Mary Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone
| Lady Mary Elphinstone | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by Philip de László, 1929 | |
| Born |
Mary Frances Bowes-Lyon 30 August 1883 Angus, Scotland |
| Died |
8 February 1961 (aged 77) Inveresk, Scotland |
| Title | Lady Elphinstone |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children |
Mary Elphinstone John Elphinstone, 17th Lord Elphinstone Jean Elphinstone Andrew Elphinstone Margaret Elphinstone |
| Parent(s) |
Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck |
Lady Mary Frances Buller-Fullerton-Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone DCVO (born Lady Mary Frances Bowes-Lyon; 30 August 1883 – 8 February 1961) was a maternal aunt and godparent of Elizabeth II.
Biography
Lady Elphinstone was born Lady Mary Frances Bowes-Lyon on 30 August 1883 in Angus, Scotland, to Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck. She was an elder sister of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later The Queen Mother).
In 1937, she attended her sister and brother-in-law's coronation whereby she sat behind her niece, Princess Elizabeth, who would be the future queen, in the royal box.
She died on 8 February 1961, aged 77, in Inveresk, Scotland.
Marriage and issue
Lady Mary married Sidney Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone (27 July 1869 – 28 November 1955) on 24 July 1910 in Westminster. The couple had five children:
- The Hon. Mary Elizabeth Elphinstone (1 July 1911 – 16 May 1980). She was a bridesmaid at the wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York, and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on 3 May 1923.[1]
- John Alexander Elphinstone, 17th Lord Elphinstone (22 March 1914 – 15 November 1975)
- The Hon. Jean Constance Elphinstone (3 April 1915 – 29 November 1999), married Captain John Wills. Their daughter Marilyn is a god-daughter of Princess Margaret and was a bridesmaid at her 1960 wedding.[2]
- The Rev. The Hon. Andrew Charles Victor Elphinstone (10 November 1918 – 19 March 1975), married Jean Hambro and had issue. His wife was a Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Elizabeth II [3]
- The Hon. Margaret Elphinstone (9 June 1925 – 25 November 2016), married Denys Rhodes and had issue. She was a bridesmaid at the wedding in 1947 of The Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) and Prince Philip (now the Duke of Edinburgh).
Ancestry
References
- ↑ "The Queen Mother in pictures". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ↑ Yvonne's Royalty Home Page: Royal Godchildren
- ↑ Yvonne's Royalty Home Page: Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation Attendants