Robert "Robin" Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown, KG (born 5 January 1927) is a current cross-bencher on the House of Lords, and formerly a lawyer and banker.  Spoken article available (part 1)  (part 2) A garter is one of the Orders most recognisable insignia. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... A cross-bencher is a member of the British House of Lords who is not aligned to any particular party. ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ... A lawyer is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law (and in other forms of dispute resolution). ... For other uses, see Bank (disambiguation). ...

Leigh-Pemberton was educated at St Peter's Court, then at Eton College. He attended Trinity College, Oxford, where he earned an MA in 1950. In 1954, he was called to the Bar, and he practised law for a few years. He eventually became Chairman of the National Westminster Bank, then Governor, Bank of England until 1993. He was appointed to the Privy Council in 1987, and created a life peer in 1993, as Baron Kingsdown, of Pemberton in the County of Lancashire. He became a Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1994, and is also the Lord-Lieutenant of Kent. The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (that is, an independent, fee-charging secondary school) for boys located in Eton, Berkshire near Windsor in England, located about a mile north of Windsor Castle. ... Trinity College (in full: The College of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity and Sir Thomas Pope (Knight)) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Old NatWest logo NatWest (formerly the National Westminster Bank) is the United Kingdoms third biggest bank. ... The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom, sometimes known as The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street or The Old Lady. The Bank of England Functions of the bank It performs all the recognized functions of a central bank -- to maintain price stability, and subject to... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... This article concerns the British Sovereigns Privy Council. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...  Spoken article available (part 1)  (part 2) A garter is one of the Orders most recognisable insignia. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The title Lord-Lieutenant is given to the British monarchs personal representatives around the United Kingdom. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ...