Lady Margaret Douglas-Hamilton Country Life Magazine Portrait February 1 1930

Lady Margaret Douglas-Hamilton Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, February 1 1930. LXVII No. 1724

The featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of Lady Margaret Douglas-Hamilton, published to commemorate her wedding day.

• The Subject: Lady Margaret Douglas-Hamilton (1907–1993), younger daughter of the 13th Duke and Duchess of Hamilton.
• The Occasion: The portrait marks her marriage, which took place on Saturday, February 1, 1930, the same day as this issue’s publication.
• The Groom: She married Mr. James Drummond Hay (1905–1981), eldest son of the late Colonel Drummond Hay and Mrs. Drummond Hay.
• The Venue: The ceremony was held at the historic Salisbury Cathedral, one of England’s most renowned ecclesiastical settings.
• Society Context: Weddings of aristocratic families were key social events of the period, often marked by formal portraits such as this in Country Life.

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 13.75 x 9 inches (35 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.

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.