- "Isn't this terrible? When you think how excited Lucy Rothes was at the prospect. It's too awful for any words. Did J.J. Astor get off? Of course, that new wife of his has bound to have been rescued."
- —The Countess of Grantham, about the sinking of the RMS Titanic.[src]
Lucy Noël Martha Leslie, Countess of Rothes or, simply, Lucy Rothes (25 December, 1878—12 September, 1956) was the wife of the 19th Earl of Rothes, whom she married on 19 April 1900.
Lady Rothes joined the Crawleys for dinner in March, 1912, at Downton Abbey. According to the Countess of Grantham, she expressed her excitement of boarding the RMS Titanic during its maiden voyage to New York in the following month. When news got at Downton, on 16 April, 1912, that the steamer had sunk in the North Atlanic, the Countess of Grantham was shocked because of this. Cora
The Countess of Rothes did, however, survive the sinking, having left the sinking ship aboard Lifeboat 8.
Appearances
- Episode One (Mentioned only)