David Carnegie, Earl of Southesk
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David Charles Carnegie, Earl of Southesk (b. 3 March 1961, Marylebone
Marylebone
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, London
London
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), styled Earl of Macduff until 16 February 1992, is the only son of the 3rd Duke of Fife
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
James George Alexander Bannerman Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife is a great grandson of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom and a member of the extended British Royal Family, in the line of succession to the British Throne...

, and his former wife, now The Hon. Lady Worsley
Caroline, Lady Worsley
Caroline Cecily, Lady Worsley , is the ex-wife of the 3rd Duke of Fife.-Early life:Lady Worsley was born Miss Caroline Dewar at Bardowie Castle at Milngavie, a suburb in Glasgow, Scotland, to The Hon. Henry Evelyn Alexander Dewar, and his wife, the former Cynthia Monica Starkie. She later had a...

. Southesk is expected to become the 4th Duke of Fife.

Education and career

Carnegie graduated from Pembroke College
Pembroke College, Cambridge
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, Cambridge University, Cambridge
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, England
England
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, in 1982 with a BA
Bachelor of Arts
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 degree. He was employed by London-based stock brokerage firm Cazenove between 1982 and 1985. In 1986, he graduated from Pembroke College, with an MA degree. He was also educated at Royal Agricultural College
Royal Agricultural College
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, Cirencester
Cirencester
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, England
England
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.

Between 1988 and 1989, Carnegie was with the Edinburgh based investment management firm of Bell, Lawrie and Company. He graduated from University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
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, Edinburgh, in 1990 with an MBA
Master of Business Administration
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 degree. Between 1992 and 1996 he was with chartered accountants and financial advisors Reeves and Neylan. As of 2003 he lived at Kinnaird Castle, Brechin
Brechin
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, Angus
Angus
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, Scotland
Scotland
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; Kinnaird is one of the Carnegie family holdings.

Marriage and family

He married the former Caroline Anne Bunting (who is now known as Caroline Carnegie, Countess of Southesk,) daughter of Martin Brian Bunting and Veronica Mary Cope, on 16 June 1987 in London
London
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, England
England
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.

They have three sons:
  • Charles Duff Carnegie, Lord Carnegie (born Edinburgh, 1 July 1989)
  • The Hon. George William Carnegie (born Edinburgh, 23 March 1991)
  • The Hon. Hugh Alexander Carnegie (born Dundee, 10 June 1993)

Ancestry

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