William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel

The Earl Peel
2019 parliamentary portrait
Lord Chamberlain of the Household
In office
16 October 2006  31 March 2021
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byThe Lord Luce
Succeeded byThe Lord Parker of Minsmere
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
15 May 1973  11 November 1999
as a hereditary peer
Preceded byThe 2nd Earl Peel
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Assumed office
11 November 1999
as an elected hereditary peer
Preceded bySeat established
Personal details
Born
William James Robert Peel

(1947-10-03) 3 October 1947
NationalityBritish
Political partyCrossbench
Other political
affiliations
Conservative (until July 2006)
Spouses
Veronica Timpson
(m. 1973; div. 1987)
    The Hon. Charlotte Soames
    (m. 1989)
    Children3
    Parent
    Alma mater
    OccupationBusinessman, peer and politician
    Other titles
    • 4th Viscount Peel
    • 8th Baronet (of Drayton Manor and Bury)

    William James Robert Peel, 3rd Earl Peel (born 3 October 1947), styled Viscount Clanfield until 1969, is a British hereditary peer who was a Conservative peer from 15 May 1973 until October 2006 when, on his appointment as Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household, he became a crossbench (non-partisan) member of the House of Lords.