Lady Mary Colman

Lady Mary Cecilia Colman (née Bowes-Lyon; 30 January 1932 – 2 January 2021) was an English socialite, philanthropist, and extra lady-in-waiting to Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy.

Lady Mary Colman
Born
Mary Cecilia Bowes-Lyon

(1932-01-30)30 January 1932
Died2 January 2021(2021-01-02) (aged 88)
Bixley, Norfolk, England
Spouse(s)
Children5; including Sarah
Parent(s)The Hon. Michael Bowes-Lyon
Elizabeth Margaret Cator
RelativesClaude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (grandfather)
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (aunt)
Elizabeth II (cousin)

The daughter of Michael Bowes-Lyon and Elizabeth Margaret Cator, her paternal aunt was Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and she was thus a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.

Lady Mary died at her home in Bixley, Norfolk on 2 January 2021, aged 88.[1]

Titles and styles

  • 1932–1951: Miss Mary Cecilia Bowes-Lyon
  • 1951–1974: Mrs Timothy Colman
  • 1974–2021: Lady Mary Colman

References

  1. "The Queen's cousin, Lady Mary Colman, has died aged 88". Tatler. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.