Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
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Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Lords Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard | |
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In office 30 December 1991 – 20 July 1994 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | The Viscount Davidson |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Arran |
Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
as a hereditary peer 20 August 1987 – 11 November 1999 | |
Preceded by | The 17th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Windsor, Berkshire, England | 7 June 1957
Died | 27 February 2016 London, England | (aged 58)
Spouses | Isobel Weatherall
(m. 1984; div. 2005)Damaris Stuart-William
(m. 2005; div. 2008)Karen Baxter (m. 2012) |
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Residence | Glamis Castle |
Education | |
Michael Fergus Bowes-Lyon, 18th and 5th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne,
Family and background
Lord Strathmore was the only son of Michael Bowes-Lyon, 17th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and his wife, Mary Pamela McCorquodale. He was a grandnephew of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and a first cousin, once removed, of Queen Elizabeth II.
Michael Bowes-Lyon was educated at
Marriage and children
Lord Strathmore was married three times.
On 14 November 1984, Bowes-Lyon married Isobel Charlotte Weatherall (born c. 1962), great-granddaughter of
The Earl and his first wife were separated in 2003 and were divorced in 2005. They had three sons:
- Simon Bowes-Lyon, 19th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (b. 18 June 1986)
- Hon. John Fergus Bowes-Lyon (b. 1988)
- Hon. George Norman Bowes-Lyon (b. 1991)
On 24 November 2005, at Glamis Castle, Strathmore married Dr. Damaris E. Stuart-William, a clinical psychologist. They were separated in 2007 and were divorced in 2008. They had a son:
- Hon. Toby Peter Fergus Bowes-Lyon (b. March 2005) (legitimised upon the marriage of his parents)
On 4 August 2012, Strathmore married Karen Baxter (née Orrock), who survived him.[2]
Arms
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References
- ^ "No. 47316". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 September 1977. p. 11393.
- ^ "Obituary: Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and businessman". The Scotsman. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ Psalm 31:1 (Psalm 30:2 according to the Vulgate numbering).