Duchess Collection (#8)

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

Characters from Alice in Wonderland (colour engraving)
3740337 Characters from Alice in Wonderland (colour engraving) by Tenniel, John (1820-1914); Private Collection; (add.info)

The case of slander against the Duchess of Argyll. L-R Duke of Argyll, the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava and Mrs Yvonne MacPHERSON. 3rd May 1960 R44283 P044369

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

The Most Noble The Marchioness of Stafford, 1848. Creator: Eden Upton Eddis
The Most Noble The Marchioness of Stafford, 1848. Portrait of Anne Sutherland-Levenson-Gower (1829-1888, nee Hay-Mackenzie, Countess of Cromartie), Duchess of Sutherland and Marchioness of Stafford

The Duchess of Westminster with nurses, Le Touquet, First World War, 1914, (c1920). With the Red Cross in France: the Duchess of Westminster (on the right)

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)

Sarah Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: Henry Thomas Ryall
Sarah Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of English aristocrat Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660-1744)

The Kings Interest in Sport, 1931, (1937). Creator: Unknown
The Kings Interest in Sport, c1931, (1937). England v Scotland, 1931. From " The Crowning of The King and Queen". [Evans Brothers Limited, London, 1937]

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

H. R. H. The Duchess of York and Princess Elizabeth, 1928. Creator: Marcus Adams
H.R.H. The Duchess of York and Princess Elizabeth, 1928. The future Queen Elizabeth II (born 1926) aged about two years old, with her mother the future Queen Mother. [Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd

The Duke and Duchess of York aboard HMY Victoria and Albert, 1933. Prince Albert (1895-1952), the future King George VI, and his wife Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002) on board the royal yacht

Camilla Parker Bowles, friend of Prince Charles

Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England, UK

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)

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