had two daughters and two sons. The elder son, Iain David Charteris, Lord Elcho & Methil, was born on 20 June 1945 and died in a motor accident on 3 April 1954. Their younger daughter Caroline Letty Charteris was born on 5 November 1946 and died on 22 November 1946. Lord Wemyss married, secondly, in 1995, Shelagh Kathleen Kennedy, née Thrift. He lived in Gosford House, Longniddry, East Lothian. He died on 12 December 2008 at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Edinburgh, aged 96. He is buried in the family enclosure on the north side of Aberlady Churchyard. Lady Wemyss died in 2019. His younger brother, Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield was Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II. His younger son, James Donald Charteris, Lord Neidpath (b. 22 June 1948), succeeded his father. Honours Wemyss was made a Knight of the Thistle in 1966. He held an honorary LLD from the University of St Andrews awarded in 1953, and an honorary DUniv from the University of Edinburgh awarded in 1983. References External links 1912 births 2008 deaths British colonial army officers British Army personnel of World War II Knights of the Thistle Lord-Lieutenants of East Lothian 12 Lovat Scouts officers People educated at Eton College Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford People associated with East Lothian Scottish soldiers Lords High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Members of the Royal Company of Archers British conservationists Earls of March (Scotland) David People from Stanway, Gloucestershire Presidents of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society Wemyss