Bettina Vinson and Mrs Simon Witheridge Country Life Magazine Portrait August 31 2000

The Honourable Bettina Vinson and Mrs Simon Witheridge nee Camilla Philippi Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, August 31, 2000. CXCIV No. 35

The Honourable Bettina Vinson and Mrs Simon Witheridge nee Camilla Philippi - The Honourable Bettina Vinson (left), eldest daughter of Lord and Lady Vinson of Roddam Dene, of Roddam Hall, Alnwick, Northumberland, is pictured with her best friend, Mrs Simon Witheridge, second daughter of Major and Mrs Anthony Philippi, of Haras du Pre Nonette, Gouvieux, France. Camilla married Simon Witheridge earlier in the year, and Bettina is shortly to marry Simon's younger brother, Philip. They are the sons of the late Colonel Anthony Witheridge and of Mrs Anthony Witheridge, of Little Manor, Charlton Marshall, Dorset.

This is an authentic original page from Country Life magazine, part of the iconic series often affectionately referred to as the “Girls in Pearls” portraits — elegant society images that captured a distinctive era of British publishing and portraiture.

Size: Approximately 12.5 x 9 inches (32 x 23 cm)

Condition: Very good for its age. As with all vintage magazine pages, light signs of handling or minor age-related blemishes may be present. Please review the large photo carefully for full condition details. The reverse side contains unrelated printed text, as issued.

This original Country Life Magazine frontispiece portrait forms part of The Old Map Shop’s curated archive of society portraits published between 1897 and 2026.