Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda

British photographer

The Right Honourable

The Earl of Drogheda

Born|

Henry Dermot Ponsonby Moore

(1937-01-14) 14 January 1937 (age 88)

London, UK[1]

Alma mater| Trinity College, Cambridge
Oskar Kokoschka's School of Seeing
Occupation| Photographer
Spouse(s)| Eliza Lloyd (m. 1968 – div. 1972)

Alexandra Henderson

(m. 1978)​

Children| Benjamin (b. 1983)
Garrett (b. 1986)
Marina (b. 1988)

Henry Dermot Ponsonby Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda (born 14 January 1937), is a British photographer known professionally as Derry Moore. He inherited the title of Earl of Drogheda from his father, The 11th Earl of Drogheda. He had the right to use the courtesy title Viscount Moore from November 1957 until December 1989.

## Education and career

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Henry Dermot Ponsonby Moore was born on 14 January 1937 in London into an Anglo-Irish aristocratic family, the son of Charles Garrett Ponsonby Moore, 11th Earl of Drogheda, and Joan Eleanor (née Carr). He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, like his father, before studying painting at Oskar Kokoschka's School of Seeing in Salzburg, Austria.[2][3] After working briefly as a travel agent in New York City, he took photography lessons from British photographer Bill Brandt.[2] Then-Viscount Moore (as he was up until inheriting the earldom in December 1989) began his professional career in 1973, with a commission from the American magazine Architectural Digest.[2] He photographed The Princess of Wales, Prince William and Prince Harry in 1992. His portrait, taken at Kensington Palace, was used by the Princess on her Christmas cards for that year.[4]

Lord Drogheda photographed Queen Elizabeth II, the late Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Indira Gandhi, Ronald Reagan, David Bowie, Iman, Benedict Cumberbatch and Helena Bonham Carter, as well as many other personalities.[5][6] He became a leading photographer of architectural interiors and an illustrator of books, and had portraits published in Country Life and Vogue. He has thirty-seven portraits in the National Portrait Gallery's collection.[citation needed]

He hosted a book launch event in London for Venetian Gardens, which he co-authored with broadcaster Monty Don. The event gathered guests from the fields of art, literature, and media, including Emma Thynn, Marchioness of Bath, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, and makeup artist Mary Greenwell.[7]

## Books

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* The Dream Come True: Great Houses of Los Angeles; text by Brendan Gill (Lippincott & Crowell, 1980, ISBN 0-690-01893-2)
* Royal Gardens; by George Plumptre (Collins, 1981, ISBN 0-002-11871-8)
* Debrett's The Stately Homes of Britain: Introduced by the Owners; by Sybilla Jane Flower (Webb & Bower, 1982, ISBN 0-863-50070-6)
* Washington: Houses of the Capital; text by Henry Mitchell (Viking Press, 1982, ISBN 0-670-75006-9)
* The Englishwoman's House; edited by Alvilde Lees-Milne (Collins, 1984, ISBN 0-002-17344-1)
* The English Room; with Michael Pick (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1985, ISBN 0-297-78493-5)
* The Englishman's Room; edited by Alvilde Lees-Milne (Viking, 1986, ISBN 0-670-80791-5)
* The Gardens of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. A Personal Tour with The Marchioness of Salisbury (Viking, 1988, ISBN 0-670-81216-1)
* The Shell Guide to the Gardens of England and Wales; with Sarah Hollis (Andre Deutsch, 1989, ISBN 0-233-98391-0)
* Evening Ragas: A Photographer in India (John Murray, 1997, ISBN 0-719-55809-3)
* Inside the House of Lords; with Clive Aslet (HarperCollins, 1998, ISBN 0-004-14047-8)
* Rooms; edited by Joseph Holtzman (Rizzoli, 2006, ISBN 0-8478-2826-3)
* Notting Hill (Frances Lincoln, 2007, ISBN 0-7112-2739-X)
* A Gardener's Life; by The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury (Frances Lincoln, 2007, ISBN 0-711-22649-0)
* Sir John Soane's Museum, London; text by Tim Knox (Merrell, 2009, ISBN 1-858-94475-9) 3rd edition, 2016 ISBN 1-858-94649-2
* In House; text by Mitchell Owens (Rizzoli, 2009, ISBN 0-8478-3349-6)
* Great Gardens of Italy; with Monty Don (Quadrille, 2011, ISBN 978-1844009961)
* An English Room (Prestel, 2013, ISBN 978-0297788904)[8]
* Houghton Hall: Portrait of an English Country House; by David Cholmondeley & Andrew Moore (Skira, 2014, ISBN 978-0847842926)
* Horses: Portraits by Derry Moore (Rizzoli, 2016, ISBN 978-0847848843)
* In the Shadow of the Raj: Derry Moore in India (Prestel, 2017, ISBN 978-3791383323)
* Great English Interiors; with David Mlinaric (Prestel, 2018, ISBN 978-3791381985)
* Paradise Gardens: The World's Most Beautiful Islamic Gardens; with Monty Don (Two Roads, 2018, ISBN 978-1473666481)
* Japanese Gardens: A Journey; with Monty Don (Two Roads, 2019, ISBN 978-1473692299)
* London's Great Theatres; text by Simon Callow (Prestel, 2019, ISBN 978-3791383866)
* American Gardens; with Monty Don (Prestel, 2020, ISBN 978-3791386751)
* Venetian Gardens; with Monty Don (BBC, 2022, ISBN 978-1785947421)

