Lady Elizabeth Basset
Lady Elizabeth Basset | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 March 1908 |
| Died | 30 November 2000 (age 92) |
| Title | Woman of the Bedchamber (1959-81) |
| Spouse | Ronald Lambart Basset October 31, 1931 |
| Children | Bryan Ronald, Peter Francis |
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Lady Elizabeth Basset, DCVO (5 March 1908 – 30 November 2000) was born Elizabeth Legge, daughter of the 7th Earl of Dartmouth.
Educated at home,[1] on 31 October 1931, she married Ronald Lambert Basset (1898-1972), senior representative of the ancient Basset family of Tehidy in Cornwal. She had two children, Bryan Ronald (1932–2010) and Peter Francis (1935–1954).[2] During the Second World War, she ran a small farm in North Devon.[1]
In 1959, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, asked Basset to be a Woman of the Bedchamber.[3]
She held that position until 1981. She was active as a Lady-in-Waiting from 1982–93. She retired at the age of 85.[1] She authored a devotional book, Love Is My Meaning and four anthologies.[citation needed]
Death
Lady Elizabeth Basset died in 2000, aged 92, in London.[4]
Books
- Love is My Meaning - An Anthology of Assurance (1973)
- Each in His Prison (1978)
- The Bridge is Love: an anthology of hope (1981)
- Interpreted by Love: an anthology of praise (1994)
- Beyond the Blue Mountains: Wisdom and Compassion on Living and Dying (1999)[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Lady Elizabeth Basset". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Bassett Family Association Newsletter April 2006". www.bassettbranches.org. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ Obituary Archived 21 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine, TheIndependent via findarticles.com; accessed 16 October 2014.
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