I was just reading about Elisabeth Murdoch (daughter of Rupert), and ended up (as usual) looking up her children's names. This took me on a winding path through the swath of stepsiblings her kids have. Try to follow (or don't, and just let me know what you think of the names).
So,
Elisabeth Murdoch first married
Elkin Kwesi Pianim. They had two daughters,
Cornelia and
Anna.
Her second marriage was to
Matthew Freud. They have two children,
Charlotte Emma and
Samson.
Matthew had previously been married to
Caroline Hutton, who goes by the very posh nickname of
Pidge. They had two sons,
George Rupert and
Jonah Henry.
After divorcing Matthew, Pidge married
Charles Edward Maurice , the 9th Earl Spencer, who was the brother of Princess Diana. They had two children, the Honorable
Edmund Charles (called
Ned) and Lady
Lara.
Of course, Earl Spencer had previously been married to
Catherine Victoria Lockwood. They had four children: Lady
Kitty Eleanor, twins Lady
Eliza Victoria and Lady
Katya Amelia (who goes by her middle name), and
Louis Frederick John, Viscount Althorp.
Their mother, Catherine, married
Jonathan Aitken after divorcing Earl Spencer. Their son is named
Samuel.
Crazy, isn't it? This is just the web of stepsiblings, and while there are some neat names in here, there are even more interesting selections when you get into the lists of their cousins. But I'll spare you. Anyhow, WDYT?
This message was edited 6/21/2009, 11:51 AM