Dione Angela Grimston, Countess of Verulam, (née Smith; born 19 July 1954) is a British artist and former

Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire. From 1660 the office holder was also Custos Rotulorum of Hertfordshire. * William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton 1553 – * Sir Ralph Sadleir 1570–? *He ...

. The daughter of Jeremy Smith and Julia Burrell, she is maternally granddaughter of Sir Walter Burrell, 8th Baronet. She married

John Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam John Duncan Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam (born 21 April 1951), styled Viscount Grimston between 1960 and 1973, is a British peer. Early life Grimston is the son of John Grimston, 6th Earl of Verulam. He succeeded in the earldom in 1973 on the ...

, on 12 September 1976. Lord and Lady Verulam have four children: *James Grimston, Viscount Grimston (b. 6 January 1978) *Hon. Hugo Guy Sylvester Grimston (b. 5 November 1979) *Hon. Sam George Grimston (b. 18 October 1983) *Lady Flora Grimston (b. 28 September 1981) The Countess of Verulam served as

High Sheriff of Hertfordshire The High Sheriff of Hertfordshire was an ancient Sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the foundation of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years. On 1 April 1974, under the provisio ...

in 2002 and was appointed

in June 2007 following the retirement of Sir Simon Bowes-Lyon. She served until July 2017 and was the first woman to hold that office. She was succeeded by

Robert Voss Robert Andrew Voss (born 9 February 1953) is a British businessman in the metals industry. Voss was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire. From 1660 t ...

. She was appointed

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Monarchy of Canada, Canadian monarch, Mon ...

(CVO) in the

2019 Birthday Honours The 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as ...

. Lady Verulam has worked on churches, Cliveden Hall and Hambleton Hall, and has exhibited her paintings in London. She is the patron of Home-Start St Albans. A keen artist, Lady Verulam specialises in collages and has her works exhibited in collections across the UK,

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

and

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Verulam, Dione Grimston, Countess of 1954 births Living people British countesses Lord-Lieutenants of Hertfordshire High Sheriffs of Hertfordshire 20th-century English painters 21st-century English painters English printmakers Dione 20th-century British printmakers Dione Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order