Lady Ursula Tenby, 93, whose husband was the grandson of former Prime Minister David Lloyd George, died after falling in her bedroom while adjusting a slipper, the coroner has ruled.
- Lady Ursula Tenby slipped and fell at her home in Condall, Hampshire last year
- He died in the hospital on July 29, 2022, two days after falling in his bedroom.
Lady Ursula Tenby, whose husband is the grandson of former Prime Minister David Lloyd George, has died after accidentally falling in her bedroom while adjusting a slipper, a coroner ruled today.
The 93-year-old woman who died on July 29 last year was the wife of the third Viscount Tenby, William Lloyd George, whose father served as Home Secretary under Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden.
The inquest, conducted at Portsmouth Coroner’s Court, was chaired by area coroner Jason Pegg, who recounted how, on the morning of July 27 last year, Lady Tenby fell in her bedroom at the family home of Hampshire, the White House at Crondall, while adjusting. her slipper She cut her head on the dresser when she fell.
Her daughter, Clare, who was in the house at the time, heard the fall and was there within seconds, discovering her mother on her back but conscious. There was a small cut on the back of Lady Ursula’s head that was bleeding but didn’t look old.
The coroner said Clare initially took her mother to the minor injuries unit in Haslemere, Surrey, but was advised to go to A&E at the Royal County Hospital in Guildford, where an initial CT scan showed no bleeding or abnormalities. only minor laceration. to Lady Tenby’s head which was repaired with glue.
Lady Ursula Tenby died two days after falling at her home in July 2022. Her inquest at Portsmouth Coroner’s Court heard that she accidentally fell while adjusting a slipper.
Lady Ursula’s husband was a grandson of former British Prime Minister David Lloyd George
In a statement to the inquest, Dr Keira Welman, who examined Lady Tenby, said: “The first CT scan was normal. There were no neurological features of concern, but Lady Tenby was advised to spend the night in hospital for concerns related to her heart at the time.
The inquest then heard how Lady Ursula deteriorated during the night, complaining the next morning of feeling unwell and very ill. Clare sat with her mother for a few hours and a further CT scan that day showed a large subdural hematoma on the left side where blood is being pushed against the brain causing it to starve of oxygen.
Lady Tenby sadly passed away on the 29th of July.
Giving his conclusion, Mr Pegg read a statement from Viscount Tenby, who was one of 90 hereditary peers chosen to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999, describing Lady Ursula as a “much loved wife, mother and mother”. her grandmother who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s a few years ago but remained relatively active until the end of her life.
“He liked to walk in the garden every day and do some chores that he liked to do,” she wrote.
Continuing his conclusion, the coroner said: ‘Lady Ursula Diana Ethel Tenby was in relatively good health for someone of her age. I find her as fact that on the morning of July 27 she suffered a fall in her bedroom, hitting her head against the dresser causing a small laceration.
“It seems to me that it was this head injury that caused a subdural hematoma. I will also record that his frailty contributed to his death. But it seems to me that it was an accidental fall and therefore the appropriate conclusion in this case is accident.
