Background
The Duchess was born as Ann Fortune Smith to Captain Evan Cadogan Eric Smith Military Cross of Ashfold in Sussex, and his wife Beatrice Williams.
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Ann Fortune FitzRoy
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Career
She has been Mistress of the Robes since 1967. Another younger brother is Jeremy Fox Eric Smith (born 1928). 24 February 1920 – 12 October 1946: Mission Ann Fortune Smith 12 October 1946 – 11 November 1970: Countess of Euston 11 November 1970 – 7 April 2011: Her Grace The Duchess of Grafton 7 April 2011 – present: Her Grace The Dowager Duchess of Grafton She was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II between 1953-1966, and has been Mistress of the Robes since 1967.
The Duchess was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in 1980.
Achievements
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Her younger brother, Sir John Smith, was a financier with the family business (a bank) (formerly known as Smith"s Bank of Nottingham and was later titled as the National Provincial Bank and then part of National Westminster), a Conservative Member of Parliament, and the founder of the Landmark Trust.
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Political Party
Conservative