A Flying Countess, Lady Drogheda
The 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. A keen sportswoman she played tennis at Wimbledon, learnt to fly and worked helping refugees during the First World War. Pictured in The Tatler, which applauds her activities in organising an aircraft exhibition in 1917 which was first held at Grosvenor Galleries and subsequently travelled around Britain and Ireland to encourage men to join the R.A.F and to raise funds for for charity
Picture No
13991353
Media ID
45429215
Size
3600px x 5056px
(2.1MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Page from The Tatler featuring a photograph by Bertram Park, 18 December, 1918
Date
1918
