Celia Whitelaw, Viscountess Whitelaw, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCelia Whitelaw, Viscountess Whitelaw
British viscountess
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1917
Date of Death: 05-Dec-2011
Profession: horticulturist
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Celia Whitelaw, Viscountess Whitelaw
- Celia, Viscountess Whitelaw (1 January 1917 – 5 December 2011) was the wife of William “Willie” Whitelaw, MP, former Home Secretary, Deputy Prime Minister and aide to Margaret Thatcher. Born as Cecilia Doriel Sprot (she later changed her name to Celia) at her family home, Riddell Estate near Melrose, to Major Mark Sprot of the Scots Guards and his wife, Meliora (née Hay), she attended school at the now defunct Oxenfoord Castle boarding school in Midlothian.
- During World War II, she volunteered to serve with the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) and was posted to Edinburgh Castle as a clerk with the Scottish Command.
- She was referenced in the book, Debs At War 1939-1945: How Wartime Changed Their Lives, written by Anne De Courcy.
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