Picture No | 10731421 |
Date | 1915 |
Description | An indefatigable war worker, Elizabeth Asquith |
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Elizabeth Charlotte Lucy Asquith (1897-1945), later Princess Bibesco, English writer, daughter of British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith and his second wife, Margot. She married Prince Antoine Bibesco, a Romanian diplomat in 1920. Pictured in The Tatler who describe her as 'an indefatigable worker in the cause of our wounded heroes.' She organised and acted in a number of charity matinees throughout the war and in this case, she is pictured appearing with the actor Gerald du Maurier in a duologue called 'The Impertinence of the Creature,' which was part of a matinee held at His Majesty's Theatre in the presence of Queen Alexandra in aid of the British Red Cross Society.
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Source | Page from The Tatler by Hugh Cecil, 21 July 1915 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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