Janet Tempest

Janet Evelyn Mary Tempest (née Longton; 1930- 25 December 2021) was an Argentine-born British landowner and Catholic philanthropist. She was the châtelaine of Broughton Hall, the seat of the Tempest family in North Yorkshire. A devout Catholic, she was a devotee of Mother Teresa, having met her in India. She volunteered internationally with the Missionaries of Charity and ran a clothing bank at Broughton Hall for the poor in Kolkata and in Eastern Europe. Tempest also funded the construction of an extension to St. Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery in Skipton. In 2004, she sustained permanent injuries from falling off a camel while on safari in Kenya.

Early life Tempest was born Janet Evelyn Mary Longton, the daughter of Harold Longton, in 1930 in Argentina. She spent the first seven years of her childhood in Argentina before moving with her family to South Africa. They had five children: Bridget Mary Tempest (born 12 October 1957) Anne Valerie Tempest (born 22 August 1959) Mary Hazel Tempest (born 1961) Roger Henry Tempest (born 9 August 1963) Piers Martin Tempest (born 19 November 1973)

Catholic charity work She was a devout Catholic and a devotee of Mother Teresa, having met the nun in India. In 2012, she funded a new extension at St. Stephen's Catholic Primary School & Nursery in Skipton. She offered tours and opened the house to the public to keep it running. She served as a director of the estate. In 2018 the hall's business park was home to more than 50 companies employing more than 700 people.

In 2007, she hosted Anne, Princess Royal at Broughton Hall. The injury left her in a wheelchair for the remainder of her life. A Catholic funeral service was held at Broughton Chapel on the family estate.