Patricia "Bambi" Lascelles, Countess of Harewood (born 24 November 1926) is an Australian violinist and fashion model.
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Patricia Elizabeth Tuckwell was born in Melbourne, the daughter of Charles Tuckwell and his wife, Elizabeth and an older sister of Barry Tuckwell.[1] She was a violinist for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
She was also a fashion model and a favourite model of Athol Shmith, who became her first husband. While they were married, Patricia often modeled for him, under the name Bambi Smith (without the extra 'h'). In 1951 she was one of the founders of the Mannequins' Association of Victoria.[2][3] She ran the Bambi Smith modelling college in Melbourne. Her alumnae include notables such as Roma Egan.
She is patron of the Huntington's Disease Association.[4]
On 7 July 1948, she married Athol Shmith in Melbourne, and they had one son, Michael (b. 1949), now a senior journalist for The Age newspaper. The couple divorced in 1957.
She then married George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood on 31 July 1967 at New Canaan, Connecticut, United States. They have one son, Mark Lascelles, who was born on 5 July 1964, while the Earl was still married to the first Countess, Marion Stein.[1][5][6]
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