David Beatty, 3rd Earl Beatty (born 21 November 1946) is a British peer and photographer. Known from birth by the courtesy title of Viscount Borodale, in 1972 he succeeded his father as Earl Beatty and gained a seat in the House of Lords,[1] but rarely attended.
The son of David Beatty, 2nd Earl Beatty, and his second wife Dorothy Furey, he is also a grandson of the former First Sea Lord David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, and was educated at Eton College.[2]
On 10 June 1972 he succeeded his father in his peerages.[2]
As a photographer, Beatty has worked in the British Isles and in Africa.
In 1971 Beatty married firstly Anne Please; they were divorced in 1983, having had two sons:[2]
In 1984, Beatty married secondly Anoma Corinne Wijewardene. They were divorced in 1997.[2]