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Lady Margaret Douglas-Home

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in 1963–1964. The marriage was dissolved in 1947. They had two sons, Robin (died 1968) and Charles (died 1985). Their daughter Fiona married first Gregory Martin and secondly the merchant banker Sir Ian James Fraser (1923–2003), former chairman of
202:. She shared the musical interests of her mother and grandmother, who were both violinists, and became herself an accomplished pianist. After her father's death in 1922, Lady Margaret went to Paris to study French and music. She then accompanied 248:. This led her in 1974 to found Burnham Market Festival, which began as a series of concerts, poetry readings and drama productions. She continued as its director until 1992. 1409: 1444: 1434: 1439: 1424: 1499: 1419: 1474: 1479: 1429: 264: 1366: 1414: 1154: 272: 1469: 1449: 888: 416: 390: 227: 203: 1297: 452: 533: 172: 113: 358: 285: 1454: 807: 226:
Lady Margaret worked in the publications department of the National Gallery in 1941 and as a lady-in-waiting to
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In 1931, Lady Margaret married Hon. Henry Montagu Douglas-Home (1907–1980), second son of the
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In the post-war years, she ran the Home and Van Thal publishing firm, together with
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Lady Margaret was mainly educated at home under a governess, but spent some time at
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and Gwylim Fielden Hughes, until was taken over by Arthur Barker about 1952.
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Festival and served as its director for almost two decades.
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in 1906, Lady Margaret was the sixth and youngest child of
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Lady Margaret also bought and ran an antiques business in
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Alexandra Margaret Elizabeth Spencer 1410:20th-century British non-fiction writers 1358: 304:Ancestors of Lady Margaret Douglas-Home 265:Charles Douglas-Home, 13th Earl of Home 210:, before resuming her music studies in 1392: 1367:"Obituary: Lady Margaret Douglas-Home" 1130: 1019: 1015: 1003: 904: 787: 783: 779: 769: 667: 553: 549: 537: 432: 322: 318: 314: 196:Northampton Secondary School for Girls 1207: 1197: 1193: 1181: 1178: 1168: 1148: 1138: 1134: 1118: 1115: 1105: 1092: 1082: 1078: 1066: 1060: 1050: 1037: 1027: 1023: 1000: 990: 977: 967: 963: 951: 948: 938: 922: 912: 908: 892: 886: 876: 863: 853: 849: 837: 831: 821: 805: 795: 791: 763: 753: 740: 730: 726: 714: 711: 701: 685: 675: 671: 655: 652: 642: 629: 619: 615: 603: 597: 587: 571: 561: 557: 531: 521: 505: 495: 491: 479: 476: 466: 450: 440: 436: 420: 414: 404: 388: 378: 374: 362: 356: 346: 330: 326: 1445:Alumni of the Royal College of Music 1435:20th-century English women musicians 1364: 1268: 280:. Lady Margaret was a great-aunt of 273:Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1440:20th-century British women pianists 1425:20th-century English businesspeople 