Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Erroll |
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| Born | Merlin Sereld Victor Gilbert Hay 20 April 1948 |
| Residence | Woodbury Hall, Sandy, Bedfordshire |
| Offices |
Lord High Constable of Scotland Chief of Clan Hay |
| Heir | Harry Hay, Lord Hay |
| Spouse(s) | Isabelle (née Astell), Countess of Erroll |
| Parents |
Sir Rupert Iain Kay Moncreiffe, 11th Baronet Diana Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll |
| Occupation | Programmer |
Merlin Sereld Victor Gilbert Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll (born 20 April 1948) is a crossbench member of the House of Lords, Chief of the Scottish clan Hay, and hereditary Lord High Constable of Scotland.
Lord Erroll is the son of Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk and Diana, Countess of Erroll. He was page to the Lord Lyon in 1956. He was educated at Eton College and at Trinity College, Cambridge.
He succeeded his mother, the countess, in 1978 as Earl of Erroll, and in 1985, his father as a Baronet. He is a member of the Council of the Hereditary Peerage Association. As Lord Erroll was Chief of Clan Hay by virtue of his mother's title, his younger brother Peregrine took over their father as Chief of Clan Moncreiffe.
He married Isabelle Jacqueline Laline Astell Hohler (b. Brussels, 22 August 1955), daughter of Major Thomas Sidney Hohler and heiress to the family of Astell, of Everton House, Bedfordshire, in 1982. The Countess is a patroness of the Royal Caledonian Ball and served as High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 2015.
The couple has two sons and two daughters:
The Earl of Erroll has been a lieutenant at the Atholl Highlanders since 1974, and is a Member of the Royal Company of Archers. He served in the 21st SAS Artists Rifles (V) Territorial Army from 1975 to 1990, and was an Honorary Colonel of the Royal Military Police (Territorial Army) from 1992 to 1997.
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