Tenure 2012-present Nationality South African | Name Bruce 12th | |
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Born Bruce George Ronald Murray 6 April 1960 (age 64) South Africa ( 1960-04-06 ) Other titles Marquess of Tullibardine Spouse(s) Lynne Elizabeth Andrew(m. 1984; div. 2003)Charmaine Myrna du Toit (m. 2009) Issue Michael Bruce John Murray, Marquess of TullibardineLord David MurrayLady Nicole Murray Parents John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl Predecessor Nationality South African Similar Duke of Atholl, Clan Murray, Queen Victoria Preceded by John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl | ||
Atholl Highlanders Parade with 12th Duke of Atholl Jubilee Year 26th May 2012
Bruce George Ronald Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl (born 6 April 1960) is a South African-born hereditary peer in the Peerage of Scotland and Chief of Clan Murray. As Duke of Atholl, he has the right to raise Europe's only legal private army, named the Atholl Highlanders (a unique privilege granted to his family by Queen Victoria after visiting Blair Atholl in 1844).
Contents
- Atholl Highlanders Parade with 12th Duke of Atholl Jubilee Year 26th May 2012
- Early life and career
- Marriage and children
- Titles and styles
- References
Early life and career
The elder son of John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl and Margaret Yvonne née Leach (now styled the Dowager Duchess of Atholl), matriculated at Jeppe High School for Boys Johannesburg in 1979. He was educated at Saasveld Forestry College before serving his two years' National Service with the South African Infantry Corps. He is currently a volunteer member of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, holding the rank of lieutenant. Previously he managed a tea plantation, but then ran a signage business producing signs for commercial buildings. He was commissioned into the Atholl Highlanders in 2000, being appointed as lieutenant colonel. Upon the death of his father on 15 May 2012, he succeeded to all his father's titles, becoming the 12th Duke of Atholl.
Marriage and children
The Duke first married on 4 February 1984 in Johannesburg to Lynne Elizabeth Andrew (born Johannesburg, 7 June 1963) and they divorced in 2003.
Together they had three children, two sons and one daughter:
He married Charmaine Myrna (née du Toit) in 2009.