Relative of British queen jailed for sex assault at castle

A relative of Queen Elizabeth II was sentenced Tuesday to 10 months in prison for sexually assaulting a woman at his ancestral castle in Scotland. Simon Bowes-Lyon, Earl of Strathmore, had admitted assaulting woman in a bedroom at Glamis Castle in February 2020.Bowes-Lyon, 34, who is a first cousin twice removed of queen, pleaded guilty last month, saying he was “greatly ashamed of my actions which have caused such distress to a guest in my home.”

“I did t think I was capable of behaving way I did but have had to face up to it and take responsibility,” he said.He was sentenced Tuesday at Dundee Sheriff Court.Glamis Castle, near Dundee in central Scotland, is childhood home of queen’s late mor, who was born Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.

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