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Tatler cover - Dukes of Marlborough & Westminster in uniformGeneral Bridges, head of the British mission with the Belgian Army in Brussels, pictured with two of Englands premier dukes - Major Hugh Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster (1879 - 1953)
The Marchioness of Headfort and her childrenThe Marchioness of Headfort, formerly known to playgoers as Miss Rose (Rosie) Boote of the Gaiety Theatre, London. She married the Marquess in April 1901, and her son became the Earl of Bective
Lady Percy, WW1Countess Percy, formerly Lady Helen Gordon-Lennox, daughter of the Duke of Richmond and later Duchess of Northumberland. She married Earl Percy in 1911. He succeeded to the dukedom in 1918
Sketch cover - Duke of Westminster, hero of a VC actionFront cover of The Sketch magazine featuring, Major Hugh Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster (1879 - 1953), known as Bendor (or Bend Or, after his fathers winning racehorse)
Peers of the Realm who had joined up, WW1Double page spread from The Sketch showing portraits of peers of the realm who had joined up during the early weeks of the First World War
Viscountess Gladstone working for base hospitals, WW1Viscountess Gladstone, along with the Hon. Lilian and Winifred Douglas Pennant (half -sisters of Lord Penrhyn) and Miss Poole working to provide garments
Lord Desborough and youngest son, IvoWilliam Henry Grenfell, Lord Desborough driving himself to the traditional Eton Harrow cricket match in July 1914, accompanied by his youngest son, Ivo. Date: 1914
Lady Kindersley as a waste paper merchant, WW1Lady Kindersley, formerly Miss Gladys Beadle, pictured near her home in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, collecting waste paper with the aid of her children and two donkey carts
Society war-workers, 1918A page from The Sketch featuring four society ladies involved in war work. Top left is Lady Rosamund Butler, elder daughter of the Earl and Countess of Carrick
Viscountess Curzon by Madame YevondeViscountess Curzon (1887-1962) by Madame Yevonde. She married her cousin, Viscount Curzon (Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe), MP for Battersea South
Countess of Pembroke as a nurse, WW1Beatrice Eleanor Pembroke (n饠 Paget), Countess Pembroke (1883-1973), Wife of 15th Earl of Pembroke; daughter of Lord Alexander Victor Paget
Tatler cover - Duchess of BuccleuchFront cover of The Tatler magazine featuring a portrait of the Duchess of Buccleuch, wife of the 7th Duke and formerly Lady Margaret (Molly) Bridgeman
Countess of LyttonPamela Bulwer-Lytton (n饠 Chichele-Plowden), Countess of Lytton, who ran her own hospital for wounded soldiers during the First World War and organised a number of entertainments
Lady Diana Duff CooperPhotographic portrait of Lady Diana Cooper (1890-1981), previously Lady Diana Manners and later Diana, Viscountess Norwich, the English actress, society figure and wife of Duff Cooper. Date: 1921
Sketch cover, Lady D Abernon as an anaesthetist, WW1Front cover of The Sketch magazine featuring a portrait of Helen Venetia Vincent, Viscountess D Abernon (nÚÑáDuncombe) (18661954), British peeress, socialite and diarist
Lady Herbert Davis-Goff in nursing uniform, WW1Lady (Herbert) David-Goff of Glenville, Waterford pictured in uniform in 1918, when she was working at the Waterford branch of the Irish War Hospital Supply Depot where all kinds of bandages
Lady Rosabelle Brand and Miss Rose BinghamLady Rosabelle Brand, daughter of the Earl of Rosslyn pictured with her daughter, Miss Rose Bingham (later to become a society beauty and Countess of Warwick)
Lady Margaret Sackville (1881 - 1963), poet and childrens writer. She was the daughter of the 7th Earl de la Warr. During the First World War Sackville joined the anti-war Union of Democratic Control
Viscountess Curzon (1887-1962). She married her cousin, Viscount Curzon (Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe), MP for Battersea South
Countess of Warwick and her daughter, MercyFrances Evelyn Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick (1861 - 1938), society beauty, and mistress to King Edward VII. Pictured with her younger daughter, Lady Mercy Greville dressed entirely in white
Wives of four awarded officers, WW1Four wives of awarded officers during the First World War. From top left, Lady Sybil Grant, the elder daughter of Lord Rosebery
Lord Graham, 1916James Graham, 6th Duke of Montrose (1878 1954), Scottish nobleman, politician and engineer, pictured before he succeeded to the Dukedom during the First World War while serving as a commander in
The widowed Lady LevingePortrait of Lady Levinge, wife of the late Sir Richard Levinge, formerly of the 8th Hussars and then attached to the 1st Life Guards in which he served until he was killed at Ypres on 24 October 1914
