David Bowes-Lyon

Sir David Bowes-Lyon KCVO (2 May 1902–13 September 1961) was a son of the 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and a brother of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.

On 6 February 1929, he married Rachel Pauline Clay and they had two children:

• Davina Katherine Bowes-Lyon (b. 2 May 1930)
• Simon Alexander Bowes-Lyon (b. 17 June 1932)

During the Second World War he was a member of the secret propaganda department Political Warfare Executive.

Preceded by: The Viscount Hampden

Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire 1947–1961

Succeeded by: Sir George Burns