Overview

• Bowen, a banker at Pomona Capital, was seen walking arm-in-arm with a woman in her 30s along the Thames before enjoying lunch at The River Café in Hammersmith.
• This marks the first public confirmation of his new relationship since Dame Deborah James died in June 2022.
• In her final months, James urged her husband to “move on” and find someone who could make him laugh as she did.
• Deborah’s mother, Heather, has said Bowen has the family’s full support as he begins this new chapter.
• James raised more than £11 million for cancer research and documented her journey on BBC Radio 5 Live, earning widespread admiration.