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Lady Idina Sackville and Mr Euan WallaceLady Idina Sackville (1893-1955), daughter of Muriel, Countess de la Warr and granddaughter of Lord Brassey, pictured on her engagement to the handsome Mr Euan Wallace of the 2nd Life Guards
Photo of Miss Tallulah Bankhead in the SketchBlack and white photograph of popular American stage actress Tallulah Bankhead who was celebrating her engagement to Count Anthony de Bosdari. Date: 28th November 1928
Princess Margaret, Countess of SnowdonPrincess Margaret Rose (later Countess of Snowdon) (1930-2002) - taken on the occasion of the engagement announcement of her sister Princess Elizabeth to Philip Mountbatten on July 9th 1947 at
Tallulah Bankhead and Count Anthony de Bosdari, 1928A front cover of The Tatler, reporting the engagement of the actress Miss Tallulah Bankhead(1902-1968) to Count Anthony de Bosdari in November 1928. Date: 1928
Miss Olive Plunket and Lord Milton by Madame YevondeMiss Olive Dorothea Plunket and Lord Milton (William Henry Lawrence Peter Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 1910-1948, eldest son of the 7th Earl Fitzwilliam) by Madame Yevonde
Lady Rachel Douglas-Home by Madame YevondeLady Rachel Douglas-Home (1910-1996) by Madame Yevonde. She had recently become engaged to Lord William Scott, whom she married the following month. Date: 1937
Princess Cecilie of Greece & Grand Duke Georg DonatusPrincess Cecilie of Greece (1911-1937), known as Cecile, pictured in an engagement photograph with her fiance, the Hereditary Grand Duke Georg Donatus of Hesse & by Rhine
Cecilie of Greece & Georg Donatus of Hesse - engagementPrincess Cecilie of Greece (1911-1937), known as Cecile, pictured in an engagement photograph with her fiance, the Hereditary Grand Duke Georg Donatus of Hesse & by Rhine
Prince Louis of Battenberg & Princess Victoria of HessePrince Louis of Battenberg, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven (1854-1921), later Lord Louis Alexander Mountbatten, pictured with his wife
Lord Burghley engaged to Lady Mary Montagu-Douglas-ScottDavid George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter (1905 - 1981), Lord Burghley, athlete, sports official and Conservative party politician pictured at the time of his engagement to Lady Mary
Engagement party of Margaret Whigham & Charles SweenyA group at the engagement party of socialite Miss Margaret Whigham and American golfer, Charles Sweeny at the Embassy Club in London
Engagement of Princess Theodora of GreecePrincess Theodora of Greece (1906-69), second child and daughter of Prince and Princess Andrew of Greece (Alice of Battenberg), pictured far right, arm in arm with her fiance, Berthold
Marriage of Theodora of Greece and Berthold of BadenWedding of Princess Theodora of Greece (1906-69), sister of the current Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, to Prince Berthold, Margrave of Baden in 1931
Pamela Digby (later Churchill, then Harriman)Pamela Harriman Churchill (1920 - 1997), photographed here to announce her engagement to Randolph Churchill, child of Winston Churchill, socialite, political activist and diplomat. Date: 1939
Princess Astrid of Sweden & Leopold of Belgium - EngagementThe official engagement photograph (taken on 21st September 1926) of Princess Astrid of Sweden, born Astrid Sofia Lovisa Thyra (19051935) and the future King Leopold III of Belgium
Engagement of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-JonesPrincess Margaret (1930 - 2002) and her fiance, Antony Armstrong-Jones (Lord Snowdon) reading telegrams of good wishes sent following the announcement of their engagement. Date: 1960
Prince Charles and Lady DianaA royal painting of Lady Diana Spencer (1961-1997), Princess of Wales and Prince Charles (1948-), with crest and flags. Possibly painted to celebrate their engagement. circa 1981
Alfonso XIII and Princess Ena of Battenberg engagementKing Alfonso XIII of Spain poses with family and his bride-to-be, Princess Ena of Battenberg, daughter of Princess Beatrice at the Villa Mouriscot in Biarritz where the young king had courted
Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) - Fighting at TripoliFighting before the walls of Tripoli. The Italo Turkish War was launched by Italy against Turkey, with the aim of gaining Libya, in order to counterbalance French conquests in North Africa
Scenes from the German film Gefahren der Brautzeit, 1930 or Le Danger Des Fiancailles or Dangers of the Engagement. The film starred Marlene Dietrich, Willi Forst
Prince George of Battenberg, Countess Nada Torby engagementPrince George of Battenberg pictured walking in Hyde Park with his fiancÚÑáCountess Nada Torby and her mother, Countess Torby (wife of Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovitch of Russia)
Paraguayan war, battle of ChacoParaguayan war between Paraguay, and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, Empire of Brazil and Uruguay. Engagement at Chaco, 1868. Date: 1868
Prince George, Duke of Kent, announcement of his engagementPrince George, Duke of Kent (1902 1942), announcement of his engagement to Princess Marina, daughter of Prince Nicolas of Greece
