{"product_id":"miss-rachel-spender-clay-country-life-magazine-portrait-october-13-1928","title":"Miss Rachel Spender-Clay Country Life Magazine Portrait October 13 1928","description":"\u003cp\u003eMiss Rachel Spender-Clay Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, October 13 1928. LXIV No. 1656\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of \u003cstrong\u003eMiss Rachel Spender-Clay\u003c\/strong\u003e, younger daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel H. H. Spender-Clay and the Hon. Mrs. Spender-Clay, whose engagement has recently been announced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily:\u003c\/strong\u003e She was the daughter of \u003cstrong\u003eLt-Col Herbert Spender-Clay\u003c\/strong\u003e, Member of Parliament, and \u003cstrong\u003ePauline Astor\u003c\/strong\u003e of the prominent Astor family.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEngagement:\u003c\/strong\u003e She became engaged to \u003cstrong\u003ethe Hon. David Bowes-Lyon\u003c\/strong\u003e, youngest son of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Connection:\u003c\/strong\u003e David Bowes-Lyon was the brother of \u003cstrong\u003eQueen Elizabeth The Queen Mother\u003c\/strong\u003e, making Rachel connected to the future royal family.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarriage:\u003c\/strong\u003e The couple married on February 6, 1929, at St Margaret’s, Westminster.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLater Life:\u003c\/strong\u003e She became known as Lady Bowes-Lyon and served as a Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen Mother.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChildren:\u003c\/strong\u003e They had two children:\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDavina Katherine Bowes-Lyon\u003c\/strong\u003e (1930–2017)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSir Simon Alexander Bowes-Lyon\u003c\/strong\u003e (born 1932)\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSize: Approximately 13.75 x 9 inches (35 x 23 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis original Country Life Magazine frontispiece portrait forms part of The Old Map Shop’s curated archive of society portraits published between 1897 and 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Old Map Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52212716699941,"sku":"CL-2886","price":773.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/Rachel-Spender-Clay-Country-Life-Frontispiece-1928.jpg?v=1776052628","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-no\/products\/miss-rachel-spender-clay-country-life-magazine-portrait-october-13-1928","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}