Laura, Duchess of Manchester, and her non-relationship with the truth.

Sigh.  Laura is still ranting, publishing lies about Alex's first marriage to Marion Stoner Montagu on her blog.  This entry was made November 1, 2015. Laura should find another hobby and accept that she and Alex will never be respectable.

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The marriage to Marion Stoner took place.  It was legal and binding.  Marion fled after Alex attempted to shoot her with a spear gun after only a few weeks but no divorce was ever filed for or granted until 1996 three years after Alex had fraudulently married Wendy Buford in Orange County, California.

In 1984, because she was being threatened and stalked by Alex, Marion filed papers for a legal separation against her husband, who according to her testimony,  had abused her disabled daughter as well as abusing her.

Details, including the whole court transcript, are available on this site.   See legal papers at links below:

1984  

        March 
                17 - Alex Montagu Manchester marries Marion Johanna Stoner, the  never married
                  mother of two.    Marriage Certificate
        May 
               21 - Alex Montagu Manchester and Marion Johanna Montagu are separated after
                  incidents of violence directed against her children from her previous relationship
                  and her self.  Complaint, filed September 5th.  Police report filed.  Johanne Stoner
                  TheStoner Story 

Because his uncle, then the Duke of Manchester, Sidney Arthur Robin George Drogo Montagu, 11th Duke of Manchester was still living and could have had a child with his wife, Alex was not considered likely to succeed to the title.  His father,Angus Charles Drogo Montagu succeeded to the title of 12th Duke of Manchester upon the death of his brother

Angus Charles Drogo Montagu succeeded to the title of 12th Duke of 
                   Manchester upon the death of his brother - See more at: http://www.thedukeanddoxieofmanchester.info/p/time-line.html#sthash.EpanQDei.dpuf

Angus Charles Drogo Montagu succeeded to the title of 12th Duke of 
                   Manchester upon the death of his brother - See more at: http://www.thedukeanddoxieofmanchester.info/p/time-line.html#sthash.EpanQDei.dpuf

Angus Charles Drogo Montagu succeeded to the title of 12th Duke of 
                   Manchester upon the death of his brother - See more at: http://www.thedukeanddoxieofmanchester.info/p/time-line.html#sthash.EpanQDei.dpuf

on June 5, 1985 while Alex was facing criminal charges in Australia.  For more see Time Line.

In 1992 Alex moved in on Wendy so he could stop sofa surfing and to evade deportation.  If there is a victim in this entire story it is Wendy and her two children.   Having endured years of trauma, abuse and lies, Wendy discovered they had never been legally married after a lengthy divorce during which Alex tried to extract support from her and take the children from her in 2007 because each child was receiving support from the Manchester Trust. 

At his mother's insistence Alex finally signed divorce papers three years after he and Wendy were married in 1993.

Legal Records from Manchester Marriage to Wendy Buford and later Divorce from Marion Stoner Montagu:

1993  

            May
                   7 -Viscount Mandeville marries Wendy Buford, with whom he has been 

                   living for some time.  The couple are already engaged.  Wedding takes place at 211
                  W. Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana, 92701 Orange County, California.  A business
                  associate  of   Alex’s, John McDonald, acted as witness.  MarriageCertificate

         
                15 -  Born:  Alexander Michael Charles David Drogo Montagu, Alexander Junior,
                    to the Viscount Mandeville and his wife, Lady Wendy Montagu.

            

1996
            August 
                        9 - Papers are filed for Montagu v. Stoner divorce 
                              Application for Non-Payment of Filing Fees  
           September 
                       27 -Alex, at the insistence of his mother, Lady Mary Montagu, agrees to
                          cooperate in a  divorce from his first wife, Marion Stoner Montagu. He has
                          been bigamously married to Wendy Buford Montagu for over three years.
                             Although ordered to do so by his mother Alex does not repair matters and
                          remarry Wendy.
                              Record of Proceeding/Outcome Sheet 

           October
                        28 - Divorce becomes  absolute

                              CertifiedDivorce Decree

Alex did not tell Wendy and remarry her, leaving the children illegitimate in the eyes of the British court. 

1984  

        March 
                17 - Alex Montagu Manchester marries Marion Johanna Stoner, the  never married
                  mother of two.    Marriage Certificate
        May 
               21 - Alex Montagu Manchester and Marion Johanna Montagu are separated after
                  incidents of violence directed against her children from her previous relationship
                  and her self.  Complaint, filed September 5th.  Police report filed.  Johanne Stoner
                  The Stoner Story 

- See more at: http://www.thedukeanddoxieofmanchester.info/p/time-line.html#sthash.EpanQDei.dpuf