Holding Hands Fraktur Folk ArtFraktur. the stylised folk art of the Pennsylvania Dutch (Pennsylvania Deutsch) community of German origin. The couple holding hands will record a marriage or betrothal
Lord and Lady LoughboroughMargaret Sheila Mackellar Chisholm, daughter of Harry Chisholm of Sydney, NSW, Australia married in 1915 Francis Edward Scudamore St Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough
Marriage of Victoria Stanley and Neil PrimrosePortraits of Lady Victoria Stanley, daughter of the 17th Earl of Derby and he Hon. Neil Primrose (1882-1917), son of Lord Rosebery, at the time of their engagement. Date: 1915
Abercorn / Spencer engagement, 1919Family photograph showing the Duchess of Abercorn with her four children including (centre), Lady Cynthia Hamilton. Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Spencer (1897 - 1972)
Margaret Leicester-Warren by Madame YevondeMargaret Alice Leicester-Warren (?-1964) by Madame Yevonde. She had recently become engaged to Major Oliver William Hargreaves Leese of the Coldstream Guards. They married in 1933. Date: 1932
Hon. Sylvia Coke by Madame YevondeThe Hon. Sylvia (or Silvia) Beatrice Coke (1909-2005) by Madame Yevonde. She was the elder daughter of Viscount Coke (Thomas William Coke, 4th Earl of Leicester)
The Graphic Royal Wedding Number 1923Front cover of The Graphic magazines Royal Wedding Number, celebrating the marriage of Prince Albert, Duke of York to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on 26 April 1923
Princess Theodora of Greece & Prince Berthold, Margrave of BEngagement of Princess Theodora of Greece (1906-69), sister of the current Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, to Prince Berthold, Margrave of Baden in 1931
Princess Theodora of Greece & Berthold of BadenEngagement of Princess Theodora of Greece (1906-69), sister of the current Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, to Prince Berthold, Margrave of Baden in 1931
Lady Idina Sackville, at the time of her engagement to Mr David Euan Wallace, her first husband, whom she divorced in 1919
The Duke and Duchess of Scania (Skane)The Duke (Prince Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf, 1882-1873) and Duchess (Princess Margaret of Connaught, 1882-1920) of Scania (Skane). The Duke later became King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
Miss Sidney Gibson BowlesSidney Gibson Bowles (1880 - 1963), daughter of Thomas Gibson Bowles (founder of The Lady and English Vanity Fair and MP), pictured at the time of her engagement to the Hon
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon shows Duke of York around Glamis
Liliane Beaument D ErlangerLiliane Beaumont D Erlanger (1902 - 1945). The Baron and Baroness of D Erlangers daughter, following her engagement to prince Jean Louis Faucingy Lucinge on the 26th July 1923. Date: 1923
Princess Victoria of Hesse & Prince Louis of BattenergColoured illustration celebrating the engagement of Princess Victoria of Hesse-Darmstadt to Prince Louis of Battenberg. Victoria was Princess Alices daughter, and Queen Victorias grand-daughter
The Society War-GameColour illustrations by Arthur Hopkins showing the process and matchmaking behind engagement and marriage in the 1880 s
Cavalry Sedan 1870The decisive battle of SEDAN : a cavalry engagement in the course of the fighting, which ends in defeat for the French and leads to the abdication of Napoleon III
Parental DeportmentA Model of Parental Deportment Prince Turveydrop and his fiancee Caddy Jellyby tell Mr. Turveydrop of their engagement accompanied by Ester Summerson
Edward, Prince of Wales with Alexandra of Denmark - MarriageYoung Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) with Princess Alexandra of Denmark - produced to celebrate the couples wedding
Engagement of Harold MacmillanFront cover of The Tatler reporting on the engagement of Lady Dorothy Cavendish and Captain Harold Macmillan (later British Prime Minister)
Sketch cover - the Lygon sistersFront cover of The Sketch featuring a photograph of Lady Lettice Lygon flanked by her sisters, Sibell (left) and Mary (right)
Miss Margaret Whigham by Pat CharlesMiss Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeney then the Duchess of Argyll (1912-1993) as the 3rd wife of the 11th Duke. Most photographed society beauty of her day
Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper, 1928Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper, the eldest daughter of the Earl of Shaftesbury, upon the announcement of her engagement to Lord Alington 1928
Engagement of George of Battenberg & Countess Nada TorbyPage from The Tatler reporting on the engagement of Prince George of Battenberg and Countess Nada Torby, younger daughter of Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovitch of Russia in 1916. Date: 1916
Cartoon, Lord Garmoyle in IndiaCartoon, Lord Garmoyle -- in India. Very hot here, but it would be hotter at home! Arthur William Cairns, Lord Garmoyle (1861-1890), was in trouble with his father over debts