Alec Douglas-Home wurde am 2 Juli 1903 in Mayfair, London, England, UK geboren. Er war mit Elizabeth Hester Alington verheiratet. Er starb am 9 Oktober 1995 in The Hirsel, Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland, UK.
[on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy] This young, gay and brave statesman killed in the full vigour of his manhood when he bore on his shoulders all the cares and the hopes of the world.