Simon Bowes-Lyon

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Caroline Pike
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(m. 1966)​
Sir Simon Bowes-Lyon
KCVO FCA
Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire
In office
1986–2007
Children4
Parents
Residence St Paul's Walden Bury
Education Eton College
Alma mater Magdalen College, Oxford (MA)

Sir Simon Alexander Bowes-Lyon (born 17 June 1932) is a British businessman who served as Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire from 1986 to 2007. He was a maternal first cousin of Elizabeth II.

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Early life and family

Bowes-Lyon was born in 1932, the son of The Hon. Sir David Bowes-Lyon (1902–1961) and Rachel Pauline Spender-Clay (1907–1996). His father was the sixth son and tenth child of Claude, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. His mother was the daughter of Herbert Spender-Clay and Pauline Astor. He had one sister, Davina, who married the 13th Earl of Stair. [1]

On 11 April 1966, he married Caroline Mary Victoria Pike (born 27 September 1940), daughter of Victor Pike, and they have four children. [1] He resides at St Paul's Walden Bury, the reputed birthplace of his aunt, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. [2] [3]

Career

Bowes-Lyon was educated at Eton College and graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford with a Master of Arts. He is a fellow the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (FCA). [1] He is president of the Bhutan Society of the United Kingdom. [4]

On 12 November 1971, Bowes-Lyon was nominated as Sheriff of Hertfordshire in the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, [5] a position previously held by his father. He was nominated again in 1972. [6] In 1974, when the Sheriff of Hertfordshire was retitled as High Sheriff under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, he was nominated again for 1974 and 1975. [7] [8]

Bowes-Lyon was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire on 12 February 1986, a position his father held from 1952–1961. [9] He retired in 2007 and was succeeded by the Countess of Verulam.

On 7 April 1995, he was appointed a Knight of the Order of St John (KStJ). [10] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in 2005 Birthday Honours. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage (107th ed.). Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd. p. 3784. ISBN   0971196621.
  2. ↑ Durrant, Will (11 August 2023). "Late Queen's cousin says Luton Airport expansion will harm his historic Hertfordshire home". HertsLive. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Jubilee: Queen's cousin shows private childhood photos". BBC. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "About the Society". The Bhutan Society of the UK. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "No. 45522". The London Gazette . 16 November 1971. p. 12464.
  6. ↑ "No. 45828". The London Gazette . 16 November 1972. p. 13535.
  7. ↑ "No. 46400". The London Gazette . 14 November 1974. p. 11120.
  8. ↑ "No. 46524". The London Gazette . 21 March 1975. p. 3843.
  9. ↑ "No. 50432". The London Gazette . 17 February 1986. p. 2269.
  10. ↑ "No. 54002". The London Gazette . 7 April 1995. p. 5286.
  11. ↑ "No. 57665". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2005. p. 3.
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