Jane Lacey
Noblewoman; (born 1932); daughter of Robin Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 8th Marquess of Londonderry
About Jane Lacey
Born 1932. Jane Lacey is a British aristocrat.
Lady Jane Antonia Frances Lacey ( Vane-Tempest-Stewart, formerly Rayne; born 11 August 1932) is a British socialite and philanthropist.
Early life She was born on 11 August 1932 in London, England, into an Anglo-Irish noble family with roots in Ulster and County Durham. She is the eldest child of Robin Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 8th Marquess of Londonderry, and his wife Romaine Combe (1904–1951), daughter of Major Boyce Combe. Her two younger siblings were Lady Annabel Goldsmith and Alistair, 9th Marquess of Londonderry.
She was raised on the family estates: Mount Stewart in County Down, Wynyard Park in County Durham, and Londonderry House in Park Lane, London. Her duties included carrying the Queen's train during the procession. The maids of honour all wore matching gowns by Norman Hartnell. Lady Jane, along with Lady Rosemary Spencer-Churchill, rode in a carriage with Lord Tryon (the Keeper of the Privy Purse) during the procession while the other maids of honour waited at the abbey.
Marriages and later life On 2 June 1965, Lady Jane married Anglo-Jewish property developer Max Rayne. They had four children together.
In 1976, Max Rayne was granted a life peerage, after which Lady Jane became known as The Lady Rayne. She was widowed in 2003. In August 2012, she married royal biographer and historian Robert Lacey.
Lady Jane was a founding member and director of Chickenshed, a children's theatre company, and was president of the trustees until her daughter Natasha took over in 2013. She is also patron and trustee of the Rayne Foundation, as well as trustee of the Jerusalem Foundation.
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noblewoman; (born 1932); daughter of Robin Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 8th Marquess of Londonderry
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