1950). He inherited a fraction of the Lord Great Chamberlainship of England, succeeded by his son, William. His daughter-in-law, the Hon. Shân Legge-Bourke, Lord Lieutenant of Powys, was made a lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth II. His granddaughter, Alexandra "Tiggy" Legge-Bourke (now Pettifer), was nanny to Princes William and Harry. Another granddaughter, Eleanor Legge-Bourke, is a television personality in France. Legge-Bourke died at his home in London on 21 May 1973, aged 59, after an operation for a stomach tumour. The by-election to replace him was won by Liberal Clement Freud. Legge-Bourke and his wife were cremated and their ashes buried in Ely Cathedral. Notes and references Notes References External links 1914 births 1973 deaths British Army personnel of World War II Burials at Ely Cathedral Chairmen of the 1922 Committee Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Deaths from cancer in England Deaths from stomach cancer Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire People educated at Eton College Royal Horse Guards officers UK MPs 1945–1950 UK MPs 1950–1951 UK MPs 1951–1955 UK MPs 1955–1959 UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs 1970–1974