During the day I started to wonder if the lady shown at Covent Garden during the French state visit was the Marchioness of Carisbrooke as I felt that perhaps she would have looked older, and so I began to wonder if the lady was Lady May Abel Smith, Princess Alice's daughter. But-- below are some photos of the Marchioness from the same era. I think she was the lady at Covent Garden wearing the Teck ears of wheat tiara.


1951


1952


When I checked the newspapers to see who attended, I found the Marchioness mentioned.



A photo of the group in the royal box seems to confirm this. I think the Marchioness is the person behind Alice, Duchess of Gloucester; however, her tiara is not visible, although her trademark 3 strand pearl necklace is.



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