Talk:Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury

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[edit] Query about personal life of heir

A little worried about the unreferenced and unverified personal life of the heir to Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury. His daughter out of wedlock is verifiable (appears in Burke's and Debrett's) and has been mentioned in newspapers. But what about the other relationship? If this is not in newspapers, should it even be mentioned?

"The Marquess of Salisbury's heir is his elder son Robert Edward "Ned" William Gascoyne-Cecil, called Viscount Cranborne (b. 1970); he is currently unmarried, though he does have a daughter born out of wedlock in 2001 by Camilla Davidson and untill recently was engaged in a long term relationship with Molly Watson." —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikibiohistory (talk • contribs) 01:16, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Found one citation: (2003) Spy column from Daily Telegraph: "Ned, a former page of honour to the Queen, is now stepping out with Molly Watson, the glamorous former New York correspondent of the Evening Standard. They met several months ago and, according to friends, are now "virtually married"." ^[1]. However, the heir is also quoted as saying: "Asked if Watson might be the woman to share it with him, he says firmly: "I have absolutely no desire to appear in your paper. No comment."^[2]

I think this is enough to prove that while a relationship did exist, it would violate the person's privacy. Furthermore, the other party is not well-known, and the relationship is over. Could we remove the reference?

Thanks, wikibiohistory (talk) 01:31, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

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