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SAPPHIRES AND DIAMONDS Lord Herbert gave his bride a diamond bandeau in simple design, long lines of stones making a ribbon effect on the head. Sapphires and diamonds were also his gift in form of a large brooch; and the bride's mother, the Dowager Marchioness of Linlithgow, gave the same jewels--sapphires and diamonds. Lady Mary's present to the bridegroom was a set of studs in sapphires and diamonds.

Wedding of the Week - Lord Herbert and Lady Mary Hope's near-Royal wedding was at Westminster Abbey last Monday.

He is the Earl and Countess of Pembroke's eldest son and Equerry to the Duke of Kent, who was his best man. Lady Mary Hope is the Marquess of Linlithgow's only sister and Lady-in-Waiting to the Duchess of Kent.

The Dean of Westminster married them in the Henry VII. Chapel, and their wedding reception was at Dudley House.

DUKE OF KENT BEST MAN AS LORD HERBERT WEDS LADY MARY HOPE

The Duke of Kent was best man at the wedding of his Equerry, Lord Herbert, son and heir of the Earl and Countess Pembroke, and nephew of Col. the Hon. George Herbert, to Lady Mary Hope, Lady-in- Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Abbey on Monday

Lord Herbert, who is 30, was appointed to the Duke of Kent's household early in 1935. Tall, fair-haired, handsome, was for some time previously in business in the City, where he went to learn accountancy. Lady Mary Hope is the only daughter of Hersey Marchioness of Linlithgow. She was appointed Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Marina a fortnight before the Royal wedding in November, 1934. Her father, the first Marquess of Linlithgow, was Governor-General of Victoria from 1889-1895. From the following year till the close of the century he was Lord Chamberlain of Queen Victoria's Household, and he was first Governor-General of Australia from 1900 to 1902. His son, the present Marquess, the Viceroy of India, succeeded him in 1908.

Over a Thousand Guests: The Dean of Westminster, Dr. W. Foxley Norris, conducted the service, and the Abbey was filled with over a thousand guests, among them were many members of the Court circle.

As the bride entered the church on the arm her brother, Lord Charles Hope, the hymn "Praise, soul, the King of Heaven" was sung and the service included the psalm Dens Miseratur and the hymn " O perfect love, all human thought transcending." During the signing of the register the choir sang Mendelssohn's " O for the wings of a dove," and the "Wedding March" from Lohengrin was played the as bride and bridegroom left the Abbey.

The bride wore classical dress of Ivory tinted satin, with high, round neckline, long tight-fitting sleeves, and swathed belt of the material. The skirt was cut to form a slight train, and a second train of the same satin fell from the shoulders and was weighted a wide border of quilting. Her long veil of white tulle was secured by a trellis bandeau of diamonds, and she carried sheath of lilies.
She was followed three pairs of children—the Hon. Laura Smith (daughter of Viscount Hambleden and niece the bridegroom), Virginia Seymour, Bridget Floyd, the Hon. William Smith (son of Viscount Hambleden), Dennis Daly, and Charles Morrison (son of Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. John Morrison, Fonthill), and by four bridesmaids—Lady Caroline and Lady Elizabeth Paget, Miss Iris Ainsworth, and Miss Hersey Baird.

The little girls wore dresses of white organdie over taffeta, trimmed with ruching, and finished with sashes of dark red velvet. Their Dutch bonnets of the same organdie were tied with red velvet strings. The pages had Kate Greenaway suits of long white satin trousers and frilled shirts of white chiffon, and wide red velvet sashes. The older attendants had dresses of ivorytinted shadow lace, with finely pleated capes to match their full skirts. Their red floral head-dresses matched their wide sashes of dark red velvet, and they carried sheaves of roses to tone. A reception was held at Dudley House, Park Lane, after the ceremony.

Lord Linlithgow, Viceroy of India, was not able to give his only sister away but he compromised by sending her a ruby and diamond bracelet. Lord Charles Hope added a necklace, two rows of fine pearls, with a ruby and diamond clasp.

Queen Mary's Gifts: Queen Mary gave a beautiful mahogany dressing-table cabinet with silver gilt fittings. On the attached card Queen Mary´s affectionate words, "To dear Mary, with best wishes, from Mary R."

The Queen's gift the bridegroom is a set gold cuff-links, with the Royal monogram in diamonds.

The Duchess Kent's gift to the bride is a gold cigarette case with a ruby clasp; the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester have given silver sauce boats; and the Duke of Connaught a silver cigarette-box.

