Wedding of Captain Cunningham Reid and Lady Mary Ashley
The wedding of World War I flying ace, Captain Alec Cunningham-Reid (1895 - 1977) to Hon. Ruth Mary Clarisse Ashley, daughter of multi-millionaire, Lt-Col Wilfred Ashley (1st Baron Mount Temple) and sister of Edwina, Countess Mountbatten. The couple were described as England's wealthiest girl and handsomest man'. When the couple divorced in 1940, Alec sued his ex-wife for half her fortune. Great wedding dress
Picture No
10587536
Media ID
46686120
Size
3400px x 5163px
(1.0MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph in The Bystander, 18 May 1927
Date
1927
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