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Lady Delamere in her Coronation outfitLady Delamere (1906 - 1979), formerly Ruth Mary Clarisse Ashley (sister of Edwina Ashley)
The Countess of Haddington with Scottish terriersSarah Baillie-Hamilton, Lady Haddington (nee Cook), pictured at a dogs bazaar held in the Music Hall, Edinburgh carrying two Scottish terriers. Date: 1929
The Duchess of Westminster, WW1Constance Edwina (n饠 Cornwallis West), Duchess of Westminster (later Mrs James Fitzpatrick Lewes) (died 1970), First wife of 2nd Duke of Westminster. Known as Shelagh
The Countess of CarrickAn American peeress: two portraits of the Countess of Carrick, formerly Mrs Marion C. Edwards, daughter of Daniel C. Donoghue of Philadelphia
The Viscountess Massereene and FerrardAn artistic Irish peeress: The Viscountess Massereene and Ferrard. Date: 1917
Philippa Fendall Stewart, nee Wendell, Countess of Galloway, pictured in the robes and tiara she wore for the coronation of King George VI in 1937. Date: 1937
Lady Acheson, nee Mildred CarterMildred Acheson, Countess of Gosford (1888-1965) was an American socialite, here depicted on the occasion of her wedding to Lord Archibald Acheson
Olive May (nee Olive Mary Meatyard), Countess of Drogheda (1886 - 1947)Olive May (ne Olive Mary Meatyard), Countess of Drogheda (1886 - 1947), Actress; former wife of Lord Victor Paget, and later wife of 10th Earl of Drogheda
Daisy, Countess of Warwick at Mrs Adairs Fancy Dress BallFrances Evelyn Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick (1861 - 1938), society beauty, and mistress to King Edward VII
Lady Helen Vincent at Princes Skating ClubHelen Venetia Vincent, Viscountess D Abernon (n饠 Duncombe) (18661954), British peeress, socialite and diarist
Laldy Seafield and Mr Derek Studley HerbertNewly married Lady Seafield - Nina Caroline Studley-Herbert, 12th Countess of Seafield (17 April 1906 30 September 1969) and her husband, Derek Studley Herbert. The couple divorced in 1950
Lady Curzon of KedlestonMary Victoria Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston (n饠 Carver)(1870 1906), British peeress of American background who was Vicereine of India, as the wife of Lord Curzon of Kedleston
The Countess of Lisburne, 1915Our first Chilean peeress: the Countess of Lisburne(-1944). Formerly Mlle Regina Bittencourt, eldest daughter of the minister of the Chilean Legation to London
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
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
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 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
Duchess of Sutherland playing tennis in aid of war charityThe Duchess of Sutherland, formerly Lady Eileen Butler, eldest daughter of Lord and Lady Lanesborough, taking part in a tennis tournament at Surbiton, organised in aid of war funds
Official styles of hairdressing for the 1937 CoronationExamples of hair styles for the coming Coronation season on display at the Mayfair hotel organised by the Incorporated Guild of Hairdressers
Peeress Tricorne HatA tricorne hat, made from black velour to be worn by the life peeresses in the House of Lords. Designed by Ede and Ravenscroft the robe-makers
New Life Peers 1958Page from The Sphere depicting the first life peers arriving at the House of Lords for the traditional ceremony of introducing barons to the House of Lords
Life Peeress Takes OathThe first of the life peeresses, Baroness Swanborough, takes the oath on October 21 1958 in the House of Lords