Robert Falcon Scott spouse Kathleen Scott
The expedition's survivors were suitably honoured on their return, with polar medals and promotions for the naval personnel. In place of the knighthood that might have been her husband's had he survived, Kathleen Scott was granted the rank and precedence of a widow of a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. In 1922, she married Edward Hilton Young, later Lord Kennet, and remained a doughty defender of Scott's reputation until her death, aged 69, in 1947.An article in The Times, reporting on the glowing tributes paid to Scott in the New York press, claimed that both Amundsen and Shackleton were "[amazed] to hear that such a disaster could overtake a well-organized expedition". On learning the details of Scott's death, Amundsen is reported to have said, "I would gladly forgo any honour or money if thereby I could have saved Scott his terrible death". Scott was the better wordsmith of the two, and the story that spread throughout the world was largely that told by him, with Amundsen's victory reduced in the eyes of many to an unsporting stratagem.The response to Scott's final plea on behalf of the dependents of the dead was enormous by the standards of the day. The Mansion House Scott Memorial Fund closed at £75,000 (equivalent to £7,900,000 in 2021). This was not equally distributed; Scott's widow, son, mother and sisters received a total of £18,000 (equivalent to £1,896,000 in 2021). Wilson's widow received £8,500 (equivalent to £895,000 in 2021) and Bowers's mother received £4,500 (equivalent to £474,000 in 2021). Edgar Evans's widow, children, and mother received £1,500 (equivalent to £158,000 in 2021) between them.
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