The late Queen’s cousin, Mary, Dowager Countess of Strathmore, has died at home aged 92, her family has announced.

The countess, born Mary Pamela McCorquodale, in 1932, was married to Fergus Bowes-Lyon, who was directly related to Queen Elizabeth II as the nephew of the Queen Mother.

She died at her home in Melrose, on the Scottish border, on Monday, her family confirmed.

Previously, she lived in Glamis Castle, Angus, with her late husband, who became the 17th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne in 1972.

There, she was often visited by Queen Elizabeth and other royal visitors, including the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and the then Prince Charles.

A family statement, per The Courier, recalled how she was a ‘marvellous role model’ to all around and was ‘much loved’ by her family and community.

It read: ‘They lived in The White House, Glamis for some of their early married life and continued to visit frequently from East Lothian where they lived while Fergus worked as a stockbroker in Edinburgh.’

The statement added that the family renovated the Castle from 1972 to 1975 when they moved in, ‘throwing themselves into life on the estate and in the wider Angus community’.