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Queens' Cousin Jailed for Sexually Assaulting Woman at His Ancestral Home
Simon Bowes-Lyon, 34, the Earl of Strathmore, admitted to attacking a woman at Glamis Castle, Angus, in February last year and has been jailed for 10 months
Daily Mirror UK, 23 FEB, 2021.
Simon Bowes-Lyon, 34, the Earl of Strathmore, admitted to attacking a woman at Glamis Castle, Angus (Image: PA)
A relative of the Queen who admitted sexually assaulting a woman at his ancestral home, has been jailed for 10 months.
Simon Bowes-Lyon, the Earl of Strathmore, admitted to attacking a woman at Glamis Castle, Angus, in February last year.
The 34-year-old is the son of a cousin of the Queen.
Previously, the court heard that the incident happened in a bedroom at the castle where the Queen Mother grew up.
In a statement issued outside court after his guilty plea, Bowes-Lyon said: "I am greatly ashamed of my actions which have caused such distress to a guest in my home.
"I apologise wholeheartedly again today. I am deeply sorry for my behaviour and the anguish it has caused.
"Clearly, I had drunk to excess on the night of the incident.
"As someone who is only too well aware of the damage that alcohol can cause, I should have known better. I recognise, in any event, that alcohol is no excuse for my behaviour.
"I did not think I was capable of behaving the way I did but have had to face up to it and take responsibility.
"Over the last year this has involved seeking and receiving professional help as well as agreeing to plead guilty as quickly as possible.
"My apologies go, above all, to the woman concerned but I would also like to apologise to family, friends and colleagues for the distress I have caused them."
Glamis Castle is the seat of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne, the family which the late Queen Mother was part of.
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