George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon
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| Born | George Reginald Oliver Molyneux Herbert 10 November 1956 |
| Title | Earl of Carnarvon |
| Tenure | 10 September 2001 – present |
| Other titles | Lord Porchester (1987-2001) |
| Nationality | British |
| Residence | Highclere Castle |
| Predecessor | Henry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon |
| Heir | George Herbert, Lord Porchester |
| Spouse(s) |
Jayne Wilby (m. 1989; div. 1998) Fiona Aitken (m. 1999) |
| Issue | Lady Saoirse Herbert George Herbert, Lord Porchester The Hon. Edward Herbert |
| Parents |
Henry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon Jean Margaret Wallop |
George Reginald Oliver Molyneux Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon (born 10 November 1956), styled Lord Porchester from 1987 to 2001, is a British peer and arable farmer.
His family seat, Highclere Castle, has achieved notability as the primary filming location for the television series Downton Abbey. Carnarvon and his family live in part of the house, while the rest is used as a venue for hire and is also open to the public.
The son of Henry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon, and a godson of Queen Elizabeth II, Herbert was educated at Eton and St John's College, Oxford.
He succeeded to the title of Earl of Carnarvon when his father died on 10 September 2001. After the death in 2003 of the 17th Earl of Pembroke, a distant cousin, he also became heir to the Earldoms of Pembroke and Montgomery, held by patrilineal cousin, William Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke, and is currently third in line.
Lord Carnarvon married Jayne M. Wilby on 16 December 1989, daughter of racehorse owner Kenneth A. Wilby and Frances Loftus (remarried to Prince Prospero Colonna di Stigliano). They divorced in 1998. They had two children:
Then, on 18 February 1999 he married Fiona J. M. Aitken, daughter of Ronnie Aitken and Frances Farmer; they had one son:
The current Lady Carnarvon is a historian who has written a biography of her predecessor, Almina, Countess of Carnarvon.
Lord Carnarvon's uncle, his mother's brother, Hon. Malcolm Wallop, a rancher in Wyoming, served three terms in the United States Senate.
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