Rufus Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle

Rufus Arnold Alexis Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle (* July 16, 1965 ) is a British peer and designers. From 1968 to 1979 he led the courtesy title Viscount Bury.

Background and education

Rufus Keppel is the son of Derek William Charles Keppel, Viscount Bury, and Marina Davidoff, a daughter of Count Serge Orloff - Davidoff. Since his father died before his grandfather, Rufus Keppel inherited the title of Earl of Albemarle in 1979 after the death of his grandfather at the age of 14 years. Keppel lived with his parents in England and Italy. He received at the Chelsea College of Art and Design and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design His academic training.

Through his grandmother, Lady Victoria Wynn - Carrington, Lord Albermarle holds one-twentieth of the office of Lord Great Chamberlain, one of the Great Officers of State in England and Wales. By his descent from William Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle, he is a distant cousin of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. The reform of the British Parliament system in 1999, he lost his inherited seat in the House of Lords.

Family

2001 married Rufus Keppel in Havana Sally Claire Tadayon, a sculptress with Danish and Iranian roots. Designer Tom Ford for Yves St. Laurent designed the wedding dress. The couple belongs to the international jet set, which is regularly seen at parties what is being reported in the press. After a long stay in the United States Keppel returned to England. He is the founder of the company - shirts Albemarle of London and Managing Director of Albemarle Design Consulting.

The couple has one child, born in 2003 to Augustus Sergei Darius Keppel, Viscount Bury.

Title and styling

• The Honourable Rufus Arnold Alexis Keppel (1965-1968)
• Viscount Bury (1968-1979)
• The Right Honourable The Earl of Albemarle (since July 14, 1979 )