Baron Norrie
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Baron Norrie, of Wellington in New Zealand and of Upton in the County of Gloucester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...

. It was created in 1957 for Sir Willoughby Norrie upon his retirement as Governor-General of New Zealand
Governor-General of New Zealand
The Governor-General of New Zealand is the representative of the monarch of New Zealand . The Governor-General acts as the Queen's vice-regal representative in New Zealand and is often viewed as the de facto head of state....

. the title is held by his eldest son, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1977.

Barons Norrie (1957)

  • (Charles) Willoughby Moke Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie (1893–1977)
  • George Willoughby Moke Norrie, 2nd Baron Norrie (b. 1936)


The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....

is the present holder's son Hon. Mark Willoughby John Norrie (b. 1972)

The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Archie Michael George Norrie (b. 2001)
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