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'''Sir David Bowes-Lyon'''  was the sixth son and last child of [[Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne]], and [[Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne|Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck]], as well as their tenth and youngest child. His elder sister [[Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon]] married [[George VI|Prince Albert, Duke of York]] (the future King George VI) the second son of [[King George V]], in 1923 and became Queen Consort of the United Kingdom after the abdication of her husband's elder brother [[Edward VIII]] on 11 December 1936.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=4fZIAAAAYAAJ</ref>
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David Bowes-Lyon was a member of the [[Bullingdon Club]].
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David Bowes-Lyon was a member of the [[Bullingdon Club]]. During [[World War 2]] he was a member of the propaganda unit [[Political Warfare Executive]].
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==Marriage and issue==
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On 6 February 1929, he married Rachel Pauline Spender-Clay (19 January 1907 – 21 January 1996), younger daughter of [[Herbert Henry Spender-Clay]], they had two children:
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* Davina Katherine Bowes-Lyon (2 May 1930 – 1 November 2017); married on 14 January 1960 [[John Dalrymple, 13th Earl of Stair|John Aymer Dalrymple, Viscount Dalrymple]], later 13th Earl of Stair.
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* Sir [[Simon Bowes-Lyon|Simon Alexander Bowes-Lyon]] (born 17 June 1932)
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During [[World War II]], Bowes-Lyon was a member of the secret propaganda department [[Political Warfare Executive]]. He was [[High Sheriff of Hertfordshire]] in 1950 and [[Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire]] from 1 July 1952<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/239587/page/3587</ref> until his death.
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On 15 December 1948, the Bowes-Lyon attended the [[Infant baptism|christening]] of his grand nephew, [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles]].  He was one of eight [[godparent|sponsors/godparents]] of the [[British prince|prince]], along with [[King George VI]], [[King Haakon VII of Norway]], [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]], [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|Princes Margaret]], [[Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine|the Dowager Marchioness of Millford Haven]], [[Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma|Pamela, Lady Brabourne]], and [[Prince George of Greece and Denmark]]. <ref name="uh">https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/hrh-the-prince-of-wales-an-exhibition-to-celebrate-his-sixtieth-0/the</ref>
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As a keen gardener, he was awarded the [[Victoria Medal of Honour]] in 1953 and was President of the [[Royal Horticultural Society]] from 1953 to 1961.<ref name="Fletcher1969">https://books.google.com/books?id=CMDNAAAAMAAJ</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=rp0hAQAAIAAJ The Lily Year Book]</ref> In 1960, he commanded the third World Orchid Conference.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=c1REAAAAYAAJ</ref>
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He was made a [[Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order]] in the [[1959 Birthday Honours]].
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He died at his sister's home, [[Birkhall]], on the [[Balmoral Castle|Balmoral]] estate, of a heart attack after suffering from [[hemiplegia]] on 13 September 1961, aged 59. The Queen Mother discovered him dead in bed.<ref>Vickers, Hugo (2006). Elizabeth: The Queen Mother. Arrow Books/Random House. p. 394.</ref> The funeral was held at [[Ballater]], and he was buried at [[St Paul's Walden Bury]].
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His widow died thirty-four years later on 21 January 1996, aged 89.
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Person.png David Bowes-Lyon  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(spook)
David Bowes-Lyon.png
Born2 May 1902
Died13 September 1961 (Age 59)
NationalityUK
Parents • Claude Bowes-Lyon
• Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck
Member ofBullingdon Club
Father-in-law of queen Elizabeth 2. Member of the propaganda unit Political Warfare Executive during World War 2.

Sir David Bowes-Lyon was the sixth son and last child of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck, as well as their tenth and youngest child. His elder sister Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon married Prince Albert, Duke of York (the future King George VI) the second son of King George V, in 1923 and became Queen Consort of the United Kingdom after the abdication of her husband's elder brother Edward VIII on 11 December 1936.[1]

David Bowes-Lyon was a member of the Bullingdon Club. During World War 2 he was a member of the propaganda unit Political Warfare Executive.

Marriage and issue

On 6 February 1929, he married Rachel Pauline Spender-Clay (19 January 1907 – 21 January 1996), younger daughter of Herbert Henry Spender-Clay, they had two children:

Later life

During World War II, Bowes-Lyon was a member of the secret propaganda department Political Warfare Executive. He was High Sheriff of Hertfordshire in 1950 and Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire from 1 July 1952[2] until his death.

On 15 December 1948, the Bowes-Lyon attended the christening of his grand nephew, Prince Charles. He was one of eight sponsors/godparents of the prince, along with King George VI, King Haakon VII of Norway, Queen Mary, Princes Margaret, the Dowager Marchioness of Millford Haven, Pamela, Lady Brabourne, and Prince George of Greece and Denmark. [3]

As a keen gardener, he was awarded the Victoria Medal of Honour in 1953 and was President of the Royal Horticultural Society from 1953 to 1961.[4][5] In 1960, he commanded the third World Orchid Conference.[6]

He was made a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1959 Birthday Honours.

Death

He died at his sister's home, Birkhall, on the Balmoral estate, of a heart attack after suffering from hemiplegia on 13 September 1961, aged 59. The Queen Mother discovered him dead in bed.[7] The funeral was held at Ballater, and he was buried at St Paul's Walden Bury.

His widow died thirty-four years later on 21 January 1996, aged 89.


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References

  1. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=4fZIAAAAYAAJ
  2. ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/239587/page/3587
  3. ↑ https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/hrh-the-prince-of-wales-an-exhibition-to-celebrate-his-sixtieth-0/the
  4. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=CMDNAAAAMAAJ
  5. ↑ The Lily Year Book
  6. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=c1REAAAAYAAJ
  7. ↑ Vickers, Hugo (2006). Elizabeth: The Queen Mother. Arrow Books/Random House. p. 394.
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