889:Edward Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke 417:Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer 204:Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone 13: 1500:20th-century English businesswomen 1420:20th-century British women writers 741:23. Lady Dorothy Elizabeth Vaughan 453:Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan 14: 1511: 600:Col. Sir Horace Beauchamp Seymour 534:Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer 173:Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer 114:Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer 1208:31. Hon. Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby 630:21. Lady Anne Horatia Waldegrave 359:George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer 286:Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother 258: 1475:Publishers (people) from London 1155:Prime Minister of Great Britain 808:Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet 85:Hon. Henry Montagu Douglas-Home 75:Musician, writer, arts promoter 1480:Women book publishers (people) 1430:20th-century English musicians 1318: 333:John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer 158: 1: 1415:20th-century British pianists 1261: 1298:"Lady Margaret Douglas Home" 7: 1365:Jebb, Louis (29 May 1996). 1151:Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey 688:2nd Baronet of Haldon House 295: 163:Born into the aristocratic 16:English musician and writer 10: 1516: 1470:People from Burnham Market 1450:Daughters of British earls 1281:. 5 July 1906. p. 12. 1275:"Obituary: Lady Althorp". 1124: 1017: 1009: 898: 785: 781: 661: 551: 543: 426: 320: 316: 214:. She also studied at the 25:Lady Margaret Douglas-Home 1195: 1187: 1162: 1136: 1132: 1099: 1080: 1072: 1044: 1025: 1021: 984: 965: 957: 932: 910: 906: 870: 851: 843: 815: 793: 789: 747: 728: 720: 695: 673: 669: 636: 617: 609: 581: 559: 555: 515: 493: 485: 460: 438: 434: 398: 376: 368: 340: 324: 221: 183:. Her youth was spent at 132: 121: 109: 101: 79: 71: 61: 49: 30: 23: 1325:English Novelists Series 949:13. Cecilia Anne Windham 712:11. Elizabeth Malet Palk 284:, and a close friend of 282:Diana, Princess of Wales 126:Diana, Princess of Wales 1179:15. Lady Elizabeth Grey 1001:3. Hon. Margaret Baring 686:22. Sir Lawrence Palk, 477:9. Lady Lavinia Bingham 1455:English women pianists 216:Royal College of Music 66:Royal College of Music 1093:29. Elizabeth Perring 766:Margaret Douglas-Home 206:to South Africa as a 1063:John Crocker Bulteel 292:, Norfolk, in 1996. 255:, appeared in 1994. 117:Hon. Margaret Baring 1490:Writers from London 978:27. Anne Thellusson 864:25. Harriet Herring 653:5. Adelaide Seymour 253:A Spencer Childhood 251:Her autobiography, 1460:Festival directors 290:Wells-next-the-Sea 228:Princess Alexandra 1465:Festival founders 1258: 1257: 1254: 1253: 1116:7. Louisa Bulteel 574:Lord Hugh Seymour 269:Alec Douglas-Home 267:and a brother of 142: 141: 1507: 1384: 1383: 1381: 1379: 1362: 1356: 1355: 1353: 1351: 1338:"Sir Ian Fraser" 1334: 1328: 1322: 1316: 1315: 1313: 1311: 1294: 1283: 1282: 1272: 1038:28. John Bulteel 391:Georgiana Poyntz 310: 309: 301: 300: 271:, who served as 235:Herbert van Thal 95: 56: 21: 20: 1515: 1514: 