Between 1988 and 1989, Carnegie was with the Edinburgh-based investment management firm of Bell, Lawrie and Company.[1] He graduated from the University of Edinburgh Business School in 1990 with an MBA degree.[1] Between 1992 and 1996, he was with chartered accountants and financial advisers Reeves and Neylan.[1] As of 2003, he lives at Kinnaird Castle in Angus, Scotland.[1] Kinnaird is one of the Carnegie family seats.
Charles Duff Carnegie, Earl of Southesk (born Edinburgh, Midlothian, 1 July 1989), married on 5 September 2020 at Kinnaird Castle, Brechin, Camille Ascoli (born Paris, 6 March 1990), daughter of Roberto Ascoli (born Milan, June 1961) and wife Valérie Marie Christine Ledoux, daughter of Marc Ledoux (Soissons, 20 June 1932 – Villers-Cotterêts, 24 December 2012) and wife Françoise Marie Jolicoeur. They have one daughter:
Lady Chloe Françoise Carnegie (b. 15 December 2022)
Lord George William Carnegie (born Edinburgh 23 March 1991)
Lord Hugh Alexander Carnegie (born Dundee 10 June 1993), engaged to Catherine Morgan (born in July 1993)
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