Posted by Singa on February 8, 2012, 3:16 am, in reply to "Re: Devonshires"
What a tiara! Is it still in the family?
--Previous Message-- : : Great photo, Nellie. : : Deborah was probably the only peeress who : was wearing the family's second-best jewels : since her mother-in-law Mary had such an : important role. The grand tiara had adorned : another lady with the same duty at a : previous coronation. Deborah's : grandmother-in-law Evelyn (seen below) : served as Queen Mary's Mistress of the Robes : from the time she became queen until her : death in 1953, except for the five years : that her husband the ninth duke served as : Governor General of Canada. At the time of : the Queen's coronation, there were two : Dowager Duchesses of Devonshire since Evelyn : was still alive. : : : : Unfortunately I don't remember where this : photo came from. : : Deborah writes that the Duke of Windsor told : her that he loathed Evelyn. She was able to : get details about his shenanigans as a young : man from one of her sons and would go : straight to Queen Mary with the information. : : : :
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