Francis Winstone Scott 1882 -

Another cousin of Admiral James Startin, and a sister to Charles Williams Startin was Alice May Startin born in 1850, who had a son:

Francis Winstone Scott was born in 1882 and married Ernestine Hester Maud Bowes Lyon, first cousin to Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, the Queen Mother.

Royal Scandal
Ernestine married a man called Francis Scott in 1910 and had two sons. However, she then fell in love with army officer Ronald Grant, Baron de Longueuil, and eventually followed him when he went to fight on the Western Front.
Unfortunately, the army officer Ronald tried to end their relationship. This decision made Ernestine feel devastated.
She became so distraught she shot herself in the chest. The bullet failed to kill her and remained lodged below her heart for the rest of her life.
As a result of the ensuing scandal, Ernestine returned to London and was divorced by her husband in 1918. Her cousin the Queen Mother never spoke to her again. Ernestine went on to marry her lover.

Chateau - The Family Home in Navarrenx

from - http://www.delongueuil.com/bioganglais.htm#m -

Ernestine lived until 1981, ending her days at this Chateau in the Pyrenees - so the bullet seemed to have not done much harm!

This connection is closer than I thought as it was Leslie's grandmother's second cousin, Frances Winstone Scott, who married Ernestine Bowes Lyons.

I am now in contact with Ernestine's grandson, Michael Grant (12th Baron de Longueuil).

Rachel Grant as Peaceful Fountains of Desire with 

Pierce Brosnan as James Bond in Die Another Day.

Michael's daughter Rachel Grant was in the James Bond film Die Another Day with Pierce Brosnan.

taken from Talk Talk - 

http://www.talktalk.co.uk/tv/switched-on/5-minutes-with/interview/rebecca-grant.html

While another daughter Rebecca Grant has been in Holby City.


Daughter Angela Grant runs a ballet School

From her ballet school website - http://www.balletclasseslondon.co.uk/index.html