Regards,
Dave.
Probably the godmother(probably the Aunt of the bride - sister-in-law to her mother) lent the pearl tiara to Helia Walker
I see that Ursula has edited her post and deleted the reference that one of the bride's aunts (and sister-in-law of her mother) was a member "of the Goelet family". Remains the assumption that the wedding tiara was lent by an aunt who was a sister-in-law of the bride's mother.
Lady Mary Stuart-Walker had 5 brothers, one of them was married twice. Her 6 sisters-in-law from this side were:
- Lady Eileen Beatrice Forbes, daughter of the 8th Earl of Granard and Beatrice Mills
- Lady Janet Egida Montgomerie, daughter of the 16th Earl of Eglinton and Lady Beatrice Susan Dalrymple
- Ursula Sybil Packe, daughter of Sir Edward Hussey Packe and Hon. Mary Sydney Colebrooke
- Jane von Bahr, daughter of Captain von Bahr
- Linda Irene Evans, daughter of William Evans
- Selina van Wijk, daughter of Frederick Gerth van Wijk
Neither of these ladies seem to have a connection to the dukes of Roxburghe. Is there any so far undisclosed evidence that one of them had acquired the Roxburghe pearl necklace/tiara? If not, I fail to see why "probably" one of her aunts should have lend the pearl and diamond necklace/tiara (and matching earrings) to Helia Stuart-Walker.
Lady Mary's husband Edward Alan Walker had a brother, Arthur, and possibly a sister, since one of the newspaper reports of their wedding mentions that his mother was accompanied by a Miss Walker (who of course could have been an unmarried aunt).
That means Lady Mary might have had two more sisters-in-law, but why should they have had access to the Roxburghe jewel? Neither of the nieces and nephews of the 8th Duke of Roxburghe was married to someone named Walker, and the 9th Duke of Roxburghe had no siblings.
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