Glamis Castle is currently owned by Simon Bowes-Lyon, the 19th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, who succeeded to the earldom in 2016. The castle has been in the Bowes-Lyon family (formerly Lyon family) since 1372 and remains their private property. Simon Bowes-Lyon is a Scottish peer and landowner associated with the estates based at Glamis Castle. This ownership continues the long historic connection of the castle with the Bowes-Lyon family, including Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, who was born there.