Loelia Lindsay
Lady Lindsay | |
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 The Duchess of Westminster by Glyn Philpot | |
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| Born | Loelia Mary Ponsonby 6 February 1902 |
| Died | 1 November 1993 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | British |
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| Parent(s) | Frederick Ponsonby, 1st Baron Sysonby Victoria Kennard |
| Occupation | embroiderer, socialite, magazine editor |
Loelia Mary, Lady Lindsay (née Ponsonby; 6 February 1902 – 1 November 1993), was a British socialite, needlewoman and magazine editor.[1]
Family and first marriage
Lindsay was the only daughter of the courtier
Bright Young People, she met the twice-divorced, 22-years senior, Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster. They were married on 20 February 1930 in a blaze of publicity, with Winston Churchill as the best man, but were unable to have children.[2] Her marriage to the enormously wealthy peer was described by James Lees-Milne as "a definition of unadulterated hell". It was dissolved in 1947 after years of separation.[3]
Life after divorce
After her divorce, Loelia, Duchess of Westminster, established herself as a skilful hostess at
Prince Rainier III of Monaco and Grace Kelly.[3]
Lindsay is believed to have popularised the aphorism (falsely attributed to Margaret Thatcher): "Anybody seen in a bus over the age of 30 has been a failure in life", which appears to have been coined by poet Brian Howard.[4]
Lindsay's second marriage, to the divorced explorer
Second World Wars.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Lees-Milne, James (3 November 1993). "Obituary: Loelia Lindsay". The Independent. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Anne Duchess of Westminster". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Lady Lindsay of Dowhill
- ^ Panjwani, Abbas (26 April 2019). "Did Margaret Thatcher say bus users over the age of 25 were failures?". Full Fact. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
Further reading
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Loelia Lindsay.
- Grace and Favour: The Memoirs of Loelia, Duchess of Westminster, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1961.
- Cocktails & laughter: the albums of Loelia Lindsay (Loelia, Duchess of Westminster), ISBN 9780241110836
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