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Simon Michael Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of Loudoun (born 29 October 1974), styled as Lord Mauchline until 2012, is a British aristocrat living in Australia who is the current holder of the ancient Scottish noble title of Earl of Loudoun.




Family and activities


The Earl of Loudoun is the son of Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun, whom he succeeded in 2012. He resides in Wangaratta, Victoria.
The heir presumptive to the title is the present holder's brother, the Hon. Marcus William Abney-Hastings (born 1981).
Abney-Hastings was chosen by His Majesty to carry one of the gold spurs of the royal regalia, emblems of knighthood and chivalry to be presented to King Charles III at his coronation. Abney-Hastings is the only Australian to have played an official role in the coronation. In a statement provided to some media outlets, his private secretary Terence Guthridge / Barrister At Law said Abney-Hastings was "delighted" to be asked to bear the large golden spurs, part of the ceremony dating back to the coronation of Richard I (Richard the Lionheart), in 1189. He is also a Catholic and advocates for the canonization of his ancestor, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury.




= Patronage and honours

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Hereditary Governor — Patron – Repton School, Derbyshire
Patron – Ashby de la Zouch Museum
Patron – Friends of Loudoun Kirk
President – The Board of Governors, St Andrew's First Aid Australia
Patron – Melbourne Highland Games, Australia. (Formally Ringwood Highland Games)
Patron – Clan Campbell Society of Australia
Patron – Barnet 1471 Battlefields Society
Patron – Australia Day Council – Victoria. Australia
Protector – Order of St Thomas of Acre
Kentucky Colonel 2022 Highest Honor Commonwealth of Kentucky USA
Esteemed friend of Loudoun Museum, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia USA
Chieftain of the Day 2022 – Brigadoon Highland Games – Bundanoon NSW
Chieftain of the Day 2023 – Brigadoon Highland Games – Bundanoon NSW
Chieftain of the Day 2023 – Aberdeen Highland Games




Ancestry and the royal succession


Through his grandmother Barbara Huddleston Abney-Hastings, 13th Countess of Loudoun, he is directly descended from, and heir-general of, George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III.
In 2004, the documentary Britain's Real Monarch repeated the claim that Michael Abney-Hastings, as the senior descendant of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, was the rightful King of England. This argument hinges on the claim that Edward IV of England was illegitimate. Simon Abney-Hastings, following his father's death, would have become the rightful monarch of England under this alternative path of succession, rather than Elizabeth II, and would be the current monarch rather than Charles III. Abney-Hastings has recognized his right to inherit the throne of England. However, he has stated he is a loyal supporter of the late Queen and her eldest son. He was invited to the coronation of King Charles III, notwithstanding the competing claim being occasionally discussed by some media sources.




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