1510: 1509: 1508: 1506: 1505: 1504: 1390: 1389: 1388: 1387: 1377: 1375: 1372:The Independent 1363: 1359: 1349: 1347: 1336: 1335: 1331: 1323: 1319: 1309: 1307: 1296: 1295: 1286: 1274: 1273: 1269: 1264: 1259: 298: 261: 224: 208:lady-in-waiting 181:Queen Alexandra 161: 116: 97: 93: 89: 86: 62:Alma mater 54: 45: 39: 37: 36: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1513: 1503: 1502: 1497: 1495:Spencer family 1492: 1487: 1485:Women founders 1482: 1477: 1472: 1467: 1462: 1457: 1452: 1447: 1442: 1437: 1432: 1427: 1422: 1417: 1412: 1407: 1402: 1386: 1385: 1357: 1329: 1317: 1284: 1266: 1265: 1263: 1260: 1256: 1255: 1252: 1251: 1249: 1247: 1245: 1243: 1241: 1239: 1237: 1235: 1233: 1231: 1229: 1227: 1225: 1223: 1221: 1219: 1216: 1215: 1213: 1210: 1209: 1206: 1203: 1202: 1199: 1198: 1196: 1194: 1192: 1189: 1188: 1186: 1183: 1182: 1180: 1177: 1174: 1173: 1170: 1169: 1167: 1164: 1163: 1161: 1158: 1157: 1147: 1144: 1143: 1140: 1139: 1137: 1135: 1133: 1131: 1129: 1126: 1125: 1123: 1120: 1119: 1117: 1114: 1111: 1110: 1107: 1106: 1104: 1101: 1100: 1098: 1095: 1094: 1091: 1088: 1087: 1084: 1083: 1081: 1079: 1077: 1074: 1073: 1071: 1068: 1067: 1065: 1059: 1056: 1055: 1052: 1051: 1049: 1046: 1045: 1043: 1040: 1039: 1036: 1033: 1032: 1029: 1028: 1026: 1024: 1022: 1020: 1018: 1016: 1014: 1011: 1010: 1008: 1005: 1004: 1002: 999: 996: 995: 992: 991: 989: 986: 985: 983: 980: 979: 976: 973: 972: 969: 968: 966: 964: 962: 959: 958: 956: 953: 952: 950: 947: 944: 943: 940: 939: 937: 934: 933: 931: 928: 927: 921: 918: 917: 914: 913: 911: 909: 907: 905: 903: 900: 899: 897: 894: 893: 891: 885: 882: 881: 878: 877: 875: 872: 871: 869: 866: 865: 862: 859: 858: 855: 854: 852: 850: 848: 845: 844: 842: 839: 838: 836: 830: 827: 826: 823: 822: 820: 817: 816: 814: 811: 810: 804: 801: 800: 797: 796: 794: 792: 790: 788: 786: 784: 782: 780: 778: 775: 774: 771: 770: 768: 762: 759: 758: 755: 754: 752: 749: 748: 746: 743: 742: 739: 736: 735: 732: 731: 729: 727: 725: 722: 721: 719: 716: 715: 713: 710: 707: 706: 703: 702: 700: 697: 696: 694: 691: 690: 684: 681: 680: 677: 676: 674: 672: 670: 668: 666: 663: 662: 660: 657: 656: 654: 651: 648: 647: 644: 643: 641: 638: 637: 635: 632: 631: 628: 625: 624: 621: 620: 618: 616: 614: 611: 610: 608: 605: 604: 602: 596: 593: 592: 589: 588: 586: 583: 582: 580: 577: 576: 570: 567: 566: 563: 562: 560: 558: 556: 554: 552: 550: 548: 545: 544: 542: 539: 538: 536: 530: 527: 526: 523: 522: 520: 517: 516: 514: 511: 510: 508:Margaret Smith 504: 501: 500: 497: 496: 494: 492: 490: 487: 486: 484: 481: 480: 478: 475: 472: 471: 468: 467: 465: 462: 461: 459: 456: 455: 449: 446: 445: 442: 441: 439: 437: 435: 433: 431: 428: 427: 425: 422: 421: 419: 413: 410: 409: 406: 405: 403: 400: 399: 397: 394: 393: 387: 384: 383: 380: 379: 377: 375: 373: 370: 369: 367: 364: 363: 361: 355: 352: 351: 348: 347: 345: 342: 341: 339: 336: 335: 329: 327: 325: 323: 321: 319: 317: 315: 313: 306: 305: 299: 297: 294: 288:. She died at 260: 257: 242:Burnham Market 230:in the 1950s. 223: 220: 165:Spencer family 160: 157: 153:Burnham Market 140: 139: 134: 130: 129: 123: 119: 118: 111: 107: 106: 103: 99: 98: 91: 87: 84: 83: 81: 77: 76: 73: 69: 68: 63: 59: 58: 57:(aged 89) 51: 47: 46: 40: 34: 32: 28: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1512: 1501: 1498: 1496: 1493: 1491: 1488: 1486: 1483: 1481: 1478: 1476: 1473: 1471: 1468: 1466: 1463: 1461: 1458: 1456: 1453: 1451: 1448: 1446: 1443: 1441: 1438: 1436: 1433: 1431: 1428: 1426: 1423: 1421: 1418: 1416: 1413: 1411: 1408: 1406: 1403: 1401: 1398: 1397: 1395: 1374: 1373: 1368: 1361: 1346:. 