Background
Lindsay was the only daughter of the courtier Sir Frederick Ponsonby, later 1st Baron Sysonby, and Victoria Lily, née Kennard, Lady Sysonby, the well-known cook book author
Lindsay was the only daughter of the courtier Sir Frederick Ponsonby, later 1st Baron Sysonby, and Victoria Lily, née Kennard, Lady Sysonby, the well-known cook book author
After her divorce, Loelia, Duchess of Westminster, established herself as a skillful hostess at Send, Surrey, occupying herself with needlework and gardening, passions she had inherited from her mother. Her needlework collection was bequeathed to the National Trust. In the 1950s, she worked as a feature editor for House & Garden magazine, and covered the wedding of Prince Rainier III of Monaco and Grace Kelly.
The couple were married on 1 August 1969.
Sir Martin, a devoted husband, died in 1981 and Lady Lindsay chose to spend her last years in nursing homes. Her memoirs, written in 1961 and titled Grace and Favour: The Memoirs of Loelia, Duchess of Westminster, are a significant record of aristocratic life between the First and Second World War.
1902-1930: Mission Loelia Ponsonby 1930-1947: Her Grace The Duchess of Westminster 1947-1969: Loelia, Duchess of Westminster 1969-1993: The Honourable Lady Lindsay =.