Bruce Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl
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His Grace The Duke of Atholl |
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Coat of arms of the Duke of Atholl
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| Preceded by | John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl |
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Bruce George Ronald Murray 6 April 1960 South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Spouse(s) |
Lynne Elizabeth Andrew (m. 1984; div. 2003) Charmaine Myrna du Toit (m. 2009) |
| Children | Michael Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine Lord David Murray Lady Nicole Murray |
| Parents |
John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl Margaret Yvonne Leach |
| Residence | Louis Trichardt |
| Website | www.blair-castle.co.uk |
Bruce George Ronald Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl (born 6 April 1960) is a South African-bornhereditary peer in the Peerage of Scotland and Chief of Clan Murray. As Duke of Atholl, he has the right to raise Europe's only legal private army, named the Atholl Highlanders (a unique privilege granted to his family by Queen Victoria after visiting Blair Atholl in 1844).
The elder son of John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl and Margaret Yvonne née Leach (now styled the Dowager Duchess of Atholl), matriculated at Jeppe High School for Boys Johannesburg in 1979. He was educated at Saasveld Forestry College before serving his two years' National Service with the South African Infantry Corps. He is currently a volunteer member of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, holding the rank of lieutenant. Previously he managed a tea plantation, but then ran a signage business producing signs for commercial buildings. He was commissioned into the Atholl Highlanders in 2000, being appointed as lieutenant colonel. Upon the death of his father on 15 May 2012, he succeeded to all his father's titles, becoming the 12th Duke of Atholl.
The Duke first married on 4 February 1984 at Johannesburg Lynne Elizabeth Andrew (born Johannesburg, 7 June 1963) and they divorced in 2003.
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