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Born 4 May 1984 (age 39) ( 1984-05-04 ) Grandparents Lady Elizabeth Diana Montagu Douglas Scott Uncles Henry Percy, 11th Duke of Northumberland Great-grandparents Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland Similar People Ralph Percy - 12th Duke of N, Jane Percy - Duchess, Lady Elizabeth Diana Mo, Pippa Middleton | ||
Earl Percy - Atlantic Salmon Trust 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner
George Dominic Percy, Earl Percy (born 4 May 1984), is the heir apparent to the Dukedom of Northumberland.
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Percy was born as the second child and elder son of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland. He became heir apparent to the dukedom in 1995, when his uncle Henry, 11th Duke of Northumberland, died. Percy's parents, now Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, were eager to protect him from "vices and pitfalls", and filed a lawsuit to prevent him from inheriting £1 million and a £250,000 annual income upon turning 18. In 1999, they succeeded in delaying the inheritance, which Lord Percy received at the age of 25. George Percy is also set to inherit Alnwick Castle, which famously appeared as Hogwarts' School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter films. He fulfilled the role of Page of Honour to Queen Elizabeth II between 1996 and 1998. Additionally, he is a direct descendant of Charles II of England, tracing back through several lines of ancestry.
Earl Percy was educated at Eton College, and studied geography at the University of Edinburgh, specialising in sustainable development and renewable energy. He graduated in 2008, having shared a house with Pippa Middleton, with whom he has been linked since.
Percy studied Arabic language at the University of Damascus, and later worked in Abu Dhabi. He is the CEO of energy company Hotspur Geothermal with Paul Younger.
As old family friends, Lord Percy and his family attended the wedding of Middleton's sister Catherine and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, in 2011.