WEDDING OF LORD DUMFRIES . John Crichton-Stuart 5th Marquess of Bute 4 Aug 1907,
weds on 26 Apr 1932 Lady Eileen Beatrice Forbes 1912-1993 , 2nd daughter of Bernard Arthur William Patrick Hastings Forbes , 8th Earl of Granard, by his wife Beatrice Mills OBE, daughter of Ogden Mills, of Staatsburg, Duchess County, USA
The children of the Marquess and Marchioness of Bute:
1. Lord John Crichton-Stuart, later 6th Marquess of Bute, see below at his marriage.
2. Lord David Ogden Crichton-Stuart 1933-1977, maried 24 Feb 1972 Helen McColl, daughter of William Kerr McColl
3. Lord James Charles Crichton-Stuart 1935-1982 , married (1) 25 Jun 1959 (div. 1968) Sarah Frances Croker Poole-see above in the large picture- (mar. (2) (div. 1955) HH The Aga Khan), only daughter. of Lt Col Arthur Edward Croker Poole, and (2) 1970 Anna Rose Bramwell mar. (2) Peter Merrick Knatchbull-Hugessen
1. Lady (Caroline Moira) Fiona Crichton-Stuart b. 7 Jan 1941 , married on. 4 Apr 1959 Capt Michael Lowsley-Williams, 1st son of Major Frances Saville Hoole Lowsley-Williams.
The 5th Marquess died 14 Aug 1956.
Marchioness Eileen of Bute is pictured above wearing her mothers important Cartier necklace in the year 1953, and a diamond acorn tiara, more about>>.
Above on to Lady James Crichton Stuart, Sarah Croker Poole, at her marriage at Brompton Oratory, on June 25th 1959 with the 3rd son of the Dowager Marchioness of Bute.
One of the biggest weddings to take place in London for many months was the marriage of the Earl of Dumfries, eldest son and heir of the Marquess and Marchioness of Bute, to Miss Nicola Weld-Forester, daughter of Cdr. and Mrs. W. Weld-Forester. It took place at the Brompton Oratory, with a reception later at Hutchinson House, attended by nearly a thousand guests. I have never seen a more beautiful bridal gown. It was designed by Norman Hartnell, and made of white Duchesse satin embroidered in pearls and diamante, in a pattern of acorns and oak leaves to match the magnificent diamond and pearl heirloom Stuart tiara which the Marchioness of Bute had lent the bride to wear at her wedding, and which held in place her white tulle veil.
There were fourteen bridesmaids the bride groom's sister, Lady Fiona Crichton-Stuart, Lady Melissa Wyndham-Quin, Miss lone Stuart-Walker, Miss Sara Gore, Miss Sarah Rose, Miss Rose Stuart, a cousin of the bride groom, Miss Victoria Drummond-Moray, Miss Veronica Ruttledge, Miss Sarah Churchill, the Hon. Juliet Weld-Forester, Miss Caroline Acton, Miss Lucy Drummond-Moray, Miss Sarah Wilkins and Miss Diana Grant.
They wore dresses of daffodil yellow taffanza (which had also been designed by Hartnell) and on their heads seed pearl tiaras. Lord David Crichton-Stuart was best man to his twin brother.leavipg the Brompton Oratory with his bride, formerly Miss Nicola Weld-Forester after their wedding.
The Earl is the son and heir of the Marquess of Bute, and the bride's father is British Consul-General in Oporto Continuing The Social Journal Earl of Dumfries married at Brompton Oratory The very big church was full and ushers had a busy time.
They included the bridegroom's brother, Lord James Crichton-Stuart, his uncle Lord Robert Crichton-Stuart, his cousins Mr. Andrew, Peregrine and Richard Bertie, Mr. Henry and Mr. Ninian Crichton-Stuart, the bride's brother Mr. William Weld-Forester, whom I noticed fulfilling his duties with great efficiency, and Mr. Brooke Forester. As the bridal party left the church they were played away by pipers of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards. At Hutchinson House, guests were received by the bride's parents, Mrs. Weld-Forester very chic in a blue paper taffeta dress and little hat of cornflowers, with the Marquess and Marchioness of Bute, the latter a regal and elegant figure in a black dress with touches of pink, which like Mrs. Weld-Forester's was made by Paquin, a little pink cap, silver fox furs and magnificent diamonds. The Dowager Countess of Granard, the bridegroom's grand mother, I saw talking to the Countess of Pembroke.
Others of the family present were the Earl of Granard, Count and Countess Theo Rossi, Lady Jean Bertie in blue, with the Hon. James Bertie and Lady Alary Stuart-Walker, with her younger daughter Helia. among other guests, I met the Spanish Ambassador the Duke of Primo de ¦L Rivera, the Duchess of Argyll and her debutante daughter Miss Frances Sweeny, Lady Barbara Gore and Mrs. Antony Acton, who both had bridesmaid daughters, the Hon. Mrs. F. Forester, very smart in a purple satin dress and hat to match, Lady Zia Wernher, Lady Mary Manningham-Buller, whose son John Manningham-Buller has just announced his engagement to Miss Gillian Stockwell, her sister Lady Anne Fummi, and Lady Juliet Fitzwilliam, who had flown over from her home in Ireland for the wedding and was going up to Oxford for a new term two days later. The Countess of Abingdon, looking ex tremely smart in black with a red straw cap, I saw arriving with Lady Charles and Mrs. John Dewar, also the Hon. Lady Ward accompanied by her son Mr. Reginald Ward and Mrs. Ward, Lady Rose Bligh, Major and Mrs. Andrew Drummond- Moray and Lord Kinross. When the bride and bridegroom cut their wedding cake everyone joined in drinking their health, but there were no speeches. Later the young couple left for a honeymoon in France and Italy with all the very best wishes of their numerous friends. The Spring meeting at Epsom was held, as it often is, in glorious sunshine. I went down on the second day and found that many women in the Members' enclosure had abandoned their coats and were walking about in light wool dresses.
The Duchess of Norfolk owned a similar acorn diamond tiara, she was an
aunt to the Marquess of Bute, probably she left it to the family. In the
book "Tiaras" from Geoffrey Munn it was noted as : "a tiara of oak
leaves, acorn and hollow acorns in yellow gold and platinum profusely
set with brilliant and rose cut diamonds. Made by Garrard in the manner
of the early nineteenth century for the fifteenth Duke of Norfolk to
give to his bride Gwendolen Constable Maxwell, on their marriage in
1904, the late Marchoness of Bute presented the bride the costly train of lace made
in Brussels. Oak is worn at weddings because it is emblematic of the
strength of love."
Source:Daily Mirror;Sphere;G. Munn,Tiaras -a History of Splendour;Belfast Telegraph;
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