Reginald Herbert, 15th Earl of Pembroke
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Reginald Herbert, 15th Earl of Pembroke and 12th Earl of Montgomery (8 September 1880-13 January 1960) was a British peer. He married Lady Beatrice Eleanor Paget (of the marquesses of Anglesey
on 21 January 1904 and they had three children: Lady Patricia Herbert
(12 November 1904-1994), Sidney, Lord Herbert
(9 January 1906-16 March 1969) and The Honourable David Herbert
(3 October 1908-3 April 1995). He was succeeded by his eldest son.
During World War II
he worked at the Foreign Office. In 1943, Lord Pembroke received an amusing letter from Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, the British Ambassador in Moscow.
Clark Kerr's letter was released by the Foreign Office under the 30-year rule and published in the Spectator, and on December 15th 1978, in the Far Eastern Economic Review.
Marquess of Anglesey
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on 21 January 1904 and they had three children: Lady Patricia Herbert
Patricia Smith, Viscountess Hambleden
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(12 November 1904-1994), Sidney, Lord Herbert
Sidney Herbert, 16th Earl of Pembroke
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(9 January 1906-16 March 1969) and The Honourable David Herbert
David Herbert
Not to be confused with the principal timpanist of the San Francisco Symphony, David Herbert.For the US artist see David Herbert David Alexander Reginald Herbert was a British socialite, memoirist and interior decorator. He was the second son of Reginald Herbert, 15th Earl of Pembroke. He spent...
(3 October 1908-3 April 1995). He was succeeded by his eldest son.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
he worked at the Foreign Office. In 1943, Lord Pembroke received an amusing letter from Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, the British Ambassador in Moscow.
My Dear Reggie,
In these dark days man tends to look for little shafts of light that spill from Heaven. My days are probably darker than yours, and I need, my God I do, all the light I can get. But I am a decent fellow, and I do not want to be mean and selfish about what little brightness is shed upon me from time to time. So I propose to share with you a tiny flash that has illuminated my sombre life and tell you that God has given me a new Turkish colleague whose card tells me that he is called Mustapha Kunt.
We all feel like that, Reggie, now and then, especially when Spring is upon us, but few of us would care to put it on our cards. It takes a Turk to do that.
Sir Archibald Clerk Kerr
H.M. Ambassador
Clark Kerr's letter was released by the Foreign Office under the 30-year rule and published in the Spectator, and on December 15th 1978, in the Far Eastern Economic Review.