▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁she ▁married ▁Mer v yn ▁Charles ▁Mason ▁( 1 9 0 7 – 1 9 4 0 ) ▁near ▁Mal mes bury , ▁W ilt shire . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁she ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁London ▁amb ul ance ▁service ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁was ▁a ▁Lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁P ione er ▁Corps . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁killed ▁after ▁his ▁ship ▁was ▁tor ped o ed ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Ireland ▁and ▁she ▁later ▁married ▁the ▁future ▁politician , ▁I ain ▁Norman ▁Mac le od , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Mac le ods ▁of ▁P abb ay ▁and ▁U ig . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁Mac le od ▁was ▁struck ▁by ▁men ing itis ▁and ▁pol io ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁par al ys ed ▁in ▁one ▁leg , ▁but ▁managed ▁to ▁walk ▁with ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁st icks . ▁When ▁her ▁husband ▁was ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁the ▁Col on ies , ▁she ▁ent ert ained ▁various ▁conference ▁deleg ates , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁magistr ate , ▁founder ▁chair w oman ▁( l ater ▁president ) ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Le agues ▁of ▁Hospital ▁Fri ends ▁( ren amed ▁Att end ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁and ▁co - found er ▁of ▁Cris is ▁at ▁Christmas ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁husband ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁she ▁accepted ▁( on