Maiko Jeong Shun Lee, Viscountess Rothermere

Jeong Shun Lee
Native name	이정선
Born	1949 (age 67–68)
Nationality	Korean
Occupation	Philanthropist, Patron of the arts
Title	The Dowager Viscountess Rothermere
Spouse(s)	Vere Harmsworth 3rd Viscount Rothermere (1993–1998)

Maiko Jeong Shun Lee, The Dowager Viscountess Rothermere (born 1949) is a Korean citizen born in Japan who has also lived in New York City, Paris and London. She is the widow of Daily Mail proprietor the 3rd Viscount Rothermere, whom she married in 1993, having been his mistress for many years.

In 2009 Lady Rothermere set up the Lady R Foundation whose stated aim is "to bring comfort and relief to the forgotten, the overlooked and the stigmatized in today’s society; to give a voice to those who have no voice, through lack of education, opportunity, illness or having been ostracized in their community". The Foundation's first project in May 2010 was to take the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, to Sorokdo Island, a community of leprosy sufferers, off the coast of South Korea. In addition, the renowned Korean musician, songwriter and singer, Cho Yong-pil, also performed at the event.

In 2013, The Lady R Foundation secured permission for a Korean War Memorial to be built in central London and South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye was joined by HRH The Duke of Cambridge at the ceremony to break ground for the memorial as part of her state visit. The memorial was completed and unveiled in 2014. Also in 2014, The Lady R Foundation organised a performance of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem at the Royal Albert Hall on Remembrance Sunday to commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. Performed by the Royal Choral Society and London Philharmonic Orchestra, the soloists included British bass-baritone Bryn Terfel.

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