Frederick Patrick Piers von Westenholz (born 10 December 1943) is an interior designer, former English

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

. He competed in two events at the

1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr ...

. Piers is the son and heir of Henry Baron von Westenholz, and brother of the late banker and fellow skier, Charles von Westenholz. He has been married twice: # to Sarah von Hoffmanstahl (no issue); # to Jane Leveson, with whom he has three children. With his second wife, he has led the restoration of

Dumfries House Dumfries House (Scottish Gaelic: ''Taigh Dhùn Phris'') is a Palladian country house located in the town of Cumnock in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is within a large estate, around west of Cumnock. Noted for being one of the few such houses wit ...

, a personal project of

King Charles III Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person to a ...

. Jane von Westenholz is one of the official

Queen's companions A lady-in-waiting or court lady is a female personal assistant at a Royal court, court, attending on a royal woman or a high-ranking nobility, noblewoman. Historically, in Europe, a lady-in-waiting was often a noblewoman but of lower rank th ...

Queen Camilla Camilla (born Camilla Rosemary Shand, later Parker Bowles, 17 July 1947) is Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms as the wife of King Charles III. She became queen consort on 8 September 2022, upon the acc ...

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1943 births Living people English male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Great Britain Alpine skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics People from Beaconsfield Antiques dealers {{UK-alpine-skiing-bio-stub