John Francis Bowes-Lyon, who died 18 September, 2022, aged 80, was a scion of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and a third cousin of the King.
He was born 13 June, 1942, elder son of Major-General Sir Francis James Cecil Bowes-Lyon, KCVO, CB, OBE, MC & Bar [1917-1977], and his wife the former Mary de Trafford [1920-2007], who was an aunt of Brigadier Andrew Parker Bowles, first husband of Her Majesty Queen Camilla.
John Bowes-Lyon was unmarried. He is survived by a brother Captain David Bowes-Lyon [born 21 July, 1947], married to the Princess Royal's Lady-in-Waiting, Elizabeth Harriet Colville [born 3 Dec, 1952], a goddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II; and by a sister, Fiona Anne [born 3 July, 1944], wife of Joseph Henry Goodhart.
The funeral and Thanksgiving Service took place at the Brompton Oratory, 18 Oct, 2022. The King was represented by the Earl of Rosslyn at the funeral and the Queen Consort was represented by her first husband Brigadier Andrew Parker Bowles, who was a cousin of Mr Bowes-Lyon.
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