Lady Lowther, who died 19 January, 2022, aged 94, was the widow of Sir John Lowther, KCVO, CBE, sometime Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire.
Jennifer Bevan was a great friend of the late Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, and member of the 'Clarence House set' in the 1950s. She was Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Margaret 1948-52, and thereafter an extra Lady-in-Waiting.
She was born Jennifer Jane Bevan, 11 November, 1927, scion of that landed gentry family, daughter of Colonel John Henry Bevan, CB, MC [1894-1978], and his wife the Lady Barbara Violet Bingham [1902-63], daughter of the 5th Earl of Lucan [1860-1949].
She married 21 February, 1952, John Luke Lowther [born 17 Nov, 1923], scion of the Lowther baronets, son of Colonel John George Lowther [1885-1977], and his wife the former Hon Lilah Charlotte Sarah White [1889-1976], daughter of the 3rd Baron Annaly [1857-1922]. Her husband, appointed CBE in 1983, and KCVO in 1997, served as Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire, 1984-98. He died 11 April, 2011, aged 87.
Lady Lowther leaves issue, a son, Hugh [born 12 Jan, 1956], and two daughters, Sarah Charlotte Margaret [born 4 Jan, 1954, and for whom HRH The Princess Margaret stood sponsor], and Lavinia Mary [born 11 Nov, 1958].
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