Lady Elizabeth Clyde | |
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Born | Elizabeth Wellesley 26 December 1918 |
Died | 25 November 2013 | (aged 94)
Spouse | |
Children | 3, including Jeremy |
Parent(s) |
Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington Dorothy Violet Ashton |
Relatives | Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington (brother) |
Lady Elizabeth Clyde (born Elizabeth Wellesley, 26 December 1918 – 25 November 2013) was an English socialite. She was the daughter of Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, and Dorothy Violet Ashton, and thus a great-great-granddaughter of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. [1]
Elizabeth Wellesley was born on Boxing Day 1918 to Gerald and Dorothy Wellesley (née Ashton) in London. [1] She was christened in the Chapel Royal, St. James Palace with the special permission of King George V. [1] Soon after her birth, the family purchased two homes: 43 Portland Place in London, and Sherfield Court in Hampshire. [1]
Clyde announced her engagement to Major Thomas Clyde of the Royal Horse Guards, son of William Pancoast Clyde, Jr., on 24 October 1939. [2] They married on 18 November 1939 at St. Peter's Church, Vere Street, in London, with her brother as best man. [3] A reception followed at her father's home at Chester Terrace, featuring a wedding cake designed by Rex Whistler and made by Fortnum & Mason. [4]
The family lived at Dorney, Buckinghamshire.
Her children are:
Clyde filed for divorce in 1959 on grounds of adultery, and was granted custody of the couple's youngest son. [5] She and Thomas remained "close and supportive friends" until his death in 1999. [6]
She retired to Bramley, Hampshire. [7]