Carmel Maguire
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1924
Carmel, Countess of Kimberley
Lady Kimberley
Carmel Lowndes
Carmel Maguire | |
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| Born | Carmel June Maguire 1924 East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 21 July 1992 (aged 67–68) |
| Cause of death | Homicide |
| Other names | Carmel Dunnett Carmel, Countess of Kimberley Lady Kimberley Carmel Lowndes |
| Spouse(s) | Derek Dunnett (m. 1944–1948) John Wodehouse, 4th Earl of Kimberley (m. 1949–1952) Jeremy Lowndes (m. 1954) |
| Children | John Wodehouse, 5th Earl of Kimberley |
| Relatives | Michael Maguire (father) Mary Maguire (sister) |
Carmel June Maguire (1924–1992), also known as Carmel Dunnett, Carmel, Countess of Kimberley, and Carmel Lowndes, was an Australian-born society figure who was the second wife of John Wodehouse, 4th Earl of Kimberley between 1949 and 1952. She later married English landowner Jeremy Lowndes and died in Spain in 1992. Lowndes was convicted in a Spanish court in 1994 over her death.[1]
Maguire was one of five daughters of Michael Maguire, an Australian rules footballer, boxer and hotel-keeper. One of her sisters, Mary Maguire, was briefly active as an actor during the 1930s and 1940s.[2] In British and Australian press coverage, the sisters were sometimes nicknamed the "Marrying Maguires" because of their high-profile marriages.[2]