12 May 2003 1345: 1344: 1343:The Telegraph 1339: 1333: 1326: 1321: 1306:. 30 May 1996 1305: 1304: 1299: 1293: 1291: 1289: 1280: 1279: 1271: 1267: 1250: 1248: 1246: 1244: 1242: 1240: 1238: 1236: 1234: 1232: 1230: 1228: 1226: 1224: 1222: 1220: 1218: 1217: 1214: 1212: 1211: 1205: 1204: 1201: 1200: 1191: 1190: 1185: 1184: 1176: 1175: 1172: 1171: 1166: 1165: 1160: 1159: 1156: 1152: 1146: 1145: 1142: 1141: 1128: 1127: 1122: 1121: 1113: 1112: 1109: 1108: 1103: 1102: 1097: 1096: 1090: 1089: 1086: 1085: 1076: 1075: 1070: 1069: 1064: 1058: 1057: 1054: 1053: 1048: 1047: 1042: 1041: 1035: 1034: 1031: 1030: 1013: 1012: 1007: 1006: 998: 997: 994: 993: 988: 987: 982: 981: 975: 974: 971: 970: 961: 960: 955: 954: 946: 945: 942: 941: 936: 935: 930: 929: 926: 925:William Lukin 920: 919: 916: 915: 902: 901: 896: 895: 890: 884: 883: 880: 879: 874: 873: 868: 867: 861: 860: 857: 856: 847: 846: 841: 840: 835: 829: 828: 825: 824: 819: 818: 813: 812: 809: 803: 802: 799: 798: 777: 776: 773: 772: 767: 761: 760: 757: 756: 751: 750: 745: 744: 738: 737: 734: 733: 724: 723: 718: 717: 709: 708: 705: 704: 699: 698: 693: 692: 689: 683: 682: 679: 678: 665: 664: 659: 658: 650: 649: 646: 645: 640: 639: 634: 633: 627: 626: 623: 622: 613: 612: 607: 606: 601: 595: 594: 591: 590: 585: 584: 579: 578: 575: 569: 568: 565: 564: 547: 546: 541: 540: 535: 529: 528: 525: 524: 519: 518: 513: 512: 509: 503: 502: 499: 498: 489: 488: 483: 482: 474: 473: 470: 469: 464: 463: 458: 457: 454: 448: 447: 444: 443: 430: 429: 424: 423: 418: 412: 411: 408: 407: 402: 401: 396: 395: 392: 386: 385: 382: 381: 372: 371: 366: 365: 360: 354: 353: 350: 349: 344: 343: 338: 337: 334: 328: 312: 311: 308: 307: 303: 302: 293: 291: 287: 283: 279: 274: 270: 266: 259:Personal life 256: 254: 249: 247: 243: 238: 236: 231: 229: 219: 217: 213: 209: 205: 201: 197: 192: 190: 189:Spencer House 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 156: 154: 150: 146: 138: 135: 131: 127: 124: 120: 115: 112: 108: 104: 100: 82: 78: 74: 72:Occupation(s) 70: 67: 64: 60: 52: 48: 43: 33: 29: 22: 19: 1376:. 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London
Royal College of Music
Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer
Diana, Princess of Wales
Spencer
Burnham Market
Spencer family
London
Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer
Revelstoke
Queen Alexandra
Althorp
Spencer House
Northampton Secondary School for Girls
Albert Hall
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
lady-in-waiting
Vienna
Royal College of Music
Princess Alexandra
Herbert van Thal
Burnham Market
Norfolk
Charles Douglas-Home, 13th Earl of Home
Alec Douglas-Home
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Lazard
Diana, Princess of Wales
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Wells-next-the-Sea

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