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Major Michael Duncan David Crichton-Stuart MC (14 March 1915 – 1981). He was the son of Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart and the grandson of the third Marquess of Bute, He married Barbara Symes, daughter of Sir George Stewart Symes, on 1 March 1941. He had gained the rank of Major in the service of the Scots Guards and fought in the Second World War where he was wounded twice.
He inherited the Falkland Estate, then including Falkland Palace and various other properties from his father. He lived at the Palace with his family for some years, but in 1952 he appointed the National Trust for Scotland as Deputy (or Depute) Keeper, giving the NTS a substantial endowment in return for which they became responsible for maintaining the Palace and its garden. He retained the right to live in the Keeper´s Apartments in the Palace,
President of the Stewart Society. 1958-61.
He twice entertained the Stewart Society at Falkland in 1953 and in final year of his Presidency in 1961.