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vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Dame Norma Major</div><div class="honorific-suffix" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Dame_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire">DBE</a></span></span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:Error mw:File/Frameless"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Upload?wpDestFile=Norma_Major_at_the_Women%27s_Institute_(cropped).jpg" class="new" title="File:Norma Major at the Women's Institute (cropped).jpg"><span class="mw-file-element mw-broken-media">File:Norma Major at the Women's Institute (cropped).jpg</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><div style="display:inline-block; padding:0.2em 0.4em; line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Spouse_of_the_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Spouse of the Prime Minister<br />of the United Kingdom</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In role</b></span><br />28 November 1990 – 2 May 1997</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Denis_Thatcher" title="Denis Thatcher">Denis Thatcher</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cherie_Blair" title="Cherie Blair">Cherie Blair</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Norma Christina Elizabeth Wagstaff</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1942-02-12</span>) </span>12 February 1942<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 82)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style 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University">London South Bank University</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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Christina Elizabeth Major, Lady Major</b>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100;"><a href="/wiki/Dame_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire">DBE</a></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<span title="Name at birth"><a href="/wiki/Birth_name#Maiden_and_married_names" title="Birth name">née</a> <b>Wagstaff</b></span>, formerly <b>Johnson</b>; born 12 February 1942) is an English philanthropist who is the wife of <a href="/wiki/John_Major" title="John Major">Sir John Major</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2></div> <p>She is the daughter of the late Norman Wagstaff and the late Edith Johnson, and was born Norma Christina Elizabeth Wagstaff. She was born in <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a> while her father was stationed there. He was killed in a motorcycle accident a few days after the end of the Second World War, when Norma was just three years old, and her mother subsequently reverted to using her maiden name, so she was called <b>Norma Johnson</b> while growing up. </p><p>Norma Johnson was educated at a boarding school in <a href="/wiki/Bexhill-on-Sea" title="Bexhill-on-Sea">Bexhill-on-Sea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oakfield_Preparatory_School" title="Oakfield Preparatory School">Oakfield Preparatory School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dulwich" title="Dulwich">Dulwich</a>, and Peckham School for Girls where she was <a href="/wiki/Head_girl" class="mw-redirect" title="Head girl">head girl</a>. She was a skilled <a href="/wiki/Dressmaker" title="Dressmaker">dressmaker</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-John_Major_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-John_Major-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was also a member of the <a href="/wiki/Young_Conservatives_(UK)" title="Young Conservatives (UK)">Young Conservatives</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-John_Major_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-John_Major-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At a <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative Party</a> meeting during the campaign for the <a href="/wiki/Greater_London_Council_election,_1970" class="mw-redirect" title="Greater London Council election, 1970">1970 Greater London Council elections</a> she was introduced to <a href="/wiki/John_Major" title="John Major">John Major</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-John_Major_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-John_Major-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They married on 3 October 1970. </p><p>The Majors have a son, James Major,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a daughter, Elizabeth Major.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She kept a low profile during her time as wife to the Prime Minister (1990–1997), doing charity work and writing two books, <i><a href="/wiki/Chequers" title="Chequers">Chequers</a>: The Prime Minister's Country House and its History</i> (1997) and <i><a href="/wiki/Joan_Sutherland" title="Joan Sutherland">Joan Sutherland</a>: The Authorised Biography</i> (1994).<sup id="cite_ref-John_Major_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-John_Major-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 1999, she was created a <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire</a> (DBE) in the <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Birthday_Honours" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Birthday Honours">Queen's Birthday Honours</a>, in recognition of her charity work.<sup id="cite_ref-John_Major_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-John_Major-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Major is a supporter of <a href="/wiki/Mencap" title="Mencap">Mencap</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-John_Major_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-John_Major-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and has been credited with helping to raise £6 million for the charity.<sup id="cite_ref-dbe_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dbe-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Titles_from_birth">Titles from birth</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Major_in_Garter_procession.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/John_Major_in_Garter_procession.jpg/170px-John_Major_in_Garter_procession.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="183" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/John_Major_in_Garter_procession.jpg/255px-John_Major_in_Garter_procession.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/John_Major_in_Garter_procession.jpg 2x" data-file-width="318" data-file-height="343" /></a><figcaption>Husband <a href="/wiki/John_Major" title="John Major">Sir John Major</a> wearing his robes in 2006</figcaption></figure> <p>Major's styles since her birth in chronological order are: </p> <ul><li>1942–1945: Miss Norma Wagstaff</li> <li>1945–1970: Miss Norma Johnson</li> <li>1970–1999: Mrs John Major</li> <li>1999–present: <a href="/wiki/Dame" title="Dame">Dame</a> Norma Major <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Dame_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire">DBE</a></span></span></li></ul> <p>Norma Major has been created a <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire</a> and she is named as <i>Dame Norma Major</i> in legal documents. As the wife of a <a href="/wiki/Knight_of_the_Garter" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight of the Garter">Knight of the Garter</a>, she may use also the courtesy title of "Lady" as a prefix to her surname, provided she uses her husband's surname. Although this title places her higher in the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_England_and_Wales#Women" title="Order of precedence in England and Wales">Order of Precedence</a> than her Damehood, she prefers to use the style <i>Dame Norma Major</i> as she acquired this distinction in her own right. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">A wife of a knight who is also appointed a dame, may choose between her own style, Dame [given names] [surname], or the style of a wife of a knight, Lady [surname].<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Major prefers to use the style <i>Dame Norma Major</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-dbe_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dbe-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as she acquired this distinction in her own right.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090807112826/http://www.debretts.com/forms-of-address/titles/dame.aspx">"Dame"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Debrett%27s" title="Debrett's">Debrett's</a></i>. 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