Simon Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of Loudoun

The Right Honourable The Earl of Loudoun
Coat of arms of the Earl of Loudoun
Tenure	2012–present
Predecessor	Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun
Born	Simon Michael Rawdon Francis Abney-Hastings (1974-10-29) 29 October 1974 (age 49)
Nationality	Australian
Locality	Wangaratta, Victoria
Heir	The Hon. Marcus Abney-Hastings
Parents	Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun

Simon Michael Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of Loudoun (born 29 October 1974), styled as Lord Mauchline until 2012, is a British aristocrat living in Australia who is the current holder of the ancient Scottish noble title of Earl of Loudoun.

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Family and activities

The Earl of Loudoun is the son of Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun, whom he succeeded in 2012. He resides in Wangaratta and Melbourne, Victoria.^[1]

The heir presumptive to the title is the present holder's brother, the Hon. Marcus William Abney-Hastings (born 1981).

Abney-Hastings was chosen to carry one of the gold spurs of the royal regalia,^[2] emblems of knighthood and chivalry^[3] to be presented to King Charles III at his coronation.^[4] Abney-Hastings is the only Australian to have played an official role in the coronation. In a statement provided to some media outlets, his private secretary Terence Guthridge said Abney-Hastings was "delighted" to be asked to bear the large golden spurs, part of the ceremony dating back to the coronation of Richard I (Richard the Lionheart), in 1189.^[5] He is also a Catholic and advocates for the canonization of his ancestor, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury.^[6]

Patronage and honours

Hereditary Governor — Patron – Repton School, Derbyshire
Patron – Ashby de la Zouch Museum
Patron – Friends of Loudoun Kirk
President – The Board of Governors, St Andrew's First Aid Australia
Patron – Melbourne Highland Games, Australia. (Formally Ringwood Highland Games)
Patron – Australian Monarchist League, Victoria Branch
Patron – Clan Campbell Society of Australia
Patron – Barnet 1471 Battlefields Society
Patron – Australia Day Council – Victoria. Australia
Protector – Order of St Thomas of Acre
Kentucky Colonel 2022 Highest Honor Commonwealth of Kentucky USA
Esteemed friend of Loudoun Museum, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia USA
Chieftain of the Day 2022 – Brigadoon Highland Games – Bundanoon NSW
Chieftain of the Day 2023 – Brigadoon Highland Games – Bundanoon NSW
Chieftain of the Day 2023 – Aberdeen Highland Games

Ancestry and the royal succession

Through his grandmother Barbara Huddleston Abney-Hastings, 13th Countess of Loudoun, he is directly descended from, and heir-general of, George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III.

In 2004, the documentary Britain's Real Monarch repeated the claim that Michael Abney-Hastings, as the senior descendant of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, was the rightful King of England. This argument hinges on the claim that Edward IV of England was illegitimate.^[7] Simon Abney-Hastings, following his father's death, would have become the rightful monarch of England under this alternative path of succession, rather than Elizabeth II, and would be the current monarch rather than Charles III. Abney-Hastings has recognized his right to inherit the throne of England. However, he has stated he is a loyal supporter of the late Queen and her eldest son.^[8] He was invited to the coronation of King Charles III, notwithstanding the competing claim being occasionally discussed by some media sources.^[5]

References

^ "'Rightful king of England' dies in Australia". The Telegraph. 3 July 2012.
^ "The Crown Jewels: The Spurs". Royal Collection Trust. RCIN 31725.
^ Lawrence E. Tanner (6 June 1953). "The Queen's coronation: The story of the regalia". Country Life. pp. 52–61. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ "Coronation order of service in full". BBC News. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b Wahlquist, Calla (25 April 2023). "The only Australian with a role in King Charles' coronation is from Wangaratta – where most people don't know him". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
^ Earl of Loudon, Abney Hastings. "Canonization Mass for Margaret Pole". X.
^ 'Rightful heir' to British monarchy dies in Australia AFP – 5 July 2012, Yahoo! News
^ Wahlquist, Calla. "The only Australian with a role in King Charles' coronation is from Wangaratta – where most people don't know him". Retrieved 8 September 2023.

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Michael Abney-Hastings	Earl of Loudoun 2012–present	Incumbent

Current earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

Sorted by (historical) entity at time of grant

King George III	Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn Benjamin Craven, 9th Earl of Craven Rupert Onslow, 8th Earl of Onslow Julian Marsham, 8th Earl of Romney John Pelham, 9th Earl of Chichester Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton John Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis Simon Nelson, 10th Earl Nelson Philip Kent Grey, 7th Earl Grey William Lowther, 9th Earl of Lonsdale Conroy Ryder, 8th Earl of Harrowby
Prince Regent	David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Minto Charles Cathcart, 7th Earl Cathcart John Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam Albert Eliot, 11th Earl of St Germans Mark Parker, 7th Earl of Morley Richard Bridgeman, 7th Earl of Bradford
King George IV	John Scott, 6th Earl of Eldon Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe Keith Rous, 6th Earl of Stradbroke James Temple-Gore-Langton, 9th Earl Temple of Stowe Colin Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor
King William IV	Thomas Anson, 6th Earl of Lichfield Edward Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham Fergus Leveson-Gower, 6th Earl Granville Edward Howard, 8th Earl of Effingham David Moreton, 7th Earl of Ducie Charles Pelham, 8th Earl of Yarborough
Queen Victoria	Thomas Coke, 8th Earl of Leicester Anthony Noel, 6th Earl of Gainsborough William Byng, 9th Earl of Strafford Mark Pepys, 9th Earl of Cottenham Graham Wellesley, 8th Earl Cowley David Ward, 5th Earl of Dudley Hugh Montgomerie, 7th Earl of Winton John Russell, 7th Earl Russell John Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Cromartie John Wodehouse, 5th Earl of Kimberley Richard Wortley, 5th Earl of Wharncliffe Simon Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns John Lytton, 5th Earl of Lytton William Palmer, 5th Earl of Selborne John Northcote, 5th Earl of Iddesleigh Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook
King Edward VII	Evelyn Baring, 4th Earl of Cromer Ivor Windsor-Clive, 4th Earl of Plymouth Edward Foljambe, 5th Earl of Liverpool
King George V	Neil Primrose, 3rd Earl of Midlothian Michael Hicks Beach, 3rd Earl St Aldwyn David Beatty, 3rd Earl Beatty Alexander Haig, 3rd Earl Haig Edward Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh Roderick Balfour, 5th Earl of Balfour Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith Patrick Jellicoe, 3rd Earl Jellicoe Peter Mackay, 4th Earl of Inchcape William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel
King George VI	Simon Bowes-Lyon, 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne Benedict Baldwin, 5th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley Peter Wood, 3rd Earl of Halifax Brer Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie David Lloyd George, 4th Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor Norton Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Queen Elizabeth II	Shane Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis Mark Cunliffe-Lister, 4th Earl of Swinton John Attlee, 3rd Earl Attlee Simon Marquis, 3rd Earl of Woolton David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon Alexander Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton

Italics in entries mean the peer also holds a previously listed earldom of higher precedence

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