The Earl and Countess Pembroke have given a diamond brooch to the bride and silver tea-service and a canteen of Georgian silver to the bridegroom; the Dowager Countess Pembroke and Colonel Hon. George Herbert a silver tea-kettle, a settee and armchairs. Other gifts include : Marquess of Bath, silver salt cellars; Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, coffee set tray; Marquess and Marchioness of Northampton, sofa; Lord and Lady Nunburnholme, glass; the Earl of Shrewsbury desk set.

The Dowager Marchioness of Linlithgow gave her daughter two sapphire and diamond bracelets with stud earrings and a pendant brooch to match and a table, and

the Earl and Countess of Pembroke and Montgomery gave her a large diamond and topaz brooch.

The Marquess of Linlithgow gave his sister ruby and diamond necklace,

Lord Charles Hope's present was double rope of pearls with a ruby and diamond clasp.

The Marchioness of Linlithgow sent a ruby ring surrounded with diamonds.

Lord Herbert gave his bride sapphire and diamond brooch forming two clips and a diamond bandeau, and her gift to him is a set of sapphire and diamond links and buttons.

Lady Dorothea Hope gave the bridegroom cuff links, and to the bride from the Earl of Hopetoun, Lord John Hope, and Lady Anne, Lady Joan, and Lady Doreen Hope there is an aquamarine ring.

The Hon. David and the Hon. Anthony Pembroke gave gold cigarette box. A Joint present to Lord Herbert is a pigskin dressing case fitted with Ivory and silver from Mrs. Beckett, Mr. and Lady Winifred Pennoyer, Ladv Ursula Stewart, Lady Stanley of Alderley, Lady Joan Talbot. Fleld-Marehal Sir Philip and Lady Chetwode, Admiral and Mrs. Stapleton Cotton. Miss Stapleton Cotton, and Mr and Mrs. Gilliat. The Countess of Pembroke and Montgomery gave her son a George n. teapot, sugar basin, and milk jug, and the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery's gift is a George HI. canteen of silver.

The Prime Minister and Mrs. Baldwin gave a mirror, and Mrs. Baldwin sent the bride a handbag.

Queen Mary's wedding gifts to Lady Mary Hope and Lord Herbert were displayed among several hundred wedding presents at Dudley House. Queen Mary's grit to the bride aas a fitted dressing and toilet case in an inlaid walnut case, the cases and bottle stoppers in fine chased gold with the Royal monogram and cipher inlaid. An ivory toilet set was displayed on the table beside the Queen's gift, and in the jewel case nearby was the set of oblong cuff links in platinum and gold which was the Queen's gift to Lord Herbert. Both were scrame panied by cards in her Majesty's own handwriting, the bride's worded, " dear Mary, with best wishes.—Mary R."

The Duke of Kent wore a light grey morning coat with a white carnation in his buttonhole when he accompanied his Equerry, Lord Herbert, as best man at his wedding on Monday. The Duchess of Kent, dressed in parma. violet crepe her small hat in a deeper violet, shade, ornamented by a diamond clip, arrived at Westminster Abbey with the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and all took their seats on special chairs placed at the right-hand side of the altar. The Duchess of Gloucester was in dove-grey chiffon, with plisse frills as a cape, and her large grey hat was trimmed with a fringe of ostrich fronds.

The Marquess of Linlithgow's sister, Lady Mary Dorothea Hope, daughter of the first Marquess and seventh Earl of Hopetoun, made a graceful bride, in her pure white satin gown . Lord Charles Hope escorted his sister and gave her away, in the absence of Lord Linlithgow, who has recently gone to India as Viceroy. Vast crowds, treating this occasion as almost a " Royal" wedding, thronged Parliament Square, -and that conveniently wide space in front of the great west door where the Duke and Duchess of Kent were themselves the centre of a larger crowd not so long ago. Now the Duke and Duchess had come to see the culmination of the romance which has taken place within their own household, Lady Mary Hope being Lady-in-Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, and Lord Herbert an Equerry to the Duke.

The diamond bandeau seen as wedding tiara in halo form, above, was probably earlier worn by Countess Pembroke, in 1927 as forehead ornament, follow the fashion of the time.

 

Sidney Herbert, 16th Earl of Pembroke, 13th Earl of Montgomery (9 January 1906 – 16 March 1969) was a British peer.

Herbert was the son of Reginald Herbert, 15th Earl of Pembroke and Beatrice Eleanor Paget (of the marquesses of Anglesey). His ancestor, the 11th Earl of Pembroke, married Countess Catherine Vorontsov, the daughter of a prominent aristocratic Russian family.

On 27 July 1936 he married Lady Mary Dorothea Hope, daughter of the late John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow and the Dowager Marchioness of Linlithgow. The couple had two children: Lady Diana Mary Herbert (19 April 1937–24 November 2008) and Henry George Charles Herbert (19 May 1939–7 October 2003).

 

 

 

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