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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
She is married to John and they have two children and four grandchildren.<ref name=Degree />
Prior was born in [[Hambrook]] and educated at [[Kingswood Grammar School]]. She is married to John and they have two children and four grandchildren.<ref name=Degree />


==References==
==References==

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Mary Prior
Born
Alice Mary Prior

(1942-04-22) 22 April 1942 (age 82)
NationalityBritish
OccupationLord Lieutenant of Bristol
Childrenone daughter, one son

Alice Mary Prior CVO MBE DStJ JP (born 22 April 1942),[1] was the Lord Lieutenant of Bristol from 2007 to 2017.[2][3] She is currently the Pro-chancellor of University of Bristol and a trustee of the environmental fund Viridor Credits.[3]

Until her retirement in 1997 she was Sales and Marketing Director of Alexandra, a major workwear and uniform company.[4]

She was given an honorary degree by the University of the West of England "in recognition of her outstanding contribution to local public service, and her advisory support to the Bristol Business School and her support for and links with significant stakeholders of the University of the West of England"[4] and is patron or president of a number of charities based in the Bristol area.[5]

Since being appointed Lord-Lieutenant Prior has also been made chair of the Commission for Bristol and Avon Magistrates.[4]

Personal life

Prior was born in Hambrook and educated at Kingswood Grammar School. She is married to John and they have two children and four grandchildren.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 22 April 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2014. Mrs Mary Prior, Lord–Lieutenant for Bristol, 69
  2. ^ "Home - Welcome". The Lord-Lieutenant of the County & City of Bristol. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Our Patron". Ablaze Bristol. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  4. ^ a b c d "UWE awards honorary degree to Mary Prior MBE CStJ JP". University of the West of England. 20 November 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Current Members - Mary Prior MBE DStJ JP". The Society of Merchant Venturers. Retrieved 21 April 2014.