mˈɑːɹkwænd wʌz ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd æɾ ɪmˈænuːl skˈuːl ɪn bˈæɾɚsˌiː, lˈʌndən, mˈæɡdeɪlən kˈɑːlɪdʒ, ˈɑːksfɚd, sənt ˈæntəniz kˈɑːlɪdʒ, ˈɑːksfɚd, ænd æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə, bˈɜːkli.
Marquand was educated at Emanuel School in Battersea, London, Magdalen College, Oxford, St Antony's College, Oxford, and at the University of California, Berkeley.