George Haig, 2nd Earl Haig

George Alexander Eugene Douglas Haig, OBE 2ND EARL HAIG, Viscount Dawick, Baron Haig, and Chief of the Name and Arms of Haig, 30th Laird of Bemersyde

Born 15 March 1918 He was educated at Stowe and at Oxford receiving a BA in 1939 and an MA in 1950. In 1937 he was a Page of Honour to George VI at His Majesty’s coronation. Haig served in the second world war and was made a prisoner of war.

In 1977 he was dubbed a Knight of the Order of St John.

In 2000 he wrote the autobiography, "My Father’s Son".

His Lordship is a distinguished artist and an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy.

The family motto is “Tyde what may”, which refers to a 13th century poem predicting that there would always be a Haig in Bemersyde