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     Sir Michael Sobell was born in 1892.² He married Anne Rakusen.² He died in 1993.²

     Netta Sobell was born in 1920.² She was the daughter of Sir Michael Sobell and Anne Rakusen.^3,4 She married Arnold Weinstock, Baron Weinstock, son of Simon Weinstock and Golda (?), in 1949.¹ She died on 28 January 2019.²
     From 1949, her married name became Weinstock. After her marriage, Netta Sobell was styled as Baroness Weinstock on 17 July 1980.

     Hon. Simon Andrew Weinstock was born on 24 February 1952.¹ He was the son of Arnold Weinstock, Baron Weinstock and Netta Sobell.² He married Laura Helen Legh, daughter of Major Hon. Sir Francis Michael Legh and Ruadh Daphne Watson, in 1979.¹ He died on 8 May 1996 at age 44.¹
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.² He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was a commercial manager and commercial director with GEC between 1983 and 1996.¹

     Major Hon. Sir Francis Michael Legh was born on 2 August 1919.² He was the son of Richard William Davenport Legh, 3rd Baron Newton and Hon. Helen Winifred Meysey-Thompson.² He married Ruadh Daphne Watson, daughter of Alan Holmes Watson, on 16 November 1948.² He died on 26 October 1984 at age 65 at Lambeth, London, England.^2,3
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.² He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He gained the rank of Major in the Grenadier Guards.² He was Assistant Private Secretary and Equerry to HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother between 1956 and 1959.² He was Equerry to HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother between 1956 and 1984.² He was Private Secretary to HRH Princess Margaret between 1959 and 1971.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1968.¹ He was Private Secretary and Treasurer to HRH Princess Margaret between 1972 and 1984.²

     Laura Helen Legh was born on 16 May 1954.² She is the daughter of Major Hon. Sir Francis Michael Legh and Ruadh Daphne Watson.^3,2 She married, firstly, Hon. Simon Andrew Weinstock, son of Arnold Weinstock, Baron Weinstock and Netta Sobell, in 1979.¹ She married, secondly, Jonathan Sykes, son of Michael Sykes and Anne Julia Willink, on 16 September 2017.⁴
     From 1979, her married name became Weinstock. From 16 September 2017, her married name became Sykes.⁴

     Dr. Hon. Susan Gina Weinstock was born in 1955.¹ She is the daughter of Arnold Weinstock, Baron Weinstock and Netta Sobell.² She married Laurent Lacroix in 1980.¹
     She was educated at Cranborne Chase School, Dorset, England^G.² She was educated at St. Hilda's College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ She graduated from London School of Economics, London, England^G, with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)¹ From 1980, her married name became Lacroix.

     Laurent Lacroix married Dr. Hon. Susan Gina Weinstock, daughter of Arnold Weinstock, Baron Weinstock and Netta Sobell, in 1980.¹

     Jerome Humphrey Andrew Lacroix was born in 1992.¹ He is the son of Laurent Lacroix and Dr. Hon. Susan Gina Weinstock.²

     Clare Marguerite Pamela Lacroix was born in 1985.¹ She is the daughter of Laurent Lacroix and Dr. Hon. Susan Gina Weinstock.²

     Karis Anne Lacroix was born in 1989.¹ She is the daughter of Laurent Lacroix and Dr. Hon. Susan Gina Weinstock.²