ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən, hɪz ˈɛldɚ bɹˈʌðɚ, dˈʌɡləz, ɪnhˈɛɹɪɾᵻd ðɛɹ ɡɹˈeɪtˈʌŋkəlz tˈaɪɾəl ʌv mˈɑːɹkwɛs ʌv hˈʌntli, ænd ˈædəm ænd hɪz jˈʌŋɡɚ bɹˈʌðɚz wɜː ɡɹˈæntᵻd ðə ɹˈæŋk əvə mˈɑːɹkwɛsᵻz jˈʌŋɡɚ sˈʌnz, ɛnˈeɪblɪŋ hˌɪm tə jˈuːz ðə pɹˈiːfɪks lˈɔːɹd.
In 1937, his elder brother, Douglas, inherited their great-uncle's title of Marquess of Huntly, and Adam and his younger brothers were granted the rank of a marquess's younger sons, enabling him to use the prefix Lord.