Simon Bowes-Lyon | |
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High Sheriff of Hertfordshire | |
In office 1975–1975 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
Preceded by | Thomas Edward, Baron Dimsdale |
Succeeded by | Peter Compton Hamilton-Spencer-Smith |
Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire | |
In office 1986–2007 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher John Major Tony Blair |
Preceded by | Sir George Burns |
Succeeded by | The Countess of Verulam |
Personal details | |
Born | 17 June 1932 |
Spouse |
Caroline Pike (m. 1966) |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | David Bowes-Lyon Rachel Spender-Clay |
Sir Simon Alexander Bowes-Lyon KCVO (born 17 June 1932) is a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and was Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire from 1986 to 2007. He was created a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2005.[1]