Kathleen Hamilton | |
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Born | 8 July 1905 |
Died | 2 February 1990 | (aged 84)
Spouse(s) | James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn |
Issue | Lady Moyra Campbell James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn Lord Claud Hamilton |
Parents | Henry Crichton Mary Cavendish Grosvenor |
Kathleen Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn, DCVO (8 July 1905 – 2 February 1990) was Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother from 1964 to her death in 1990. She was invested as a Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1969.
Born Mary Kathleen Crichton, the daughter of Henry Crichton, Viscount Crichton, she was married on 9 February 1928 to the Marquess of Hamilton (in St Martin-in-the-Fields), who succeeded his father as 4th Duke of Abercorn in 1953. In 1953 Kathleen Hamilton took the title of Duchess of Abercorn.
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Preceded by The Duchess of Northumberland |
Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother 1964 – 1990 |
Succeeded by — |