LASCELLES

Patricia Elizabeth

24 November 1926 — 4 May 2018

AKA: née Tuckwell, Bambi Shmith, Bambi Smith, Lady Harewood, Countess of Harewood, Dowager Countess of Harewood 

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Additional Information

Special Achievements

  • Possibly first Australian to marry into British royalty.

Additional Information

  • Australian musician (violin) and model (known as Bambi Smith).

Resources

Link - Patricia Lascelles, Countess of Harewood

Wikipedia

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Link - Model 'Bambi' caused royal scandal then became Countess of Harewood

The Sydney Morning Herald

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Link - The countess who tried to teach cockatoos to speak Australian

The Sydney Morning Herald

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Link - Dowager Countess of Harewood Patricia Lascelles dies

BBC News

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References

  • Whitcroft, Isla.  (2001, May).  Bambi Smith:  Minding Her Manor.  The Australian Women’s Weekly, 76-81.

Image - Patricia 'Bambi' Tuckwell (Shmith)

Patricia 'Bambi' Tuckwell (Shmith), c. 1952 by Max Dupain. Collection: National Portrait Gallery, Canberra. National Portrait Gallery link: https://www.portrait.gov.au/portraits/2003.37/patricia-bambi-tuckwell-shmith

Photo used with permission of the National Portrait Gallery.