DAVID ARMSTRONG-JONES, VISCOUNT LINLEY

'David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley' (born 3 November 1961), known professionally as 'David Linley', is the chairman-elect of Christie's UK, the international auction house.

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Early life

Marriage

Career

External links

Early life

He is the son of the late Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and the 1st Earl of Snowdon; thus he is the nephew of Queen Elizabeth II, and grandson of King George VI. He does not hold the title Viscount Linley in his own right; rather, it is a courtesy title used by the eldest son and heir general of the Earl of Snowdon. He is currently twelfth in the line of succession to the British throne and is the first person in the line of succession who is not a descendant of the Queen. He had body guards when he was younger as he occupied a high position in the line of succession.
He was born at Clarence House in London. At the age of three, his prominent ears were pinned back surgically.

Marriage

After romances with Susannah Constantine, Kate Menzies, and Nicola Formby, Lord Linley married The Hon. Serena Stanhope on 8 October 1993. They have two children, The Hon. Charles Armstrong-Jones, born in 1999, and The Hon. Margarita Armstrong-Jones, born in 2002.
Ironically, he was the only one in the first 12 places in the line of succession to marry anyone who held a rank or title after Prince Charles who married Lady Diana Spencer. His wife, before marriage, was styled "The Honourable" and if her father had become an earl she would have risen to the rank of "Lady." His own children now hold the title that his wife was born with.

Career

Lord Linley is a manufacturer of furniture, upholstery and interior design products known for their neoclassical appearance, dramatic use of inlaid woods, and attractiveness to high-profile clients such as Oprah Winfrey, for whom he designed a desk. He founded his own company, called LINLEY, in 1985.
On 3 November 2006, the Associated Press reported that Lord Linley had been appointed chairman of Christie's UK. He took up his post on 1 December 2006.

External links

★ LINLEY website

★ LINLEY designed suites at Claridge's