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5 unusual facts about Matthew Darby


Adrian Darby

He is married to acupuncturist Lady Meriel Darby, daughter of the former Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home, and has one son, Matthew, and one daughter, Catherine.

Jamie Byng

The Pocket Canons (1998) published in partnership with Matthew Darby was Byng's first runaway success: selected books from the Bible individually packaged with new introductions by the Dalai Lama amongst others.

Matthew Darby

He is the son of Adrian Darby and Lady Meriel Darby, daughter of former British Prime Minister, Sir Alec Douglas-Home (also known as 14th Earl of Home, and Lord Home of the Hirsel).

Darby is the creator of the Pocket Canons, a best-selling series of books from the bible published in sixteen countries, and winner of the Publishers' Publicity Circle award for Generic Campaign of the Year in 1998.

Matthew Darby-Griffith

He took the additional name of Griffith upon inheriting the estate of Padworth in the English county of Berkshire.



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