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{{Short description|English baroness and photographer (1934–2000)}}
'''Myrtle Olive Felix Robertson, 11th Baroness Wharton''' (20 February 1934 – 15 May 2000) was born the Honourable Myrtle Arbuthnot, known as '''Ziki'''. Daughter of David George Arbuthnot and [[Elisabeth Kemeys-Tynte, 10th Baroness Wharton|Elisabeth, née Kemeys-Tynte, 10th Baroness Wharton]], she was brought up in South Africa but moved to England in her teens. She was a model and actress (under the name Ziki Arnot).
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[[File:Lady Wharton.jpg|thumb|right|Lady Wharton]]
'''Myrtle Olive Felix Robertson, 11th Baroness Wharton''' (née '''Arbuthnot'''; 20 February 1934 – 15 May 2000), known as '''Ziki Robertson''' and professionally as '''Ziki Arnot''', was a British politician, [[animal welfare]] campaigner and photographer.
 
==Biography==
When her mother died in 1974, the Barony went into [[abeyancy]]. This was terminated in 1990, and Ziki Robertson became [[Baron Wharton|11th Baroness Wharton]]. She was one of the 92 hereditary peers who were elected under the [[House of Lords Act 1999]] to continue as members of the Lords when most of the hereditary peers lost their seats. Baroness Wharton was a [[photographer]] and was Vice President of the [[Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals|RSPCA]]. ▼
 
Wharton was the daughter of David George Arbuthnot and [[Elisabeth Kemeys-Tynte, 10th Baroness Wharton|Elisabeth, née Kemeys-Tynte, 10th Baroness Wharton]]. She was brought up in South Africa and was educated at the Herschel school for girls in Clarement, Cape Province.<ref name="Obituary">{{cite web |title=Baroness Wharton |date=2000-05-17 |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627204548/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/may/17/guardianobituaries |archive-date=2021-06-27 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/may/17/guardianobituaries}}</ref> She was an advocate of animal welfare and became a vice-president of the [[Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals|RSPCA]] in 1997.<ref name="Obituary"/>
She married [[Harry Robinson (musician)|Henry MacLeod Robertson]] and had four children including [[Myles Robertson, 12th Baron Wharton|Myles Christopher David Robertson, 12th Baron Wharton]]. She died of CJD.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2000/may/17/guardianobituaries Guardian obituaries]</ref>▼
 
▲When her mother died in 1974, the Barony went into [[abeyancyabeyance]].<ref name="Obituary"/> This was terminated in 1990, and Ziki Robertson became [[Baron Wharton|11th Baroness Wharton]]. She was one of the 92 hereditary peers who were elected under the [[House of Lords Act 1999]] to continue as members of the Lords when most of the hereditary peers lost their seats. Baroness Wharton was a [[photographer]] and was Vice President of the [[Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals|RSPCA]].
 
▲She married [[Harry Robinson (musician)|Henry MacLeod Robertson]] and had four children including [[Myles Robertson, 12th Baron Wharton|Myles Christopher David Robertson, 12th Baron Wharton]]. She died of CJD[[Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease]].<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2000/may/17/guardianobituaries Guardian obituaries]<name="Obituary"/ref>
 
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▲==References==
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* Burke's Peerage & Baronetage 107th edition.
* [http://www.kittybrewster.com/members/k_1.htm Family tree]
*[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Parliament-Pictures-Inside-House-Commons/dp/0500019592 Amazon, "Parliament in Pictures", Turner & Hudson]
 
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|DATE OF BIRTH=20 February 1934
|PLACE OF BIRTH=South Africa
|DATE OF DEATH=15 May 2000
|PLACE OF DEATH=London
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