Edward Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester
- Edward Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester
Edward Douglas Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester CBE DL (born 6 May 1936) of Holkham Hall, Norfolk, England, is a British peer.
He is the son of Anthony Louis Lovel Coke, 6th Earl of Leicester and Moyra Joan Crossley. He married, firstly, Valerie Potter, daughter of Leonard A. Potter, on 28 April 1962. He and Valerie Potter were divorced in 1985. They had three children:
*Thomas Edward Coke, Viscount Coke (b. 6 July 1965)
*Lady Laura-Jane Elizabeth Coke (b. 1968), married Jonathan Paul, 1993
*Hon. Rupert Henry John Coke (b. 1975) He married, secondly, Sarah Forde, daughter of Noel Henry Boys Forde, in 1986.
Lord Leicester has spent great effort in restoring Holkham Hall and was appointed CBE for services to Heritage in 2005. He was also appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Norfolk in the same year.
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