Anne Liddell-Grainger

Anne Mary Sibylla Liddell-Grainger (née Abel Smith; born 28 July 1932) is the mother of British politician Ian Liddell-Grainger. Her maternal grandparents were Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, and Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone.

Anne Liddell-Grainger
Born
Anne Mary Sibylla Abel Smith

(1932-07-28) 28 July 1932
Spouse(s)
(
m. 1957; div. 1981)
Children5, including:
Ian Liddell-Grainger
Parent(s)Sir Henry Abel Smith
Lady May Abel Smith

She was born in Kensington Palace, the daughter of Colonel Sir Henry Abel Smith and Lady May Abel Smith (formerly Princess May of Teck).

Marriage and issue

She married David Liddell-Grainger, a Scottish politician, on 14 December 1957 at St George's Chapel, Windsor. [1] They divorced in 1981.

They had five children and eight grandchildren:

  • Ian Richard Peregrine Liddell-Grainger (born 23 February 1959)
  • Charles Montagu Liddell-Grainger (born 23 July 1960)
  • Simon Rupert Liddell-Grainger (born 28 December 1962)
  • Alice Mary Liddell-Grainger (born 3 March 1965)
  • Malcolm Henry Liddell-Grainger (born 14 December 1967)

Later life

Mrs Liddell-Grainger later became a devout Christian, and served as a missionary in Africa. She settled in Kennington, south London, where she is engaged in Christian charity work.[2] She is in the line of succession to the British Throne as a great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She is a second cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.

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References

  1. "Marriage". St George's Windsor. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  2. Sayid, Ruki. ""Meet Anne..she's a Brixton charity worker and the Queen's secret cousin.."". Daily Mirror.
Lines of succession
Preceded by
Matilda Murray
Line of succession to the British throne
descended from Leopold, son of Victoria
Succeeded by
Ian Liddell-Grainger
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