Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
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Michael Fergus Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, DL (born 7 June 1957) is a Scottish politician and former army officer.
He was educated at Sunningdale School, Eton, the University of Aberdeen, and RMA Sandhurst. He rose to the rank of Captain in the British Army (serving with the Scots Guards). He is a grandnephew of the Queen Mother and first cousin, once removed, of Queen Elizabeth II.
He succeeded his father, Fergus Michael Bowes-Lyon, as 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne in 1987. He was one of the peers excluded from the House of Lords by the House of Lords Act 1999.
In 1984, he married Isobel Charlotte Weatherall and is the father of three sons:
- Simon Patrick Bowes-Lyon, Lord Glamis b. 18 June 1986
- Hon. John Fergus Bowes-Lyon b. c 1988
- Hon. George Norman Bowes-Lyon b. 1991
The Strathmores separated in 2003 and a year later became embroiled in a divorce suit much publicized in the press. According to a 9 January 2005 article in "The Scotsman," the countess was battling to continue to live at Glamis Castle and to receive a lump settlement of five million pounds while the earl was described in court as an alcoholic with liver damage and for whom the continued stress of the case posed a health danger. The same article reported that a tabloid had revealed that during the earl's separation from his wife, he had hired the services of three call girls over a period of four days, behavior that his lawyer deemed out-of-character and related to his "drinking heavily." In January 2005, Lady Strathmore dropped her demands and the divorce was finalized.
He married for a second time on November 24, 2005 to Dr. Damaris Stuart-William at the family seat of Glamis Castle and had a son:
- Hon. Toby Peter Fergus Bowes-Lyon b. 2005
| Preceded by The Viscount Davidson |
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 1991–1994 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Arran |
| Preceded by The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Perth |
United Kingdom Order of Precedence (gentlemen) |
Succeeded by The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Haddington |
| Preceded by Michael Bowes-Lyon |
Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne | Succeeded by Current Incumbent |
