Royal Profile: The Honourable James Lascelles

The Hon. James Edward Lascelles was born 4 October 1953 as the son of George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood and Maria Donata, Countess of Harewood {Source}. He has an older brother, two younger brothers and a younger paternal half brother {Source}:

1. David Henry George Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood (1950)
1. Margaret Rosalind Messenger
1. Lady Emily Tsering Lascelles-Shand (1975)
1. Matthew Shand (m. 2008)
1. Isaac Shard (2009, twin)
2. Ida Shard (2009,twin)
3. Otis Shard (2011)
2. The Hon. Benjamin Lascelles (1978)
1. Carolina Valez Robeledo (m. 2009)
1. Mateo Lascelles (2013)
3. Alexander Edgar Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (1980)
1. Laleh Yeganegy (never married)
1. Leo Cyrus Anthony Lascelles (2008)
2. Annika, Viscountess Lascelles (1984, m. 2017)
1. The Hon. Ivy Lascelles (2018)
4. Hon. Edward David Lascelles (1982)
1. Sophie Cartlidge (m. 2014)
2. The Hon. R. Jeremy Lascelles (1955)
1. Julie Bayliss (1981, div)
1. Thomas Robert Lascelles (1982)
1. Laura Bailey (m. 2015)
2. Cleo Lascelles (2017)
2. Ellen Mary Lascelles (1984)
1. Michael G. Hermans (not married)
1. Jack Marley Hermans (2016)
2. Penny Moon Hermans (2017)
3. Amy Rose Lascelles (1986)
2. Catherine Isobel Bell (1964, m. 1999)
1. Tallulah Grace Lascelles (2005)
3. The Hon. Mark Hubert Lascelles (1964)
1. Andrea Kershaw(m. 1992, div. 2005)
1. Charlotte Patricia Lascelles (1996)
2. Imogen Mary Lascelles (1998)
3. Miranda Rose Lascelles (2000)
2. Judith Ann Kilburn (m. 2011)

He was baptized on 27 December 1953, with the following among his godparents{Source}:

1. Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
2. Sophie Bachmann

He was educated in England. He attended Westminister School{Source}. He was a keyboard player with a folk band called It's a Small World{Source}. He was also a member of the Footsbard traveling theatre troupe{Source}.


He has been married three times. His first marriage was to Frederika Ann Durrson in April 1973{Source}. They later divorced in 1985{Source}. His second marriage was to Lori Susan Lee in May 1985{Source}. In 1999, he married Joy Elias-Rilwan{Source}. He has four children from his first two marriages{Source}:

1. Sophie Amber Lascelles-Pearce(1973)
1. Timothy Pearce (m. 2011)
1. Lilianda Pearce (2010)
2. Rowan Nash Lascelles (1977)
3. Tanit Lascelles (1981)
4. Tewa Ziyane Robert George Lascelles (1985)
1. Cynthia Lascelles (m. 2008)
1. Son (2014)