Elspeth Rosamund Morton Howe, Baroness Howe of Idlicote,[1]CBE (néeShand; 8 February 1932 – 22 March 2022) was a British life peer and crossbench member of the House of Lords (2001–2020) who served in many capacities in public life. As the widow of Geoffrey Howe, she was formerly known as Lady Howe of Aberavon before receiving a peerage in her own right. She was the paternal half-aunt of Queen Camilla.
Born Elspeth R. M. Shand in Marylebone,[2] London, she was the daughter of the writer Philip Morton Shand by his fourth wife, Sybil Mary Shand (née Sissons, formerly Slee).[3][4] As such, she was a half-aunt to Queen Camilla (née Shand, formerly Parker Bowles), whose father, Bruce Shand, was son of Philip Morton Shand by a previous marriage.[3] She grew up in Bath, Somerset,[3] and was educated at Wycombe Abbey, a leading private school for girls, and at the London School of Economics.[3] She married the rising politician Geoffrey Howe in 1953, and had three children, Caroline (Cary), and twins, Amanda and Alec.[5]
On 29 June 2001, at the age of 69, she was made a life peer, as Baroness Howe of Idlicote, of Shipston-on-Stour in the County of Warwickshire,[7] in her own right, becoming one of the first People's Peers. She and her husband were one of the few couples each of whom held a peerage in their own right. Having already been styled Lady Howe by dint of her husband's knighthood and then his peerage, it was quipped when she received her own peerage that she was "once, twice, three times a Lady".[8]
Howe retired from Parliament on 2 June 2020.[1] She died at her home in Idlicote, Warwickshire, on 22 March 2022, aged 90, following a battle with cancer.[9]
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^ ab"Parliamentary career for Baroness Howe of Idlicote". MPs and Lords. UK Parliament. from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^"Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
^ abcdeLangdon, Julia (23 March 2022). "Lady Howe of Idlicote obituary". The Guardian. from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^"Baroness Howe of Idlicote obituary". The Times. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
^Langdon, Julia (10 October 2015). "Lord Howe of Aberavon obituary". The Guardian. from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
Media: A Tory feminist for TV's watchdog: Michael Leapman profiles Lady Elspeth Howe, the incoming chair of the Broadcasting Standards Council
November 26, 2023
elspeth, howe, elspeth, rosamund, morton, howe, baroness, howe, idlicote, née, shand, february, 1932, march, 2022, british, life, peer, crossbench, member, house, lords, 2001, 2020, served, many, capacities, public, life, widow, geoffrey, howe, formerly, known. Elspeth Rosamund Morton Howe Baroness Howe of Idlicote 1 CBE nee Shand 8 February 1932 22 March 2022 was a British life peer and crossbench member of the House of Lords 2001 2020 who served in many capacities in public life As the widow of Geoffrey Howe she was formerly known as Lady Howe of Aberavon before receiving a peerage in her own right She was the paternal half aunt of Queen Camilla The Right HonourableThe Baroness Howe of IdlicoteCBEOfficial portrait 2018Member of the House of LordsLord TemporalIn office 29 June 2001 2 June 2020Life peeragePersonal detailsBornElspeth Rosamund Morton Shand 1932 02 08 8 February 1932Marylebone London EnglandDied22 March 2022 2022 03 22 aged 90 Idlicote Warwickshire EnglandPolitical partyCrossbencherSpouseThe Lord Howe of Aberavon m 1953 died 2015 wbr Children3ParentPhilip Morton Shand father RelativesBruce Shand half brother Queen Camilla half niece EducationWycombe AbbeyLondon School of Economics Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editBorn Elspeth R M Shand in Marylebone 2 London she was the daughter of the writer Philip Morton Shand by his fourth wife Sybil Mary Shand nee Sissons formerly Slee 3 4 As such she was a half aunt to Queen Camilla nee Shand formerly Parker Bowles whose father Bruce Shand was son of Philip Morton Shand by a previous marriage 3 She grew up in Bath Somerset 3 and was educated at Wycombe Abbey a leading private school for girls and at the London School of Economics 3 She married the rising politician Geoffrey Howe in 1953 and had three children Caroline Cary and twins Amanda and Alec 5 Career editHowe served as deputy chairman of the Equal Opportunities Commission from 1975 to 1979 3 and in various other capacities from 1980 She was later made chair of the Broadcasting Standards Commission In the 1999 New Year Honours she was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE 6 Lady Howe was a Justice of the Peace in Inner London from 1964 until her retirement from the Bench in 2002 She sat in the Youth Court at Camberwell where she was a bench chairman On 29 June 2001 at the age of 69 she was made a life peer as Baroness Howe of Idlicote of Shipston on Stour in the County of Warwickshire 7 in her own right becoming one of the first People s Peers She and her husband were one of the few couples each of whom held a peerage in their own right Having already been styled Lady Howe by dint of her husband s knighthood and then his peerage it was quipped when she received her own peerage that she was once twice three times a Lady 8 Howe retired from Parliament on 2 June 2020 1 She died at her home in Idlicote Warwickshire on 22 March 2022 aged 90 following a battle with cancer 9 References edit a b Parliamentary career for Baroness Howe of Idlicote MPs and Lords UK Parliament Archived from the original on 18 December 2021 Retrieved 27 March 2022 Index entry FreeBMD ONS Retrieved 16 April 2023 a b c d e Langdon Julia 23 March 2022 Lady Howe of Idlicote obituary The Guardian Archived from the original on 25 March 2022 Retrieved 27 March 2022 Baroness Howe of Idlicote obituary The Times 23 March 2022 Retrieved 17 April 2023 Langdon Julia 10 October 2015 Lord Howe of Aberavon obituary The Guardian Archived from the original on 26 November 2018 Retrieved 16 October 2015 No 55354 The London Gazette Supplement 31 December 1998 p 8 No 56274 The London Gazette 13 July 2001 p 8309 Hoggart Simon 5 February 2003 So much to discuss so little time The Guardian Archived from the original on 3 June 2016 Retrieved 1 July 2016 Baroness Elspeth Howe dies aged 90 BBC News 23 March 2022 Retrieved 17 April 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elspeth Howe Baroness Howe of Idlicote Profile at the Parliament of the United Kingdom Media A Tory feminist for TV s watchdog Michael Leapman profiles Lady Elspeth Howe the incoming chair of the Broadcasting Standards Council Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elspeth Howe amp oldid 1169703506, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
