predecessor heir name parents birth_date spouse article_title birth_name
7th earl of carnarvon george herbert , lord porchester -lrb- son -rrb- the earl of carnarvon henry wallop herbert , 7th earl of carnarvon jean margaret 10 november 1956 jayne aitken -lrb- 1999-present -rrb- m. wilby -lrb- 1989-1998 -rrb- fiona j. m. george herbert , 8th earl of carnarvon
 george reginald oliver molyneux herbert
george herbert , 8th earl of carnarvon

george reginald oliver molyneux herbert , 8th earl of carnarvon -lrb- born 10 november 1956 -rrb- is a british peer and arable farmer .
a godson of queen elizabeth ii , he studied at eton college , and graduated from st. john 's college , oxford .
he succeeded his father to the title of 8th earl carnarvon on 11 september 2001 .
his family seat , highclere castle , has since achieved notability as the primary filming location for the television series `` downton abbey '' .
the earl and his family live in part of the house while the rest is used as a venue for hire and open to tourists .
he is currently second in line to the earldoms of pembroke and montgomery -lrb- being a patrilineal eighth cousin of the current earl of pembroke and montgomery , william herbert -rrb- .
