Posted by Jonathan on December 30, 2012, 11:52 am, in reply to "IDs?"
Firstly a huge thank you to Tamara for these brilliant photos. On the first photograph I believe the lady third from the right is The Duchess of Beaufort sitting next to her sister Lady Helen Gibbs.
--Previous Message-- : Thank you, Tamara. These are amazingly clear. : : I have tried to identify the people, but : there are quite a few I am unable to : identify in the second and third rows of the : group, and I do not know any in the fourth : row. Anyone? : : Front row (left to right): : Countess of Strathmore (mother of the : Queen); Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent : (wearing her fringe tiara); the Duchess of : Gloucester (wearing her honeysuckle tiara); : Queen Maud of Norway (wearing the Maltese : cross tiara); Queen Mary (covered in : diamonds, and wearing her circlet); Princess : Elizabeth; Princess Margaret; Princess Mary, : Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood : (wearing her sapphire tiara) : : Second row (left to right) : Princess Helene Victoria; Sir Alexander : Ramsay (not wearing a coronet); Lady : Patricia Ramsay (wearing her fringe tiara, : but also a peeress coronet in one picture?); : Duchess of Fife (slightly blurry in first : picture, wearing the grand diamond tiara and : a peeress coronet); unknown young lady : wearing grand diamond tiara (Duchess of : Beaufort, niece of Queen Mary?, she is not : wearing a peeress coronet which is : surprising, and might indicate I am guessing : wrong?); unknown lady (Lady Elphinstone? : wearing the royal papyrus tiara and peeress : coronet in one picture); unknown gentleman : (Earl of Athlone? a peer, wearing the Garter : or Thistle chain, not present in both : pictures); Princess Alice, Countess of : Athlone (wearing diamond wheat tiara) : : Third row (left to right) : Unknown lady (Marchioness of Cambridge? : blurry, wearing a tiara and peeress : coronet); unknown gentleman (Marquess of : Cambridge nephew of Queen Mary? wearing a : coronet and chain); Countess of Southesk : (wearing the amethyst tiara and necklace); : unknown gentleman (not a peer, Lord Glamis, : the Queen´s eldest brother?); unknown lady : (Lady Glamis?, wearing a circle diamond : tiara); unknown young gentleman (not a peer, : David Bowes-Lyon?); unknown lady (Mrs David : B-L?, wearing a small diamond tiara); : unknown gentleman (not a peer, Michael : Bowes-Lyon?); unknown lady (Mrs Michael : B-L?, wearing a diamond tiara); unknown : young lady (daughter of Lord Glamis?) : : Fourth row (left to right) : I am unable to identify anyone. But among : the people are probably the Marquess of : Carisbrooke and his wife and other : Mountbatten relatives. Also Queen Mary´s : niece Lady Helene Gibbs and nephew Lord : Frederick Cambridge. : : I miss Lady Rose Bowes-Lyon and her husband : William Leweson-Gower (he had not yet : succeeded to the Granville title). They : would have been seated with other siblings : on the second row, which means I might have : misidentified people. : : --Previous Message-- : : : I was suppose to post this picture, which is : from my archives...for the threads : "those were the days" and I never : got a chance...it is the clearest picture : that shows Countess of Straathmore wearing a : tiara...most likely combination of two... : : : : I am also posting 2nd picture which shows : other Royal ladies in their bejeweled : selves... : : : ENJOY : :