Anne Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster

Anne Winifred Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster (née Sullivan; 13 April 1915 – 31 August 2003), known as Nancy, was an Irish-born widow of a peer best known for her passion for horse racing.

She spent her early life in Glanmire, County Cork, Ireland growing up with two brothers, Adam and George, and practising her riding skills.

When the Second World War broke out, Anne Sullivan volunteered for the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry and served six years as personnel driver, while her brother, Adam, was killed during the Norway campaign.

[1] The Duchess and her stepdaughter, Lady Mary ranked eighth among the wealthiest landowners in Scotland after inheriting 120,000 acres from the 2nd Duke.

The Duchess was elected president of the Chester and West Cheshire branch of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and actively took part in its work, while also supporting the establishment of the Clwyd Riding School for the Disabled.