Elizabeth Raleigh Raleigh (Clive Owen), and shows Bess and Raleigh marrying prior to the Spanish Armada (1588), though in fact the couple married in 1591. She appears briefly in Deborah Harkness' novel "Shadow of Night" (2012) as Queen Elizabeth's lady-in-waiting and Walter Raleigh's lover. Elizabeth Throckmorton, played by actress Phoebe Thomas, appears in the BBC 2 three-part drama documentary series "Armada: 12 Days to Save England" (2015) as lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth, whom the Queen calls 'Bess'. One scene shows the Queen's jealousy of Bess when she realises from seeing Bess wearing a brooch that Bess has a male admirer unknown to
Clare McLaren-Throckmorton Clare McLaren-Throckmorton Elizabeth Clare McLaren-Throckmorton (née d'Abreu; 18 August 1935 – 31 October 2017), known professionally as Clare Tritton, QC, was a British barrister and descendant of the Throckmorton baronets. She was the tenant of the Throckmorton family's main residence, Coughton Court near Alcester in Warwickshire, England, now owned by the National Trust. She was also the owner of the Molland Estate in North Devon. Clare McLaren-Throckmorton was born as Elizabeth Clare d'Abreu, one of three daughters, of Professor Alphonsus Ligouri d'Abreu (CBE, FRCS), a surgeon, and the former Elizabeth Ursula Arienwen Throckmorton. She has two younger sisters, Felicity and