Pamela Onslow, Countess of Onslow


Pamela Louisa Eleanor Onslow, Countess of Onslow was an English socialite.

Early life

Lady Onslow was born in Dorchester, Dorset, the daughter of Brigadier Eric Dillon, 19th Viscount Dillon CMG DSO and his wife Nora Juanita Muriel Beckett.

Marriage and children

She married William Onslow, 6th Earl of Onslow on 4 August 1936, several weeks before her 21st birthday. The couple had two children before divorcing in 1962:

Other activities

Lady Onslow held the office of Justice of the Peace for Guildford in 1950.

Littlejohn Affair

Lady Onslow was involved in the Littlejohn Affair, a spy scandal involving an alleged MI6 double agent, Kenneth Littlejohn, whom she had met when visiting prison in the 1960s. She reportedly introduced Littlejohn to the British security forces who later used Littlejohn in anti-IRA operations. In 1975, she received a letter bomb which failed to detonate properly, causing only minor injuries. She reportedly declined hospital treatment for the injuries.

Death

Lady Onslow died in Kensington, London in 1992, aged 76.