The Baroness Luce, who died 8 December, 2023, aged 86, was the wife of the Baron Luce, KG, GCVO, PC, DL, a politician and a Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth II.
She was born Rose Helen Nicholson, 13 May, 1937, the eldest daughter of Sir Godfrey Nicholson, 1st & last Baronet (1901-1991), and his wife the Lady Katharine Constance Lindsay (1912-1972), daughter of the 27th Earl of Crawford and (10th) Earl of Balcarres (1871-1940), &c; and married 5 April, 1961, Richard Napier Luce (born 14 October, 1936), son of Sir William Henry Tucker Luce, GBE, KCMG (1907-1977), and his wife the former Margaret Napier (1908-1989), descended from the Culme-Seymour baronets.
Her husband was Conservative MP for Arundel & Shoreham (later Shoreham) 1971-1992; was a Foreign Office Minister; sworn of the Privy Council, 1986; Knighted in 1991; Governor of Gilbraltar 1997-2000; raised to the peerage for life, in October, 2000, as Baron Luce, of of Adur, in the County of West Sussex; appointed GCVO in 2000, and served as Lord Chamberlain, 2000-2006; on St George's Day 2008 he was appointed a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
Lady Luce is survived by her husband and by two sons, the Hon Alexander (born 18 Jul 1964), and the Hon Edward (born 1 June, 1968).
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