Mary Evans The Duchess of Roxburghe 10638736

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Picture No	10638736
Date	1910
Description	The Duchess of Roxburghe
Details	The new Duchess of Roxburghe, wife of the 8th Duke and formerly Miss Mary (May) Goelet, daughter of Ogden Goelet, the famous American millionaire. May was an example of the 'dollar princess', wealthy American heiresses who married impoverished British peers exchanging their handsome dowries for a ducal title. Photographed here shortly after her marriage, which took place at on 10 November 1903 at St. Thomas's Church, New York. According to The Tatler, it was one of the most notable social events of the season and the wedding presents were said to have been worth ú200,000.
Source	Photograph by Lallie Charles in The Tatler, 18 November 1910
Credit	© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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