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| Picture No | 12775775 |
| Date | 1948 |
| Description | Marchioness of Londonderry at Londonderry House |
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Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry DBE (1878 - 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. Pictured on the front cover of The Tatler, in the gowns and jewels she wore at the opening of Parliament. She is pictured in Londonderry House, standing in front of a Thomas Lawrence portrait of Robert, Viscount Castlereagh, later 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, wearing a diamond tiara, earrings, and stomacher which are heirlooms of the Londonderry family.
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| Source | Front cover of 'The Tatler' featuring photograph by Lenare, 15 December 1948 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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