Lady Elizabeth Kerr was born in 1954 and married the current Duke of Buccleuch in 1981.
The Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry has died at the age of 68 after a short illness, her family has announced.The family owns four estates - in central Scotland, the Scottish Borders and rural Northamptonshire.
Benny Higgins, chairman of Buccleuch, which manages the family business, said: "Our hearts go out to the family as they come to terms with their loss." There will be a private family funeral service in the Scottish Borders, with a memorial to celebrate her life to be announced at a later date. The duchess achieved a bachelor's degree in sociology at the London School of Economics before going on to work on BBC Radio 4's Kaleidoscope programme.Her main focus was in the arts, with the duchess founding the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.
The duchess served as the chairwoman of Scottish Ballet and the Heritage Education Trust as well as a trustee of the National Museums of Scotland and the British Museum.
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