Zara Bate

Dame Zara Bate DBE
Zara Kate Holt in 1965
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia
In office 26 January 1966 – 17 December 1967
Preceded by	Pattie Menzies
Succeeded by	Bettina Gorton
Personal details
Born	Zara Kate Dickins (1909-03-10)10 March 1909 Kew, Victoria, Australia
Died	14 June 1989(1989-06-14) (aged 80) Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Sorrento Cemetery
Spouses	James Fell ​ ​ (m. 1935; div. 1946)​ Harold Holt ​ ​ (m. 1946; died 1967)​ Jeff Bate ​ ​ (m. 1969; died 1984)​
Children	3
Occupation	Clothier and bon vivant
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Dame Zara Kate Bate DBE (née Dickins; previously Fell and Holt; 10 March 1909 – 14 June 1989) was an Australian fashion entrepreneur. She was best known as the wife of Harold Holt, who was prime minister of Australia from 1966 until his disappearance in 1967.