Angela Delevingne

Angela Margo Hamar Delevingne (née Greenwood; 8 July 1912 – 30 December 2014) was an English aristocrat and socialite. The daughter of Hamar Greenwood, 1st Viscount Greenwood, she was a debutante in the late 1920s and was presented at court in 1930. Somewhat rebellious in nature, she was pulled out from Slade School of Fine Art, where she had been studying to be a painter, by her mother due to her making "unconventional" life choices. As a teenager, she took a job at Foyles to prove her independence, to which the Evening Standard reported a story with the headline Peer's Daughter Works For A Living. As a member of the London social scene, she was courted by Francis Yeats-Brown before marrying Edward Dudley Delevingne, a divorcé and friend of Edward, Prince of Wales, much to the dismay of Lady Greenwood.

As a married woman, Delevingne spent time in Venice as part of her sister-in-law Viscountess Castlerosse's entourage, where she was introduced to Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark. Her aunt, Lady Mount Temple, was Prince Philip's grandaunt. She and her husband were also frequent guests of Hollywood stars including Clark Gable, Paulette Goddard, and Charlie Chaplin. A centenarian, she credited her long life to drinking whiskey and doing crossword puzzles. Her grandchildren include Poppy Delevingne and Cara Delevingne.

Early life and family Delevingne was born Angela Margo Hamar Greenwood on 8 July 1912 in London to Hamar Greenwood, a Canadian-born British politician and lawyer, and Margery Spencer, an officer of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, Chairwoman of the Women's Section of the Comrades of the Great War, and descendant of Robert Spear Hudson. At the time of her birth, her father was a Member of Parliament representing York. Her mother was the daughter of Rev. Walter Spencer of Fownhope Court in Herefordshire. She was a niece of Muriel Emily Spencer Ashley, Lady Mount Temple and of Leo Amery. When Delevingne was seven years old she was almost kidnapped from Harrods, but a police officer knocked her assailant to the floor. The marriage put a strain on Delevingne's relationship with her mother. Delevingne's aunt, Lady Mount Temple, was the stepmother of Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, who was Prince Philip's aunt. After meeting Prince Philip, who the following year would be introduced to his future wife, Princess Elizabeth, Delevingne reportedly said "he’d make someone a very good husband one day."

As a married woman, Delevingne made visits to Hollywood and befriended Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, and Clarke Gable. They lived in London, Surrey, and Wiltshire.

A centenarian, she credited her long life to whiskey and crossword puzzles. She died on 30 December 2014.