William Pleydell-Bouverie, 9th Earl of Radnor (born 5 January 1955) is the eldest son of the 8th Earl and his wife Anne Garden Farquharson Seth-Smith. Styled as Viscount Folkestone from 1968, he was educated at
Harrow School and the
Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. In 2003, he was living at Alward House,
Alderbury,
Wiltshire. In 2008 Folkestone succeeded his father as Earl of Radnor (G.B., 1765), Viscount Folkestone (G.B., 1747), and Baron Longford (G.B., 1747), and Baron Pleydell-Bouverie (G.B., 1765). He also inherited a baronetcy, Bouverie of St. Catherine Cree Church, London (G.B., 1714). In 1996 he married Melissa Stanford, only daughter of James Keith Edward Stanford. They have five children. ==See also==