Lady Katie Percy

This article is about the English gunsmith and mechanic. For the Countess of Kent, see Lady Katherine Percy.

Lady Katie Percy
Born	Catherine Sarah Percy (1982-06-23) 23 June 1982 (age 42)
Noble family	Percy
Spouse(s)	Patrick Valentine ​ ​ (m. 2011; div. 2014)​
Father	Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland
Mother	Jane Richard
Occupation	Gunsmith, mechanic

Lady Catherine Sarah Percy (formerly Valentine; born 23 June 1982) is an English gunsmith and mechanic. She served as the chief mechanic for Marquass Motorcycles before starting her own firearm manufacturing business.

Early life

Lady Katie Percy was born on 23 June 1982. She is the daughter of Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland and Jane Percy, Duchess of Northumberland and grew up at Alnwick Castle.[1] She is the older sister of George Percy, Earl Percy, Lady Melissa Percy, and Lord Max Percy.[2][3]

Career

Percy started working as a mechanic on vintage cars and bikes in the early 2000s, enrolling in a three-year mechanic course for certification.[4] She was chief mechanic for Marquass Motorcycles, appointed by company founder Ben Whately.[5][6][7][8] After working as a mechanic she trained with James Purdey & Sons, the royal gunmakers, and set up her own business making stocks for sporting guns.[9][10]

Personal life

On 26 February 2011 Percy married Patrick Valentine at St Michael's Church, Alnwick.[11][12] Pippa Middleton was a guest at the wedding.[13][14] A man named Michael McNamara sent letters to Percy prior to her wedding, allegedly threatening to crash the ceremony. The situation was dealt with by police.[15] In 2014 Percy and Valentine divorced.[4]

In 2015 Percy began a relationship with businessman Mark Carnegie.[4]

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12. Jackson, Chris (17 April 2012). "Pippa Middleton attends the wedding of Katie Percy to Patrick Valentine at St Michael's Church in Alnwick, Northumberland on February 26, 2011 in Alnwick, England. A friend of Prince William and Kate Middleton Lady Katie Percy, 28 who is the eldest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, will marry Patrick Valentine, 30, before a party at the family home Alnwick Castle". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
13. Jackson, Chris (17 April 2018). "Pippa Middleton attends the wedding of Katie Percy to Patrick Valentine at St Michael's Church in Alnwick, Northumberland on February 26, 2011 in Alnwick, England. A friend of Prince William and Kate Middleton Lady Katie Percy, 28 who is the eldest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, will marry Patrick Valentine, 30, before a party at the family home Alnwick Castle". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
14. Bryant, Kenzie (17 May 2018). "The Most Memorable, Bizarre, and Fetching Fascinators in Recent History". Vanity Fair. Condé Nast. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
15. Warburton, Dan (6 March 2011). "Pest suffers mail menace after Lady Katie Percy wedding". Evening Chronicle. ncjMedia. Retrieved 29 November 2018.