## Personal life

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Lord Drogheda has been married to:

* Eliza Winn Lloyd (died 7 May 2008). She was the only daughter of Stacy Barcroft Lloyd Jr. and his first wife, the former Rachel Lambert; a stepdaughter of American banker and art collector Paul Mellon; and a great-granddaughter of Jordan Wheat Lambert, co-inventor of Listerine mouthwash.[9] They married on 15 May 1968 and divorced in 1972.[10] Caroline Kennedy was a flower girl at the couple's wedding, and John F. Kennedy Jr. was a page.[10] The then Viscount and Viscountess Moore had no children, and she did not remarry.[citation needed]
* Alexandra Nicolette Henderson, the daughter of British diplomat Sir Nicholas Henderson and his wife, the former Mary Barber (née Cawadias). They married in Paris in 1978 and have three children: Benjamin Garrett Henderson Moore, Viscount Moore (born 1983), The Hon. Garrett Alexander Moore (born 1986), and Lady Marina Alice Moore (born 1988). As Alexandra Henderson, Lady Drogheda has been a producer and editor in the news and current affairs departments of the BBC, BBC1 and Talent TV.[11][12][13]

## Coat of arms

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Coat of arms of Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda

Crest
Out of a ducal coronet a Moor’s head Proper wreathed about the temples Argent and Azure.
Escutcheon
Azure on a chief indented Or three mullets pierced Gules.
Supporters
Two greyhounds Argent.
Motto
Fortis Cadere Cedere Non Potest (The brave may fall, but cannot yield)[14]

## References

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1. ^ Birth registered at Marylebone as per Freebmd.org.uk
2. ^ a b c Daisy Garnett, "At Home With: Derry Moore", The New York Times, 23 November 2006
3. ^ "DROGHEDA, 12th Earl of, cr 1661 (Ireland) (Henry Dermot Ponsonby Moore) (Baron Moore of Mellifont, 1616; Viscount Moore, 1621; Baron Moore of Cobham (UK), 1954)". Who's Who. Vol. 2024 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
4. ^ "Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex; Diana, Princess of Wales; Prince William, Duke of Cambridge". NPG. National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
5. ^ "Derry Moore - Biography". Derry Moore Photography. Derry Moore. 6 October 2014. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021. "In 2005, Moore's portraiture was the focus of a small retrospective at the National Portrait Gallery, which featured his photographs of Helena Bonham Carter, John Gielgud, Rudolf Nureyev, Alan Bennett, David Bowie and the late Princess of Wales, amongst others."
6. ^ "Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda". NPG. National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
7. ^ Bystander (18 November 2022). "What happened when leading lights of art, literature and broadcasting came together at 5 Hertford Street for a 'very buzzy' book launch". Tatler. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
8. ^ "An English Room: Weidenfeld & Nicolson: 978-0297788904: Books". archive.org. 30 March 1985. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
9. ^ Paid Notice: Deaths: MOORE, ELIZA LLOYD. Accessed 18 December 2022.
10. ^ a b "Viscount Moore Marries Eliza Lloyd", The New York Times, 15 May 1968, page 43
11. ^ "PFD - Alexandra Henderson - Broadcasting & Public Speaking". 18 May 2009. Archived from the original on 18 May 2009.
12. ^ "Jade Garrett talks to Alexandra Henderson - Media, News - The Independent". Independent.co.uk. 29 April 2011. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011.
13. ^ "Talent Television". 5 December 2008. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008.
14. ^ Morris, Susan (1914). Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of peerage, baronetage and knightage. eBook Partnership. ISBN 9781999767051. Retrieved 9 April 2022. `{{cite book}}`: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

## External links

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* Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Drogheda

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Garrett Moore

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