After her divorce, Loelia, Duchess of Westminster, established herself as a skilful hostess at Send, Surrey, occupying herself with needlework and gardening, passions she had inherited from her mother.[3][1] Her needlework collection was bequeathed to the National Trust. During the 1950s she worked as a feature editor for House & Garden magazine, and covered the wedding of 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 Sir Martin Lindsay, 1st Baronet, came as a surprise to her friends[1] but was more successful.[3] The couple married on 1 August 1969. Sir Martin, a devoted husband,[1] died in 1981, and Lady Lindsay chose to spend her last years in nursing homes. Her memoirs, written in 1961 and titled Grace and Favour: The Memoirs of Loelia, Duchess of Westminster, are a significant record of aristocratic life between the First and Second World Wars.[3]
Referencesedit
^ abcdLees-Milne, James (3 November 1993). "Obituary: Loelia Lindsay". The Independent. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
^"Anne Duchess of Westminster". The Daily Telegraph. from the original on 9 April 2023.
loelia, lindsay, loelia, ponsonby, redirects, here, james, bond, ally, list, james, bond, allies, loelia, ponsonby, loelia, mary, lady, lindsay, née, ponsonby, february, 1902, november, 1993, british, socialite, needlewoman, magazine, editor, honourablelady, l. Loelia Ponsonby redirects here For the James Bond ally see List of James Bond allies Loelia Ponsonby Loelia Mary Lady Lindsay nee Ponsonby 6 February 1902 1 November 1993 was a British socialite needlewoman and magazine editor 1 The HonourableLady LindsayThe Duchess of Westminster by Glyn PhilpotPersonal detailsBornLoelia Mary Ponsonby 1902 02 06 6 February 1902Died1 November 1993 1993 11 01 aged 91 NationalityBritishSpouse s Hugh Grosvenor 2nd Duke of Westminster m 1930 div 1947 wbr Sir Martin Lindsay 1st Baronet m 1969 wbr Parent s Frederick Ponsonby 1st Baron SysonbyVictoria KennardOccupationembroiderer socialite magazine editorLoelia Duchess of Westminster by William Acton Contents 1 Family and first marriage 2 Life after divorce 3 References 4 Further readingFamily and first marriage editLindsay was the only daughter of the courtier Sir Frederick Ponsonby later 1st Baron Sysonby and the cookbook author Victoria Ponsonby nee Kennard She spent her early years at St James s Palace Park House at Sandringham and Birkhall One of the 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 editAfter her divorce Loelia Duchess of Westminster established herself as a skilful hostess at Send Surrey occupying herself with needlework and gardening passions she had inherited from her mother 3 1 Her needlework collection was bequeathed to the National Trust During the 1950s she worked as a feature editor for House amp Garden magazine and covered the wedding of 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 Sir Martin Lindsay 1st Baronet came as a surprise to her friends 1 but was more successful 3 The couple married on 1 August 1969 Sir Martin a devoted husband 1 died in 1981 and Lady Lindsay chose to spend her last years in nursing homes Her memoirs written in 1961 and titled Grace and Favour The Memoirs of Loelia Duchess of Westminster are a significant record of aristocratic life between the First and Second World Wars 3 References edit 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 edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Loelia Lindsay Grace and Favour The Memoirs of Loelia Duchess of Westminster Weidenfeld amp Nicolson 1961 Cocktails amp laughter the albums of Loelia Lindsay Loelia Duchess of Westminster Hamish Hamilton 1983 ISBN 9780241110836 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Loelia Lindsay amp oldid 1217067144, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
