Simon Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 19th and 6th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (born 18 June 1986), is a Scottish peer and landowner, the owner of estates based at

Glamis Castle Glamis Castle is situated beside the village of Glamis (, ) in Angus, Scotland. It is the home of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and is open to the public. Glamis Castle has been the home of the Lyon family since the 14th century, thoug ...

. He is also 17th Viscount Lyon, 19th Lord Lyon and Glamis, 26th Lord Glamis, 17th Lord Glamis, Tannadyce, Sidlaw and Strathdichtie, and 7th Baron Bowes, and from birth until 2016 was known as Lord Glamis. The eldest son of

Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

, and his first wife, Isobel Weatherall, he is a second cousin once removed 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 ...

, whose grandmother was a

Bowes-Lyon The Bowes-Lyon family descends from George Bowes of Gibside and Streatlam Castle ''(1701–1760)'', a County Durham landowner and politician, through John Bowes, 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, chief of the Clan Lyon. Following the marriage ...

. He is chieftain of the Strathmore Highland Games. In 2021, Lord Strathmore pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a woman at his ancestral home, Glamis Castle, and as a result served five months in prison.

Biography

Strathmore was born on 18 June 1986 into the Bowes-Lyon family. His father,

, was a politician, soldier, and business man, as well as a hereditary peer. His mother is Isobel Weatherall, daughter of Captain Anthony Edward Weatherall. He attended

Sunningdale School Sunningdale School is a family-run boys' preparatory independent boarding school of around 100 pupils, situated in Sunningdale in Berkshire, close to London, England. Introduction Sunningdale School is a small school that seeks to educate its ...

. His parents divorced in 2004. Lord Strathmore is a great-great-nephew of

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI. She was the l ...

and thus a second cousin once removed of

. In 2002, he walked alongside his father and members of the

royal family A royal family is the immediate family of kings/queens, emirs/emiras, sultans/ sultanas, or raja/ rani and sometimes their extended family. The term imperial family appropriately describes the family of an emperor or empress, and the term ...

behind the coffin of the Queen Mother during her funeral. On his father's death on 27 February 2016, the then Lord Glamis succeeded as 19th Earl. In 2019, he was living at

. Running the Glamis estate includes work with Reiver Travel, which arranges exclusive holidays in Scotland. In 2017 Strathmore decided to renovate Glamis House, a property on his estate and a childhood home of the Queen Mother, for use as a self-catering holiday home. From 2016 to 2018, he was a director of Ark Hill Wind Farm Ltd. Lord Strathmore is the chieftain of the Strathmore Highland Games, which takes place annually in the grounds of Glamis Castle.

Controversy

Speeding conviction

In 2010, Lord Glamis, as he then was styled, was convicted of speeding by riding his motorbike at on a public road with a limit. He was banned from driving for nine months.

COVID-19 violation

In June 2020, Durham Police contacted the Earl for violating the

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...

related travel restrictions then in place. A report said Lord Strathmore travelled to Holwick Lodge,

Middleton-in-Teesdale Middleton-in-Teesdale is a market town in County Durham (district), County Durham, in England. It is situated on the north side of Teesdale between Eggleston and Newbiggin, Teesdale, Newbiggin, a few miles to the north-west of Barnard Castle. The ...

, and that his butler was spotted buying newspapers.

Sexual assault conviction

In 2021, Lord Strathmore was charged with

sexual assault Sexual assault is an act in which one intentionally sexually touches another person without that person's consent, or coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their will. It is a form of sexual violence, which ...

after admitting to attacking a 26-year-old woman at his Scottish home,

, in early 2020. On 12 January 2021, Strathmore was granted bail and placed on the

Violent and Sex Offender Register In the United Kingdom, the Violent and Sex Offender Register (ViSOR) is a database of records of those required to register with the police under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (the 2003 Act), those jailed for more than 12 months for violent offences ...

(ViSOR) by

Sheriff A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland that is commonly transla ...

Alistair Carmichael at

Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...

Sheriff Court. His conviction attracted attention in both the British and the international press, due to his connection with the

. ''

The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ...

'' reported calls for Lord Strathmore to be removed as the Chieftain of the annual Strathmore Highland Games. On 23 February 2021, he was sentenced to ten months' imprisonment and placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years. He was released after serving five months.

Titles and styles

* 18 June 1986 − 27 February 2016: Lord Glamis * 27 February 2016 – present: ''

The Right Honourable ''The Right Honourable'' ( abbreviation: ''Rt Hon.'' or variations) is an honorific style traditionally applied to certain persons and collective bodies in the United Kingdom, the former British Empire and the Commonwealth of Nations. The term is ...

'' The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne In addition to the Earldom of Strathmore and Kinghorne, Strathmore holds the following subsidiary titles: 17th

Viscount A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicial ...

Lyon, 19th Lord Lyon and Glamis, 26th Lord Glamis, 17th Lord Glamis, Tannadyce, Sidlaw and Strathdichtie, and 7th

Baron Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knig ...

Bowes, of

Streatlam Castle Streatlam Castle was a Baroque stately home located near the town of Barnard Castle in County Durham, England, that was demolished in 1959. Owned by the Bowes-Lyon family, Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne, the house was one of the family's three ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Strathmore and Kinghorne, Simon Bowes-Lyon, 19th Earl of Living people 1986 births Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Bowes-Lyon family Scottish landowners British people convicted of sexual assault 21st-century Scottish criminals Prisoners and detainees of Scotland People educated at Sunningdale School