Duchess Collection (page 4)

Mrs Charles Sweeny & Lady Dunn at Sandwich
Mrs Charles Sweeny, looking as chic as ever, with Lady Dunn (rocking a rather fabulous jumpsuit) and her daughter, Countess John de Bendern at Whites Club golf tournament at Sandwich

Margaret Whigham, Jeanne Stourton at Vacanis matinee
A group dressed as lawn tennis girls of the 1880s for the charity matinee performance at the Pavilion Theatre of pupils of Madame Vacanis dancing school

Society at the Cataract Hotel, Assuan (Aswan), Egypt
Group of well-known people at the Cataract Hotel in Aswan, near the huge dam. Pictured are Sir Oliver Duncan (in white hat), Delia de Bagno, the Marquess of Huntly, Lady Joan Villiers

HMS Renown, Duke & Duchess of York on visit to Antipodes
Fold out cross section of HMS Renown, the battle-cruiser on which the Duke and Duchess of York travelled to Australia and New Zealand for their tour in 1927. 1927

Mrs Charles Sweeny & Miss Jeanne Stourton at Maggy Rouff
Miss Jeanne Stourton seated next to Mrs Charles Sweeny (formerly Miss Margaret Whigham, later the Duchess of Argyll), who she closely resembled, at a Maggy Rouff dress show in 1937

Mrs Charles Sweeny and daughter
Mrs Charles Sweeny, formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later, on her second marriage, Duchess of Argyll, pictured with her daughter Frances

Historic Fancy Dress Ball at Devonshire House, London, showing the Prince of Wales, the Princess of Wales, the Duke of Devonshire, Miss Knollys and the Duchess of Devonshire. 1897

Mlle. Adele Page as the Duchess of Navailles in Madame Roland by Virginie Ancelot, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1843. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique

1931 British General Election, women MPs
1931 British General Election, twelve women MPs elected. From left to right: Mrs Helen Shaw, Lady Gwendolen Iveagh, Miss Irene Ward, Miss Thelma Cazalet, Mrs Mavis Tate, Mrs Ida Copeland

Poulsens river club at Datchet
Double page spread from The Bystander showing the new Poulsens club at Datchet with seemingly the whole of London society having a jolly time

Margaret Whigham at Ascot with her boater and ruches muff
Celebrated society it girl, Miss Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then the infamous Duchess of Argyll pictured at Ascot in June 1931 wearing an unusual boater style hat

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on her wedding day
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002), later Duchess of York, then Queen Elizabeth, then Queen Mother, pictured leaving her parents house in Bruton Street

Abdication crisis, Herman Rogers talking to a journalist
Herman Rogers, close friends of Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII, pictured talking to a journalist across the gate at the Villa Lou Viei, Cannes

Duchess of Vendome, Princess Henriette of Belgium (1870-1948), President of the War Refugees Committee. Date: circa 1910s

Wedding group, Duke of Kent, Princess Marina of Greece
Wedding group, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece, with Princess Catherine of Greece, Lady Iris Mountbatten, Princess Eugenie of Greece, Lady Mary Cambridge (left)

Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1899 - 1918), third daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna

Duchess of York leaving 17 Bruton Street - Baby Elizabeth
The Duchess of York (1900-2002) (later Elizabeth, The Queen Mother) leaving 17 Bruton Street, London - the home of her parents the Earl and Countess of Strathmore - a nursemaid is following

Christening of Prince Peter of Yugoslavia (1923-1970) in October 1923 in Belgrade.Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952) (later King George VI) acted as Chief Witness as he did at King Alexanders wedding

Elizabeth, Duchess of York attempts to knock down a coconut
Elizabeth, Duchess of York (1900-2002) (later Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) attempts to knock down a coconut at the coconut shies at the Fresh Air Fund annual outing in Epping Forest

Deborah Freeman-Mitford, the Duchess of Devonshire
A photograph of the Duchess of Devonshire. Deborah Mitford married Andrew Cavendish in 1941 and they became Duke and Duchess of Devonshire in 1950. Date: 3rd December 1952

Four beautiful portrait studies at the Fair Women Exhibition
Four beautiful portrait studies from the Fair Women Exhibition. (clockwise from top left): The Duchess of Rutland by J. J. Shannon, Lady Morgan Crofton by Francis Howard, Mrs H

Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife and her sister Princess Maud
Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife, later Princess Arthur of Connaught (1891-1959) standing left, and, seated, Princess Maud (1893-1945)

Duchess of York and Helen Wills Moody at Wimbledon
Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later Elizabeth, the Queen Mother 1900-2002) and Helen Wills Moody (1905-1998) at the Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon

