He was the boisterous millionaire Laird who was friends with the king.
Now Lady Lola Bute has paid tribute to her deceased father because she and her family have been marked for four years since his death in March 2021.
Lady Lola Crichton -Stuart – To use her full title – placed a moving tribute to the 7th Marquis of Bute, better known as racing director Johnny Dumfries, who won the 24 -hour race of 1988 in F1 Racete and famous.
The 25-year-old Scottish Aristocrat shared a selection of photos of his life on social media, including an image of her father with her mother, the 64-year-old fashion designer Serena Bute, while she was pregnant.
In a message with the images she wrote: 'I've been missing you for four years, three days and every moment in between. Realizing that nothing will ever feel the same again.
'Accept that you will not only return to our lives such as the power of nature you were.
'It realizes me that there will never be a moment when I don't feel that half of me is missing.
“This year I realized how important it is to remember; That there is a silver lining in all sadness.
Lady Lola Butte has paid tribute to her deceased father
Lady Lola placed the tribute to her father on her Instagram page
'Four years ago I could never have imagined that I felt good again. On Saturday I looked at the sun and felt so much happiness, because there is so much joy, so much to be grateful for and so much love. Thank you for showing me that wherever you are.
'It's not about being' strong ', you never know what someone is going through, it is a journey of acceptance and peace. Time heals, but it never stops with pain. '
Last year Lady Lola and her sister, Jazzy de Lisser, 33, launched their own clothing brand, called Debute.
Mr Dumfries stopped Ampleforth, the Roman Catholic Public School, 15 years old and worked as a worker on construction sites in London before he became a painter and decorator.
He later landed a job as a mechanic and opened a way to pursue his dream of motorcycle races.
He participated in races around the world. But as the 7th Marquess, he also spent a large part of his time in his ancestor house, Mount Stuart, on the island of Bute.
