Unlikely Countess

<p>A vivid and moving portrait of the inimitable Lily Budge who overcame poverty and class to become the 13th Countess of Galloway and one of Scotland's most colourful eccentrics.</p> <p>Randolph Stewart was lobotomized as a teenager after a crude diagnosis of schizophrenia. When the operation went wrong he was hidden away by his aristocratic parents in a mental institution and then taken in by a sect of monks. By the time Lily Budge met him in 1975 he appeared a shy and lonely tramp. In reality he was the future Earl of Galloway heir to a fortune and a title considered to be linchpin of the Scottish establishment. Lily an extroverted character from a working-class family would join him in a powerful bond of love that challenged conventions made national headlines and led to enormous heartache.</p> <p>A vibrant portrait of 20th-century Scotland 'An Unlikely Countess' is also a profile of two unforgettable characters and the doomed love that they shared.</p>