A Flying Countess, Lady DroghedaThe Countess of Drogheda, born Kathleen Moore Pelham Burn married the 10th Earl of Drogheda in 1909 and divorced him in 1922 to marry Guillemo Delanda a polo player
Lady Drogheda and her children, 1916The Countess of Drogheda, born Kathleen Moore Pelham Burn married the 10th Earl of Drogheda in 1909 and divorced him in 1922 to marry Guillemo Delanda a polo player
2nd Duke of Westminster in Cairo, WW1Major Hugh Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster (1879 - 1953), pictured at Shepheards Hotel, Cairo just after his return from his famous motor dash on the Senoussi camp in the direction of Mersa
Lady Muriel Paget, WW1Lady Muriel Paget (1876 - 1938), nee Finch-Hatton, wife of Sir Richard Surtees Paget, second Baronet of Oldfallings Hall, Wolverhampton
Countess Curzon & Princess Helena Victoria making clothes foLady Curzon and Princess Helena Victoria of Schlewig-Holstein - just two of the numerous workers in the YMCA work-rooms at Hertford Street seen at their sewing machines making under-garments for
Lady Stradbroke posed with bombs dropped on Henham Hall, WW1Lady Stradbroke, formerly Helena Fraser and wife of George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke, pictured in nurses uniform at the family home of Henham Hall in Suffolk contemplating the bombs dropped by
Marchioness of Headfort with daughter in uniform, WW1The Marchioness of Headfort, formerly known to playgoers as Miss Rose (Rosie) Boote of the Gaiety Theatre, London. She married the Marquess in April 1901, and her son became the Earl of Bective
Lord Norbury, a fitter in an aeroplane factory during WW1Well-known peer doing his " bit" as a fitter in an aeroplane factory. The Earl and Countess of Norbury pictured together at Weybridge
Violet, Duchess of RutlandViolet Manners (nee Lindsay), Duchess of Rutland (1856 - 1937), British artist and noblewoman, wife of Henry John Brinsley Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland
Lady Essex, Chatelaine of Cassiobury ParkAdele Capell (1867-1922), Countess of Essex (n饠 Adele Grant) US-born socialite who married into British nobility as wife of George De Vere Capell, 7th Earl of Essex
Lady Ingestre and two of her children, WW1Lady Ingestre, formerly Lady Winifred Paget, widow of the late Lord Ingestre who died in 1915 and was a captain in the Blues
Lady Cowdray with one of her lady gardenersLady Cowdray, a strong supporter of the Womens Land Council, seen with one of the many lady gardeners who was employed on her large estate at Cowdray Park, Midhurst during the First World War
Tatler cover featuring Duke of Westminster, WW1Front cover of The Tatler with a caricature by The Tout of Hugh Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster. Generally known as Bendor
Kings Fifth Court at Buckingham Palace, LondonThe London Season of 1912: the Kings Fifth Court at Buckingham Palace. A diagrammatic view showing the progress of the debutante from the moment she enters the building to the time she leaves. 1912
The Hon. Lady Grigg (1897-1987), wife of Sir Edward Grigg MP, formerly the Hon. Joan Alice Katherine Dickson-Poynder, only daughter of Lord Islington. She had just given birth to a son and heir
Jeanne Stourton by Madame YevondeMiss Mary Jeanne Stourton (1913-1987) by Madame Yevonde. She married Major Ralph Stonor, 6th Lord Camoys, in 1938. Date: 1932
Lord and Lady Brougham and Vaux by Madame Yevonde. Victor Brougham, 4th Baron Brougham and Vaux (1909-1967), British peer and politician, and Violet Valerie French ( ) married in 1931
Marchioness of Queensberry by Madame YevondeThe Marchioness of Queensberry by Madame Yevonde, formerly Cathleen Sabine Mann (1896-1959). She was an artist who exhibited at various galleries in London
Lady Glentanar by Madame YevondeLady Glentanar (Grethe Dagbjort Thoresen of Oslo, Norway) by Madame Yevonde. She married Thomas Coats, 2nd Baron Glentanar, in 1927. Date: 1936
Mary Ashley by Madame YevondeRuth Mary Clarisse Ashley (1906-?) by Madame Yevonde. She was the younger daughter of the Rt Hon Wilfrid William Ashley MP, and sister of Lady Louis Mountbatten
Honor Dorothy Leigh by Madame YevondeHonor Dorothy Leigh (1892-1982) by Madame Yevonde. She was the only daughter of John Blundell Leigh. She had just become engaged to Lieutenant the Hon
Baroness Furnivall by Madame Yevonde. Mary Frances Katherine Petre, 19th Baroness Furnivall (1900-1968) married William Herbert Shelley Dent in 1932. She was the only child of the 14th Baron Petre
Jean and Marjorie Montagu-Douglas-Scott by Mme YevondeJean and Marjorie Montagu-Douglas-Scott by Madame Yevonde. Jeanetta Ruth (1906-1997) and Marjorie Katherine (1906-1994) were the twin daughters of Lord George Montagu-Douglas-Scott. Date: 1932
Silhouette portrait of Mrs Satterthwaite, a society lady. Date: circa 1910s
Silhouette portrait of Lady Alice Mahon, nee Browne (1877-1970). A portrait painting of her by Sir John Lavery appeared in the Royal Academy exhibition of 1932. Date: early 1930s