Picture No | 11768550 |
Date | 1912 |
Description | Lady Castlereagh (later Lady Londonderry) by Lallie Charles |
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Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry DBE (3 December 1878 – 23 April 1959), noted society hostess, and, during the First World War director of the Women's Legion (originally the WVR - Women's Volunteer Reserve), taking an interest in the Military Cooking Section. The magnificent Londonderry House in Park Lane was turned into a military hospital during the war, as were two of Lord Londonderry's country seats. Lady Londonderry was formerly Edith Helen Chaplin and married Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh in 1899, becoming Lady Castlereagh until her husband succeeded the title.
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Source | Photograph by Lallie Charles 'The Tatler', 10 January 1912 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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