The Queen’s cousin Simon Bowes-Lyon, who was jailed for sexually abusing a 26-year-old woman, is pictured at another London wedding following his release from prison last summer.
- Simon Bowes-Lyon photographed at the wedding for the second time since his release from prison
- Earlier this year, he attended Brother Jock’s star-studded high society wedding.
- Last year, he was jailed for sexually assaulting a 26-year-old woman.
- He is believed to have been released last August after serving half of his 10-month sentence.
Simon Bowes-Lyon was pictured at a wedding in London just seven months after being released from prison where he was serving time for sexual assault.
The 35-year-old Earl of Strathmore, the Queen’s cousin, was seen leaving church today after his wedding in Notting Hill.
He was depicted clutching what appeared to be a service order as he walked down the street alone after service.
Meanwhile, guests were seen crowding and loitering along the road waiting to board the double-decker wedding buses.
Simon Bowes-Lyon, Earl of Strathmore, the Queen’s cousin, was photographed at a Notting Hill wedding today.
Guests filled the Church of St Mary of the Angels, where the Queen’s disgraced cousin Simon Bowes-Lyon was photographed at the wedding.
Today’s ceremony was the second in weeks that the Earl was photographed, having been photographed at his younger brother Jock’s wedding to socialite Posie Brinkley last month.
These images marked the first time the Count had been photographed since his release.
According to an eyewitness, the other guests at Jock’s wedding seemed to interact normally with Bowes-Lyon.
The onlooker said, “Everyone seemed to cheer for him. Some were punching because of Covid but they all seemed chatty with him. As if nothing had happened.”
The Earl of Strathmore, pictured today in London, is a cousin, twice removed from the Queen, and great-great-great-nephew of the Queen Mother.
Simon Bowes-Lyon was seen clutching what appeared to be a work order as he walked down the road alone after the wedding service.
After the service, some of the guests were seen loitering along the road waiting to board the double-decker wedding buses.
Simon Bowes-Lyon, known as Sam, is a cousin, twice removed from the Queen, and great-great-nephew of the late Queen Mother.
Last February, he was jailed for sexually assaulting a 26-year-old woman at his ancestral home, Glamis Castle, in February 2020.
He convinced her to open the door before pushing her onto the bed and subjecting her to a drinking-induced attack that lasted 20 minutes.
His “strength, aggression and persistence” caused the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, to suffer from nightmares and need therapy, the court heard.
He pleaded guilty to sexual assault that took place on his 16,500-acre estate near Forfar in Angus.
Last month, Simon Bowes-Lyon (pictured second from left) was at the wedding of his brother Jock (pictured left)
Handcuffed: Bowes-Lyon in February 2021 after being sentenced to 10 months in prison for sexually assaulting a woman.
Where the Attack Happened: Glamis Castle is the ancestral home of Simon Bowes-Lyons and is located near the village of Glamis in Angus.
He was jailed for 10 months at the Dundee Sheriff’s Court and his name was placed on the sex offender registry for 10 years.
He previously issued a public apology to his victim, but Sheriff Alistair Carmichael told him there was no alternative to detention.
It is known that the aristocrat was released from prison in August last year, having served half the term.
A friend who did not want to give his name said then: “As far as possible, he wants to live on.”