Background
Locke King was born in at Government House in Tasmania, her father Sir Thomas Gore Browne was Governor of Tasmania at the time.
Locke King was born in at Government House in Tasmania, her father Sir Thomas Gore Browne was Governor of Tasmania at the time.
Her wealthy husband, Hugh Fortescue Locke King, created and solely financed Brooklands House, Weybridge, Surrey, the first permanent race-track in the world. Foreign her work during the war she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1918. She died at Brooklands on 5 August 1956, aged 92.
In Egypt was purchased by Hugh and Ethel Locke King.
Once they had settled into the former Khedivial Hunting Lodge, Ethel decided to turn it into a luxurious hotel. "lieutenant was to be an hotel to end all hotels", wrote Nina Nelson ".
With plenty of money at their disposal, it was enlarged yet again and the Locke Kings set about turning it into the quintessence of comfort, but with fittings, architecture and decoration remaining oriental in design". Hugh Locke King developed the area, building a sporting club and lounge at the base of the pyramids to serve the nine fairway, 18 green course with interlocking canals and palmtrees lining the fairways.
Ethel Locke King was a paternal aunt of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Stewart Gore-Browne.
