Lady Drogheda and her children, 1916

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. She was by all accounts an indomitable woman of fortitude. Pictured here with her children, Viscount Moore and Lady Patricia Moore

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