Ann Parker Bowles
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| Born | Ann de Trafford 17 July 1918 |
| Died | 22 January 1987 (aged 68) |
| Occupation(s) | Girl Guides leader, socialite |
| Spouse | Derek Henry Parker Bowles |
| Children | 4; including Andrew |
| Parent(s) | Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 4th Baronet The Hon. Cynthia Cadogan |
| Relatives | Tom Parker Bowles (grandson) Laura Lopes (granddaughter) Derek Paravicini (grandson) |
Dame Ann Parker Bowles
Background
Ann de Trafford was born in 1918 in London, the eldest daughter of millionaire
Honours
Ann de Trafford was a Commissioner of the Commonwealth Girl Guides Association. For these and other services to the Commonwealth she was invested as Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1972,[4] and, five years later, as a Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) in 1977.[2]
Marriage and children
On 14 February 1939 she married Derek Henry Parker Bowles, son of Eustace Parker Bowles (born Eustace Parker) and Wilma Mary Garnault Bowles, only daughter of Sir Henry Ferryman Bowles, 1st Baronet. They had four children:
- Brigadier Andrew Henry Parker Bowles (b. 27 December 1939)
- Simon Humphrey Parker Bowles (b. 6 November 1941)
- Mary Ann Parker Bowles (b. 9 June 1945)
- Richard Eustace Parker Bowles (b. 7 November 1947 – d. 29 November 2010)
Her eldest son Andrew was the first husband of
References
- ^ "Dame Ann Parker Bowles". The Times. London, England. 23 January 1987. p. 22. Retrieved 5 August 2014 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ a b c Profile and children, thepeerage.com; retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ General Register Office births registered in the 3rd Quarter of 1918: Marylebone Volume 1a page 558
- ^ Ann Parker Bowles gazetted as CBE, thegazette.co.uk; accessed 2 April 2016.
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