About Elizabeth Clyde
Lived 1918 – 2013 (aged 94). Elizabeth Clyde was a British socialite and art collector.
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.
Early life Elizabeth Wellesley was born on Boxing Day 1918 to Gerald and Dorothy Wellesley (née Ashton) in London. They married on 18 November 1939 at St. Peter's Church, Vere Street, in London, with her brother Valerian as best man. A reception followed at her father's home at Chester Terrace, featuring a wedding cake designed by Rex Whistler and made by Fortnum & Mason.
The family lived at Dorney, Buckinghamshire.
Her children are: Jeremy Clyde (born 22 March 1941), actor and musician Robin Clyde (19 April 1943 – 13 February 1950) William Jonathan Clyde (born 27 May 1949)
Clyde filed for divorce in 1959 on grounds of adultery, and was granted custody of the couple's youngest son. She and Thomas remained "close and supportive friends" until his death in 1999.
She retired to Bramley, Hampshire.
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Who was Elizabeth Clyde?
noblewoman; British socialite (1918-2013)
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Elizabeth Clyde was born on 26 December 1918.
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Elizabeth Clyde died on 25 November 2013.
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Elizabeth Clyde was a socialite and art collector.
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Elizabeth Clyde was British.
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