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He was the son of [[Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey]] and [[Lady Victoria Manners]], the eldest daughter of the [[Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland|8th Duke of Rutland]], and was baptised with [[George V of the United Kingdom|George V]] and [[Mary of Teck]] as his godparents. He was the brother of [[Lady Rose McLaren]] and the nephew of [[Lady Diana Cooper]].
Along with his wife, he attended the Coronation in 1952 of Elizabeth II. At the time of his death in 2013 it was believed they were the only living married couple apart from Elizabeth II and Price Philip to have attended the Coronation.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brandreth |first1=Giles |title=Philip: The Final Portrait |date=2021 |isbn=9781444769579 |page=443-444}}</ref>
===Education===
He was educated at [[Wixenford School]] and [[Eton College]].<ref name="Paget"/><ref>Andrew Cox, Charles Roger Dod, Robert Phipps Dod, ''Dod's Parliamentary Companion'' (1999), p. 12</ref>
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He was Vice-President of the [[Society for Army Historical Research]] and a Member of the Council of the [[National Army Museum]]. He was Hon. President of the [[Crimean War Research Society]]. He was awarded an Honorary [[Doctor of Letters|D.Litt]] by the University of Wales in 1984, and the [[Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies]] awarded him the [[Chesney Gold Medal]] for his contribution to military history in 1996. He chaired the Historic Buildings Council for Wales (1977-92) and was the founding President of the [[Friends of Friendless Churches]] (1966-84). He served as a Vice-Chairman of the [[Welsh National Trust|National Trust]] (1975-85) and was a President of the [[National Museum of Wales]] (1962-68). He was a member of the [[Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment|Royal Fine Art Commission]] (1965-71) and a Trustee both of the [[National Portrait Gallery, London|National Portrait Gallery]] (1979-91) and of the [[National Heritage Memorial Fund]] (1980-92).<ref name="Paget"/>
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