Leonora Anson, Countess of Lichfield

Noble person

1949 –

70

Who is Leonora Anson, Countess of Lichfield?

Leonora Anson, Countess of Lichfield, LVO, was born as Leonora Mary Grosvenor, a daughter of the 5th Duke of Westminster.

Lady Leonora Grosvenor grew up on Ely Island, Ulster, before attending Sherborne School.

On 8 March 1975, she married the 5th Earl of Lichfield at Chester Cathedral, and became Countess of Lichfield. She first met Lichfield when he photographed her as debutante of the year in 1967.

They had three children together:

Lady Rose Anson

Thomas William Robert Hugh Anson, 6th Earl of Lichfield

Lady Eloise Anson, m. 2013 Louis Waymouth

The couple were divorced in 1986 and as she has not re-married, the Countess retains her title. Lord Lichfield died on 11 November 2005. Since 1979, the Countess has been an extra lady-in-waiting to The Princess Royal.

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Born
Feb 1, 1949
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  • United Kingdom

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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