Duchess of Northumberland Country Life Magazine Portrait July 4 1925

Duchess of Northumberland nee Lady Helen Magdalen Gordon-Lennox Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, July 4 1925. LVIII No. 1487

The featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of the Duchess of Northumberland, C.B.E., who is the youngest daughter of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, and was married to the eighth Duke of Northumberland in 1911.

• Marriage: She married Alan Percy, Earl Percy on October 18, 1911, who later succeeded as the 8th Duke of Northumberland in 1918.
• Children: The Duke and Duchess had six children:
  • Henry Percy (1912–1940): Succeeded as the 9th Duke of Northumberland but was tragically killed in action during the retreat to Dunkirk in the Second World War.
  • Hugh Percy (1914–1988): Later became the 10th Duke of Northumberland. He enjoyed a long career in public service, including serving as Lord Steward of the Household.
  • Lord Richard Charles Percy (1921–1989): Served in the military and later became a respected zoologist and educator.
  • Lord Geoffrey William Percy (1925–1984): Served in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War.
  • Lady Mary Alice Percy (1916–2003): Served as a lady-in-waiting to Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester.
  • Lady Elizabeth Ivy Percy (1916–2008): Married Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton, becoming Duchess of Hamilton.
• Family Legacy: Through her children, the Duchess was connected to several of Britain’s leading aristocratic families, including the Northumberland and Hamilton houses, with her descendants continuing prominent roles in public, military, and royal service.

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.