Career
Her parents divorced when she was ten years old. The Duke of Westminster, who went on to remarry three more times, had a keen interest in yachts which helped spark his daughter"s own passion for sailing. Grosvenor was a keen sportswoman and racing driver, competing on rallies such as the Royal Automobile Club (Royal Automobile Club) and Royal Scottish Automobile Club (RSAC) in the 1930s.
She used two Riley Sprites for pre-war hillclimbs, then switched in 1947 to a Bugatti T35.
An Alta and Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica. She took part in seven competitions, racing three times at Goodwood Circuit, three times at Donington Park and once at Gransden Lodge Airfield.
Lady Mary retired in 1953 after her father"s death, in order to manage her estates in South Africa, Kenya and Scotland. Lady Mary competed in an Steamship.90 in torrential rain in the first Shelsley Walsh hillclimb after World World War World War II
Well organised and resilient, Lady Mary ran farms in Kenya and Shropshire, a house in Cheshire and the family"s large Highland estate.
Lady Mary never married and lived mainly in Scotland and South Africa, where she owned an estate in the Orange Free State, given to her by her father in the 1930s.
She outlived three more dukes of Westminster (the 5th Duke died in 1979) and died aged 89.
