Lady Millicent Taylour and Henry Frederick Tiarks Country Life Magazine Portrait May 3 1930

Lady Millicent Taylour and Henry Frederick Tiarks Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, May 3 1930. LXVII No. 1737

The featured frontispiece this week captures the wedding of Lady Millicent Taylour and Mr. Henry Frederick Tiarks, which took place on Monday, April 28, 1930.

• The Bride: Lady Millicent Taylour, the only daughter of the 4th Marquess and Marchioness of Headfort. Her mother, Rosie Boote, was a celebrated actress prior to her marriage into the aristocracy.
• The Groom: Henry Frederick (H. F.) Tiarks, eldest son of Frank Cyril Tiarks, a prominent banker. He followed a similar path in finance and later served as a Wing Commander in the Air Force.
• The Occasion: The photograph records a notable society wedding of the period, bringing together aristocratic lineage and prominent professional circles.
• Later Life: The marriage ended in divorce in 1936. Henry Tiarks subsequently married the actress Joan Barry.

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.