Duke and Duchess of York in the Princess little house
" Y Bwthyn Bach" - a Welsh phrase which means " The Little House", inscribed over the door of a model house presented to princess Eizabeth by the people of Wales

Duke, Duchess of York, Princess Elizabeth - Royal Tournament
Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952), Elizabeth, Duchess of York (1900-2002) and Princess Elizabeth arrive for the Royal Tournament at Olympia, London

Duchess of York pins a star on breast of Prebendary Carlise
Elizabeth, Duchess of York (1900-2002) pins a star (his seventh, each signifying seven years of service) on breast of Prebendary Carlile (1947-1942)

Duchess of York - National Playing Fields Association
Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1900-2002) at a flag day in aid of the National Playing Fields Association - London, Spring 1934

King Edward VIII with Wallis Simpson
King Edward VIII, later Duke of Windsor (1894-1972), (king from 20 January to 11 December 1936), pictured with his wife Wallis Simpson (1896-1986) on board a boat waving circa 1960s

Miss Margaret Whigham and her parents
Miss Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then Duchess of Argyll, pictured with her parents Mr and Mrs George Hay Whigham at a a ball they held at their house, Queens Hill

Mr & Mrs Charles Sweeny
Mr Charles Sweeny with his wife, the former Miss Margaret Whigham (later Duchess of Argyll), seen at the opening night of the Cafe de Paris

Sisters of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Portraits of the four sisters of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, pictured in 1930. Top left is Princess Margaret or Margarita of Greece (1905 -1981), Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Princess Victoria of Hesse with her great-grandson
Princess Victoria of Hesse, later the Marchioness of Milford Haven (1863-1950) with her great grandson, Ludwig Ernst Andreas of Hesse

Silver gilt matchbox holder, Nayler Brothers
ICONS OF THE 20th CENTURY: Duke and Duchess of Windsor Collection: A superb silver-gilt matchbox holder, Nayler Brothers, London, 1937 plain rectangular form, engraved with the cypher of Edward

Coronation of King Edward VIII ephemera
ICONS OF THE 20th CENTURY: Duke and Duchess of Windsor collection: A rare open-face souvenir watch, to commemorate the coronation of King Edward VIII, Swiss, circa 1935 nickel lever movement

PS Duchess of Fife paddle steamer, early 1900s

Russia - Tsar Nicholas II
Russia - The children of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna: (clockwise from left): Grand Duchess Olga (1895-1918), Grand Duchess Tatiana (1897-1918), Grand Duchess Maria (1898-1918)

Lady Jane Grey becomes Queen, on 10 July 1553 Date: 1553

Grand Duchess Louis of Hesse, Princess Alice of Great Britain and Ireland, second daughter of Queen Victoria Date: 1863

Hortense Schneider, French soprano, in costume
Hortense Schneider (1833-1920), French soprano, best known for her roles in Offenbach's operettas. Seen here in costume in the role of the Grand Duchess of Gerolstein. Date: circa 1867

Duke and Duchess of Cadore in a studio photo
Camille Louis Marie Francois de Nompere de Champagny, 3rd Duke of Cadore, French soldier and diplomat, and the Duchess, Marie Valentine du Val de Bonneval. Date: circa 1850s

The Duchess of Norfolk
A portrait painting of The Duchess of Norfolk, most likely Gwendolen Mary Fitzalan-Howard, 1877-1945, the eldest child of Marmaduke Constable-Maxwell

Queen Elisabeth of Belgum
Queen Elisabeth Gabriele Valerie Marie of Bavaria (1876-1965) - Queen of the Belgians from December 23, 1909 to February 17, 1934 as the spouse of King Albert I (married in 1900)

Princess Alexandra with her Mother Princess Marina
A baby Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel) (1936-), the daughter of Prince George, Duke of Kent

HRH Prince Edward, son of The Duke and Duchess of Kent
HRH Prince Edward (1935-), son of Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, Duchess of Kent in his pram Date: circa 1936

Duke and Duchess of York return from Empire Tour
The Homecoming of the Duke and Duchess of York from their Empire Tour to Australia (January to July 1927) on board the HMS Renown - photographed on the balcony of Buckingham Palace reunited with baby

The Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) Date: circa 1924

Duke and Duchess of York with Baby Princess Elizabeth
The Duke (later King George VI) (1895-1952) and Duchess (later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) of York (1900-2002) and their daughter Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (later Queen Elizabeth II)

Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia and his wife
Prince Wilhelm Eitel Friedrich Christian Karl of Prussia and his wife, Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg (Princess Eitel Friedrich of Prussia). Handwritten date 5 May 1908

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