Norma Major
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Dame Norma Christina Elizabeth, Lady Major
Early life
Norma Christina Elizabeth Wagstaff is the daughter of Norman Reuel Wagstaff, a Lieutenant in the
Major was educated at a boarding school in
Marriage
At a Conservative Party meeting during the campaign for the 1970 Greater London Council elections, she was introduced to John Major.[2] The couple married on 3 October 1970.
They have a son together, James Major,[3] and a daughter, Elizabeth Major.[4] She kept a low profile during her husband's premiership (1990–1997), doing charity work and writing two books, Joan Sutherland: The Authorised Biography (1994) and Chequers: The Prime Minister's Country House and its History (1997).[2]
Charity work
In June 1999, Major was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 1999 Birthday Honours, in recognition of her charity work.[5] Major is a supporter of Mencap,[2] and she has been credited with helping to raise £6,000,000 for the charity.[6]
References
- ^ "Lieutenant Norman Reuel Wagstaff". Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "John Major". gov.uk. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ^ "Major minor goes home". BBC News. 29 July 2000. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "The miraculous Major-Balls". BBC News. 21 May 1999. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "No. 55513". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1999. p. 7.
- ^ "Norma Major honoured for fundraising". BBC News. 12 June 1999. Retrieved 16 July 2010.