Jane Dawnay

Lady Jane Meriel Dawnay (née Grosvenor; born 8 February 1953), formerly Jane Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe, is a British aristocrat and thoroughbred racehorse owner. Early life Dawnay was born Jane Meriel Grosvenor on 8 February 1953 to Robert Grosvenor and The Honourable Viola Lyttelton. She was raised in Northern Ireland where her father, in line for the dukedom of Wesmtminster, was High Sheriff of Fermanagh. The family resided at Ely Lodge in Blaney, County Fermanagh. Her father became heir presumptive to the dukedom in 1963 and succeeded his brother as 5th Duke of Westminster in 1967. Thus, Jane became Lady Jane Grosvenor. She has two elder siblings: Leonora, Countess of Lichfield, and Gerald, 6th Duke of Westminster. In 1971, Lady Jane was presented as debutante at the International Debutante Ball at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. As a young woman, Dawnay was a rumored girlfriend of Charles, Prince of Wales, later King Charles III. Racing