Posted by LauraM on December 30, 2012, 8:06 pm, in reply to "IDs?"
From Robert Golden's latest book Definitely Royal: More or Less, page 5.
Front row (left to right): the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester, Queen Maud of Norway, Queen Mary, Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, the Princess Royal
Second row (left to right): Princess Helena Victoria, Vice-Admiral William Leveson-Gower, the Lady Patricia Ramsay, Princess Arthur of Connaught, Duchess of Fife, Lady Rose Levenson-Gower, Lady Elphinstone, the Earl of Harewood, Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
Third row (left to right): the Marchioness and Marquess of Carisbrooke, the Lady Maud and the Lord Carnegie, Rachel and David Bowes-Lyon, Elizabeth and Michael Bowes-Lyon
Fourth row (left to right): the Lady Mary Cambridge (with head bent over), the Marchioness and Marquess of Cambridge, Lord Frederick Cambridge, the Earl of Macduff, the Duchess of Beaufort, the Lady Helena Gibbs, the Lady May and Major Henry Abel Smith.
--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 : :