Olave St Clair Baden-Powell, Baroness Baden-Powell GBE (née Soames; 22 February 1889 – 25 June 1977) was the first Chief Guide for Britain and the wife of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (the founder of Scouting and co-founder of Girl Guides). She outlived her husband, who was 32 years her senior, by over 35 years.

This is the story, very briefly told, of three remarkable people. Robert Baden-Powell started the Boy Scouts. His sister, Agnes, helped him organize a similar movement for girls, the Girl Guides. Olave spent her life, after her marriage to Robert, promoting Guiding and Scouting. Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell

Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, KStJ, DL (/ ˈbeɪdən ˈpoʊəl / BAY-dən POH-əl; [3] 22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941) was a British Army officer, writer, founder of The Boy Scouts Association and its first Chief Scout, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of The Girl Guides Assoc...

In the south aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey, against the screen of St George’s chapel, is a memorial stone to Lord and Lady Baden-Powell. Both are buried in Kenya and each had a memorial service held at the Abbey.

Jul 30, 2007 · After her marriage, Lady Baden-Powell became very important in the Scout and Guide movement, herself becoming World Chief Guide in 1930. She was also made the first woman freeman of both...

In 1932, Olave Baden-Powell was made a Dame of the Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire. Her years of service brought countless other honors from many countries, including the Order of the White Rose from Finland and the Order of the Sun from Peru.

When Lord Baden-Powell married Lady Olave Baden-Powell, she started to work with Girl Guides, too, and became the World Chief Guide, helping to spread the Movement to girls and women all over the world. Lord and Lady Baden-Powell shared …

Robert Crause Baden-Powell, 3rd Baron Baden-Powell (15 October 1936 – 28 December 2019) was the elder son of Carine Boardman and Peter Baden-Powell, 2nd Baron Baden-Powell, [1] and a grandson of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, and Olave Baden-Powell.

Olave was the wife of the founder of the Scout movement and Lieutenant General in the British Army, Lord Robert Baden-Powell. They met on the RMSP Arcadian in 1911, and within a year married with a 32 year age gap. Their early marriage caused widespread controversy and a media frenzy. The couple had three children, Betty, Heather and Peter.

In Guiding we tell lots of stories about Lord and Lady Baden-Powell. (also known as Lord and Lady BP).