Portland Gallery

The Duchess of Portland

The Duchess of Portland photographed for the front cover of The Tatler looking very serene and practical in a nurse's uniform. She was president of the Great Savoy Fair which was under the patronage of the King and Queen and was opened by Princess Patricia of Connaught. As the caption comments, "The duches is indefatiagable in helping forward every good work, and in her home district in Nottinghamshire, as elsewhere, she is universally beloved"

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Lady Margaret Cavendish-Bentinck marries

The marriage of Lady Margaret Cavendish-Bentinck, younger daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Portland, to Principe Gaetano Parente, eldest son of the late Marchese Enrico Parente and of Marchesa Maria Imperiali, took place on April 12 in the private chapel of Welbeck Abbey. Our group shows(L to R)Marchese Imperiali di Francavilla(best man), the bridegroom, the bride, the Duke of Portland, the Duchess of Portland and Lady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck at Welbeck Abbey after the ceremony

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Nottingham Town Hall

The Council House, made of Portland stone, was the largest stone building to be built in Britain since World War One and was opened by the Prince of Wales on 22 May 1929 Date: 1950s

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