Lavender Patten

Lavender Patten
Born
Mary Lavender St Leger Thornton

(1944-09-19)September 19, 1944
London, England
Other namesLady Patten of Barnes
Hong Kong’s First Lady[1]
EducationSt Hilda’s College, Oxford
Spouses
  • John Filmer Millen
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    ​
    (m. 1966; div. 1968)​
  • ​
    (m. 1971)​
Children3, including Alice Patten
FamilySir Jonah Walker-Smith, grandfather[2]
Derek Walker-Smith, Baron Broxbourne, uncle

Lady Lavender Patten (b. London, 19 September 1944) is the wife of Chris Patten. From 1992 to 1997 she was the final British ‘First Lady’ of Hong Kong.[1] During her time in Hong Kong she was patron of 67 charities and organisations.[3] She was the author of Hong Kong Journal in 1997.

  1. ^ a b Ruth Mathewson (29 June 1997). "Farewell to the first lady". scmp.com. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  2. ^ "M.Ps daughter to wed". Daily Mirror. London. 1934-09-13. p. 6.
  3. ^ Helena de Bertodano (1997-06-29). "The blossoming of Lavender". Sunday Telegraph. London. p. 41.