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A PEERESS'S CORONATION ROBES, ENGLAND, CIRCA 1902.

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Peeress' Coronet, Robe, Bodess and Skirt from Edward VII Coronation 1902.

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Deborah, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire's Peeress's Robes, worn at the Coronation of H.M. The Queen in 1953 Possibly late 18th century with later alterations Silk velvet and miniver fur edged with ermine

Meet The Peeress! Victorian Titled Beauty; Apparently The Accepted World Standard!

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The first Vogue cover, Countess Divonne by Harry McVickar, 1893

Inveraray Castle. The North West Hall contains a collection of costumes worn by the family through history to the present day. The display includes the Coronation robes of HRH Princess Louise, the robes of the Knight of the Thistle and the present Duke's uniform of the Royal Company of Archers. A more recent addition is the gown designed by Bruce Oldfield and worn by the current Duchess at her wedding to the 13th Duke in June 2002.

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Elizabeth Thorold later Lady Widdrington; Elizabeth Thorold (pronounced 'Thurrald') was the daughter of Sir Anthony Thorold of Marston and Blankney, High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1617 and his wife Elizabeth Molyneux of Haughton, Nottinghamshire. The Thorolds were an ancient family of considerable standing with large estates. The Thorold Baronetcy of Marston was created on 24 August 1642 for William Thorold who fought for the Royalist cause in the Civil War.

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Sir Alexander Macdonald, 9th Baronet of Sleat & 1st Baron Macdonald of Slate - Attributed to Sir George Chalmers - Alexander Macdonald (1745-1795) was a Scottish peer. He was educated at Eton & served with the Grenadier Guards. Macdonald was also a Deputy Lieutenant of Inverness-shire & a Brigadier-General in the Royal Company of Archers. He succeeded his elder brother in the baronetcy in 1766 & in 1776 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Macdonald, Slate in the County of Antrim.

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Haunted Castle Hotel - Chillingham Castle in England.

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Duff Cooper at his wedding to Lady Diana Manners in 1919

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St Martin Dividing his Cloak, c.1618 - Anthony van Dyck - WikiArt.org

Anthony van Dyck, Portrait of Henry Danvers, Earl of Danby, as a Knight of the Order of the Garter, 1630

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Regency Era Prime Ministers-Robert Banks Jenkinson

Earl of Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for most of the English Regency from July 1812 to April 1827, Made Knight of the Garter when Napoleon was defeated and the war with France won.

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John Campbell Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott, KT, CBE, DSC, JP (26 October 1924 – 14 July 2012) was a Scottish peer, and was Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire (1977–1999). He was also a notable businessman. Lord Arbuthnott was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1985, and made a Knight of the Thistle (KT) in 1996.

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The Peeresses Robes. To be worn at the Coronation of their Majesties William IV and Adelaide | September 1831

Mary Leiter, Lady Curzon, British-American peeress who was Vicereine of India, as the wife of Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy of India. Mary was a striking six feet tall presence with a curvy figure. She had large grey eyes set in an oval face, glossy chestnut-brown hair drawn back into a loose knot at the nape of her neck, and delicate hands and feet. (see peacock dress)

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