Mary Evans Mrs Charles Sweeny 10643616

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Picture No	10643616
Date	1939
Description	Mrs Charles Sweeny
Details	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.
Source	Unattributed photograph in The Sketch, 15 February 1939
Credit	© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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