British peer and sex offender
The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Born Simon Patrick Bowes-Lyon
(1986-06-18 ) 18 June 1986 (age 37) London, England
Other names Sam Bowes-Lyon Lord Strathmore Lord Glamis Term 27 February 2016 – present Criminal charges Sexual assault Criminal penalty 10 months' imprisonment Criminal status Released after serving five months Parent(s) The 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne Isobel Weatherall
Simon Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 19th and 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (born 18 June 1986), is a
Scottish peer and landowner, the owner of estates based at Glamis Castle . He is also 17th Viscount Lyon, 19th Lord Lyon and Glamis, 26th Lord Glamis, 17th Lord Glamis, Tannadyce, Sidlaw and Strathdichtie, and 7th Baron Bowes, and from birth until 2016 was known as Lord Glamis .
The eldest son of
Bowes-Lyon
.
He is chieftain of the Strathmore Highland Games.
In 2021, Lord Strathmore pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a woman at his ancestral home, Glamis Castle,[1] and as a result served five months in prison.
Biography
Strathmore was born on 18 June 1986 into the Bowes-Lyon family.[2] His father, Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne , was a politician, soldier, and business man, as well as a hereditary peer.[3] His mother is Isobel Weatherall, daughter of Captain Anthony Edward Weatherall. He attended Sunningdale School .[4] His parents divorced in 2004.[5]
Lord Strathmore is a great-great-nephew of
On his father's death on 27 February 2016, the then-Lord Glamis succeeded as 19th Earl.[3] In 2019, he was living at Glamis Castle .[7] Running the Glamis estate includes work with Reiver Travel, which arranges exclusive holidays in Scotland.[8] In 2017 Strathmore decided to renovate Glamis House, a property on his estate and a childhood home of the Queen Mother, for use as a self-catering holiday home.[9] From 2016 to 2018, he was a director of Ark Hill Wind Farm Ltd.[10] Lord Strathmore is the chieftain of the Strathmore Highland Games,[11] which takes place annually in the grounds of Glamis Castle.[12]
Controversy
Speeding conviction
In 2010, Lord Glamis, as he then was styled, was convicted of speeding by riding his motorbike at 100 mph (160 km/h) on a public road with a 60 mph (97 km/h) limit. He was banned from driving for nine months.[6]
COVID-19 violation
In June 2020, Durham Police contacted the Earl for violating the COVID-19 -related travel restrictions then in place. A report said Lord Strathmore travelled 200 miles (320 km) to Holwick Lodge , Middleton-in-Teesdale , and that his butler was spotted buying newspapers.[13]
Sexual assault conviction
In 2021, Lord Strathmore was charged with
Sheriff Court. His conviction attracted attention in both the British and the international press, due to his connection with the
royal family .
[14] [15] [16] [17] [18] The Times reported calls for Lord Strathmore to be removed as the Chieftain of the annual Strathmore Highland Games.
[11] On 23 February 2021, he was sentenced to ten months' imprisonment and placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years.
[19] He was released after serving five
months.
[20]
Drink driving conviction
On 10 November 2023, the Earl was convicted of drink driving at
mcg per 100
ml of breath; the legal limit is 22
mcg, therefore, he was 2.5
times over the legal limit. As part of a plea deal with the
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service a charge of driving at 88 mph (142 km/h) was dropped. He was banned from driving for a period of 16 months and ordered to pay a fine of £1000.
[21]
Titles and styles
18 June 1986 − 27 February 2016: Lord Glamis[22]
27 February 2016 – present: The Right Honourable The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
In addition to the Earldom of Strathmore and Kinghorne , Strathmore holds the following subsidiary titles: 17th Viscount Lyon, 19th Lord Lyon and Glamis, 26th Lord Glamis, 17th Lord Glamis, Tannadyce, Sidlaw and Strathdichtie, and 7th Baron Bowes, of Streatlam Castle .[23]
References
^ Currie, Gordon (12 January 2021). "Queen's cousin Simon Bowes-Lyon faces jail after sex attack at Glamis Castle" . The Times . Retrieved 13 January 2021 . (subscription required)
^ Currie, Gordon (12 January 2021). "Royal family member faces prison sentence over violent sex assault in Scottish ancestral home" . The Scotsman . Retrieved 14 January 2021 .
^ a b "Obituary: Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and businessman" . The Scotsman . 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2021 .
^ "Old Boys". School Notes . Sunningdale School: 6. Summer 2017.
^ "The Earl of Strathmore, the Queen's cousin, has passed away" . Royal Central . 29 February 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2021 .
^ a b Ward, Victoria (12 January 2021). "Queen's cousin faces jail after admitting sexual assault" . The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 13 January 2021 . (subscription required)
.
^ King, Steven (9 August 2020). "How to live like laird in your own Scottish castle" . The Telegraph . Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021 .
^ Carruth, Karen (15 January 2018). "Live like a Royal at Glamis House" . The Scottish Farmer . Glasgow: Newsquest. Retrieved 16 January 2021 .
^ "Strathmore And Kinghorne Simon Patrick BOWES LYON" . Companies House . Retrieved 15 January 2021 .
^ a b Horne, Marc (14 January 2021). "Call to strip sex offender Simon Bowes-Lyon of chieftain title" . The Times . Retrieved 16 January 2021 . (subscription required)
^ "Information" . Strathmore Highland Games . Retrieved 23 February 2021 .
^ White, Roland (14 June 2020). "Laird lured to Barnard Castle" . The Times . Retrieved 10 September 2020 . (subscription required)
^ a b "Earl of Strathmore admits sex attack at Glamis Castle home" . BBC News . 12 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021 .
^ Friedmann, Chloé (13 January 2021). "Simon Bowes-Lyon, un cousin d'Elizabeth II, risque la prison pour agression sexuelle" [Simon Bowes-Lyon, a cousin of Elizabeth II, faces prison for sexual assault]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2021 .
Dzień Dobry TVN
(in Polish). 13 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021 .
^ "Cousin der Queen droht Haftstrafe wegen sexuellen Übergriffs" [Queen's cousin faces prison sentence for sexual assault]. Stuttgarter Nachrichten (in German). 13 January 2021. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021 .
^ Nolasco, Stephanie (15 January 2021). "Queen Elizabeth's relative, Earl of Strathmore, pleads guilty to sexually assaulting a woman: reports" . Fox News . Retrieved 16 January 2021 .
^ "Relative of Queen jailed for sexually assaulting woman at Scottish castle" . The Guardian . 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021 .
^ Vanderhoof, Erin (9 August 2021). "The Queen's Cousin Simon Bowes-Lyon Is Released From Prison After Serving Five Months for Sexual Assault" . Vanity Fair .
^ "Simon Bowes-Lyon: Road ban for earl who admitted drink-driving" . BBC News Online . 9 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023 .
^ "The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne - obituary" . The Daily Telegraph . 29 February 2016.
^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage . Vol. 3 (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage and Gentry LLC. pp. 3783–4.
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