Susan Elaine Bligh, Countess of Darnley, CVO, CStJ, is the former Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire, having been appointed to the position on 24 October 2008.
She served as a magistrate between 1977 and 2005, taking particular interest in the Family Panel, of which she was Chair prior to her retirement.
She was also a member of the Hereford and Worcester Probation Committee, and its Chair and National Representative for five years, as well as being Vice Chair of the Worcestershire Ethics and Standards Committee.
[2] She is also an Appeal Patron for Hereford's Royal National College for the Blind.
[3] She was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the 2019 Birthday Honours.