Katherine Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn, GCVO (born Hon. Mary Katherine Crichton; 8 July 1905 – 2 February 1990) was a British aristocrat and courtier who served as Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother from 1964 until her death in 1990.
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| Born | Hon. Mary Kathleen Crichton 8 July 1905 Paddington, London, England |
| Died | 2 February 1990 (aged 84) Baronscourt, Newtownstewart, Northern Ireland[1] |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Lady Moyra Campbell James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn Lord Claud Hamilton |
| Parent(s) | Henry Crichton, Viscount Crichton Lady Mary Grosvenor |
| Occupation | Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother |
She was invested as a Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1969.[2]
The Duchess was the elder of the two surviving children born to Henry Crichton, Viscount Crichton, son of John Crichton, 4th Earl Erne, and Lady Mary Cavendish Grosvenor, daughter of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster. She was married in St Martin-in-the-Fields, on 9 February 1928, to James Hamilton (at that time Marquess of Hamilton), who succeeded his father as 4th Duke of Abercorn in 1953.
References
edit- ^ "Hamilton, Kathleen | Dictionary of Irish Biography".
- ^ Profile of Kathleen Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn, royalfanzine.blogspot.co.uk; Retrieved 24 February 2016.
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