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They had three children: Alexandra de Bunsen DL (born 1943), Virginia Carington CVO (born 1946; formerly married to Lord Ashcombe), and Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington DL (born 1948). Carington's wife, Lady Carrington, died on 7 June 2009, aged 89.
- Second World War
- 3, including Rupert
- 1939–1949 (inactive from 1945)
- Conservative
Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, British politician who was secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) from 1984 to 1988. He previously had served as foreign secretary (1979–82) under Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Learn more about his life and career.
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However, on November 17, 1999, he was given a life peerage as “Baron Carington of Upton,” of Upton in the County of Nottinghamshire. He was the longest-serving member of the 'House of the Lords,' a seat he held until his death in 2018. Family, Personal Life, & Death. Peter was married to Iona McClean.
Peter Carrington was born in Chelsea on 6 June 1919, the only son of the 5th Baron Carrington and Sibyl Colville. He was educated at Eton and Sandhurst, and after his father’s death in 1938 he succeeded his father as the 6th Baron when he was just 19 years old.
May 23, 2018 · views 3,666,517 updated May 23 2018. Carrington, Peter, 6th Baron Carrington (b. 1919). Carrington is one of the few hereditary peers to hold high office through the modern Conservative Party. After junior ministerial appointments, Carrington served as high commissioner in Australia 1956–9.
Jul 16, 2018 · Appreciation: Lord Carrington by James Douglas-Hamilton. By The Newsroom. Published 16th Jul 2018, 01:00 BST. Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, KG, GCMG, CH, MC, PC, DL ...
Jul 10, 2018 · He became 6th Baron Carrington of Upton in 1938. Advertisement His father, Rupert Victor John Carington, was the 5th Baron Carrington and his mother, Sibyl Colville, was the daughter of the 2nd ...
