Bowes-Lyon was the second son and youngest child of Lieutenant-Colonel The Honourable
Michael Claude Hamilton Bowes-Lyon (1893–1953) and Elizabeth Margaret Cator (1899–1959). His paternal grandfather was
Claude, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. He had an elder brother,
Fergus, and two older sisters,
Mary and Patricia. He was born in
Hertfordshire and raised in
Bedfordshire. After his father's death in 1953, the family resided at the White House,
Glamis. He was page to his cousin,
Princess Margaret, at the
coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. That year, he began his studies at
Eton College. He was also page to his aunt, the Queen Mother, when she was installed as chancellor of the
University of London in November 1955. He later read French and German at
Magdalen College, Oxford. He was a favourite nephew of
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and a frequent guest of hers at
Royal Lodge. Bowes-Lyon died at the age of 83 on 30 October 2023. He was buried at
Glamis. ==References==