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- ↑ "Lady Gretton Retires as Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire".
- ↑ "Mike Kapur replaces Lady Gretton as Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire".
- ↑ "Lady Jennifer Ann Gretton, JP (Doctor of Laws - 10 July, 3pm)". University of Leicester.[ dead link ]
- ↑ "Honorands 2012". De Montfort University. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012.
- ↑ "No. 61962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2017. p. B4.