David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife

Birthday March 3, 1961

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Marylebone, London, England

Age 63 years old

Nationality United Kingdom

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1961

David Charles Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife (born 3 March 1961) is a British peer and businessman.

He is the only surviving son of the late James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife, and his former wife Caroline Dewar.

1982

Carnegie was educated at Eton College and graduated from Pembroke College, Cambridge, in 1982 with a BA degree.

He was employed by London-based stock brokerage firm Cazenove between 1982 and 1985.

1986

In 1986, he received the MA degree given to Cambridge graduates who have an earned BA. He was also educated at Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

1987

Carnegie married on 16 June 1987 in London, Caroline Anne Bunting (born Windsor, Berkshire, 13 November 1961), only daughter of Martin Brian Bunting (East Grinstead, West Sussex, born 1934) and wife Veronica Mary Cope (Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, born 1936).

They have three sons:

The Duchess of Fife is a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) for Angus.

1988

Between 1988 and 1989, Carnegie was with the Edinburgh-based investment management firm of Bell, Lawrie and Company.

1990

He graduated from the University of Edinburgh Business School in 1990 with an MBA degree.

1992

Between 1992 and 1996, he was with chartered accountants and financial advisers Reeves and Neylan.

2003

As of 2003, he lives at Kinnaird Castle in Angus, Scotland.

Kinnaird is one of the Carnegie family seats.

2015

He was styled Earl of Macduff until 1992, and then Earl of Southesk until succeeding his father on 22 June 2015 as the fourth Duke of Fife and Chief of the Clan Carnegie.

He is the highest person in line of succession to the British throne who is not a descendant of George V.

He is a third cousin of King Charles III.