Floors Castle, Roxburghshire, is owned by the Duke of Roxburghe. Photo © G Laird (cc-by-sa/2.0)
THE Duke of Roxburghe is set to get married, once coronavirus restrictions have been lifted.
Charles Innes-Ker, 39, has announced his engagement to Annie Green, according to The Times.
The newspaper reports Miss Green, 31, is an occupational therapist and the stepdaughter of a South African mining tycoon.
The 11th Duke of Roxburghe was previously married to Charlotte Aitken, the eldest daughter of Lord Beaverbrook.
The Duke, whose ancestral home is Floors Castle in Kelso, has previously been described as Britain's "most eligible bachelor", according to Tatler magazine.
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