Mrs Charles Sweeny
Mrs Charles Sweeny, formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the Duchess of Argyll (1912-1993) pictured at a fashion show in February 1939 wearing an unusual flat hat. Margaret was the darling of the media and a society beauty'. After being Deb of the Year in her coming out of 1930, her marriage to American golfer, Charles Sweeny in 1933 cemented her popularity. Her divorce from her second husband, Ian, 11th Duke of Argyll and the accompanying court case scandalised Britain and plunged the Duchess into penury
Picture No
13990427
Media ID
45427290
Size
3000px x 5423px
(1.2MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photograph in The Sketch, 15 February 1939
Date
1939
