 11th Baronet Moncreiffe and Diana Denyse Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll. His elder brother is Sir Merlin Sereld Victor Gilbert Hay, 12th Baronet Moncreiffe, 24th Earl of Erroll, who is also Chief of Clan Hay.
Biography
Moncreiffe received his education at Eton before attending Christ Church, Oxford, where he participated as a rower in the 1972 Boat Race. He built a professional career in investment banking and was honoured as a Freeman of the City of London. Additionally, he became a Liveryman within the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers.
A distinguished Member of the Royal Company of Archers, he held the office of Slains Pursuivant from 1970 until the passing of his mother in 1978. In 1997, following the death of his cousin, Elisabeth Moncreiffe of Moncreiffe, he assumed the role of Chief of Clan Moncreiffe and inherited the title Baron of Moncreiffe in Perthshire. On 11 January 2001, the Lord Lyon King of Arms formally acknowledged him as "Moncreiffe of that Ilk" and conferred upon him the corresponding heraldic arms through the Court of the Lord Lyon.
On 27 July 1988, he wed Miranda Mary Fox-Pitt (born 1968), daughter of Mervyn Fox-Pitt and descendant of General Augustus Pitt Rivers. The couple has six children: Ossian Peregrine Thomas Gerald (b. 1991), Idina May (b. 1992), Eliza Miranda (b. 1995), Alexandra Maria (b. 1996), Lily (b. 1998), and Euan (b. 2000).
As of , Peregrine Moncreiffe resides with his family in the Channel Islands.