Lady Mary Christina Holborow, DCVO

Royal Victorian Order

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 (born 19 September 1936), born Lady Mary Christina Stopford, is a daughter of the 8th Earl of Courtown

Earl of Courtown

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 and the former Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall

Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall

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. On 8 August 1959, she married Geoffrey Jermyn Holborow and they have two children, Katherine Mary (born 1961) and Crispin (born 1963).

On retirement from her career as a magistrate she became the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall

Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall

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 and since then is a trustee

Trustee

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 of Cornwall Rural Community Council, the South West Lakes Trust, and the National Maritime Museum

National Maritime Museum

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, Falmouth

Falmouth, Cornwall

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. In addition to this she is a governor of University College Falmouth

University College Falmouth

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, Vice President for Exeter charity, St Loye's Foundation

St Loye's Foundation

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 and President of Cornwall County Scout Council  She is also Patron to the Citizens Advice Bureau Cornwall.

Holborow was appointed Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.

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