Jennifer Ann Gretton, Baroness Gretton, DCVO, DStJ, JP, DL (born 14 June 1943) is a former Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire, serving for over 15 years between 2003 and 2018.
The railway was mothballed when the park closed, but during the 1990s the FSMR friends supporting group was formed and the railway restored under the stewardship of Lady Gretton who is now president of the FSMR.
[2] In 2008, she was awarded honorary Doctor of Laws at the University of Leicester.
[3] In 2012, she was awarded the degree Honorary Doctor of Letters by De Montfort University.
[4] Gretton was appointed Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) in the 2017 Birthday Honours.