Richard Hardinge (c. 1593 – 24 August 1658) was Groom to the Bedchamber to the then Prince of Wales (later King Charles II of England).
Honora was the daughter of Giles Estcourt, Member of Parliament for Salisbury and Recorder for the town of Poole.
Hardinge matriculated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University on 20 October 1609, but left two years later without a degree.
In August 1644 Hardinge was the bearer of King Charles II's (whilst Prince of Wales) message to the Parliamentarian General and Lord Beauchamp.
It was once part of the collection belonging to the 1st Earl at his seat, Clarendon Park, Oxfordshire.