DNA evidence proves accountant is true heir to Scottish baronetcy
by Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent from on (#1HSBS)
Pioneering case settles family feud by verifying Murray Pringle's hereditary claim to 17th-century baronetcy of Stichill
An accountant from the home counties has won the right to inherit a Scottish baronetcy in a pioneering case where DNA testing proved aristocratic entitlement.
The judicial committee of the privy council (JCPC) ruled on Monday that Murray Pringle, 74, who lives in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, should become the next baronet of Stichill.