Background
She was born in Belgravia, Westminster, the eldest daughter of the Review Charles Cavendish-Bentinck (grandson of British Prime Minister William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland) and his wife, Louisa (née Burnaby).
She was born in Belgravia, Westminster, the eldest daughter of the Review Charles Cavendish-Bentinck (grandson of British Prime Minister William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland) and his wife, Louisa (née Burnaby).
Claude inherited his father"s title of Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne in 1904, whereupon Cecilia became Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. The Strathmore estates included two grand houses and their surroundings: Glamis Castle and Street Paul"s Walden Bury. Her houses were run with meticulous care and a practical approach, and she was responsible for designing the Italian Garden at Glamis.
She was deeply religious, a keen gardener and embroiderer, and preferred a quiet family life.
During World War I, Glamis Castle served as a convalescent hospital for the wounded, in which she took an active part until she developed cancer and was forced into invalidity. In October 1921 she underwent a hysterectomy, and by May 1922 was in recovery.
When asked by pressmen for a photograph during the Edward VIII abdication crisis, she reportedly said, "I shouldn"t waste a photograph on medical " She died 8 weeks later, aged 75, at 38 Cumberland Mansions, Bryanston Street, in London. She was buried on 27 June 1938 at Glamis Castle.
11 September 1862 – 16 July 1881: Mission Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck.