49:
800:
Although Eliza Kewark was indeed thought of as
Armenian, it's not particularly surprising that she would have had Indian ancestors; the Armenian diaspora had been in India for centuries at the time of her birth, and even the most insular communities tend to experience genetic mixing over in that
403:
and Lady Diana
Spencer. However, when asked about it, Lady Fermoy remarked: "You can say that if you like – but it simply wouldn't be true". She was also said to have counselled her granddaughter against the marriage, saying: "Darling, you must understand that their sense of humour and their
377:. The Queen Mother, being a widow herself, showed a preference for appointing widows to her household, and four years later Lady Fermoy was promoted to Woman of the Bedchamber, a post she held for the next 33 years. She was appointed a
756:
365:
in 1966. She founded the King's Lynn
Festival in 1951 and remained closely involved with the Festival for 25 years, persuading Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother to become its patron. She was appointed an
787:
853:
848:
746:
838:
382:
250:
34:
367:
257:
38:
843:
399:
The Queen Mother and Lady Fermoy became confidantes, and it was assumed by many that the two women engineered the match between their grandchildren,
541:
378:
523:
868:
779:
863:
833:
670:
269:
134:
423:
Lady Fermoy's great-grandmother, Kitty Forbes, was the daughter of Eliza Kewark. Eliza's father, Hakob Kevork or
Kevorkian, was
828:
320:
157:
389:
204:
696:
396:. Lady Fermoy testified against her daughter, which allowed Viscount Althorp to retain custody of their children.
858:
701:
400:
336:
273:
236:
145:
374:
130:
641:
538:
873:
456:
415:, on 6 July 1993, aged 84. It was reported that she was not on speaking terms with Diana when she died.
823:
818:
25:
313:
120:
590:
751:
615:
595:
562:
332:
297:
220:
199:
194:
557:
435:. She is variously described in contemporary documents as "a dark-skinned native woman" and "an
358:
610:
388:
Lady Fermoy was a firm believer in the sanctity of marriage. In 1969, her daughter
Frances and
48:
519:
347:
305:
277:
370:(OBE) in January 1952 for her services as Chairman of the King's Lynn Arts Festival Society.
393:
342:
Lady Fermoy did play the piano in public occasionally after her marriage, most notably with
726:
545:
354:
362:
812:
428:
328:
309:
293:
77:
452:
408:
343:
780:"Are there ethical lapses in the Times' story on William's 'Indian ancestry'?"
436:
324:
289:
96:
73:
319:
Her musical career was cut short when she met the wealthy and much older
424:
440:
432:
412:
100:
487:, 1981; vol. 20 (no. 6) pp. 192–199 and vol. 20 (no. 8) pp. 281–282
323:. They married on 17 September 1931 at St. Devenick's Church in
268:; 2 October 1908 – 6 July 1993) was a friend and confidante of
404:
lifestyle are different, and I don't think it will suit you."
351:
308:). She showed early promise as a pianist and studied under
288:
Lady Fermoy was born Ruth Sylvia Gill at
Dalhebity House,
578:
Burke's
Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition
747:"Hunt on for Prince William's distant cousins in Surat"
580:(Burke's Peerage and Gentry LLC, 2004) vol. I p. 1414
504:, Thursday, 8 July 1993; p. 4 col. D and p. 19 col. A
331:. Lord and Lady Fermoy had three children, including
373:In 1956, the Queen Mother appointed Lady Fermoy an
232:
213:
187:
151:
140:
126:
116:
108:
85:
55:
23:
725:
671:"The Dowager Lady Fermoy; Diana's Grandmother, 84"
16:British lady-in-waiting and baroness (1908–1993)
660:, 1980 (Adam and Charles Black, London) p. 837
392:, divorced after Frances left her husband for
8:
854:Dames Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
475:
473:
849:Officers of the Order of the British Empire
566:(Supplement). 28 December 1951. p. 13.
383:Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
727:"Revealed: the Indian ancestry of William"
368:Officer of the Order of the British Empire
304:Littlejohn, daughter of David Littlejohn,
47:
20:
518:. Arrow Books/Random House. p. 337.
173:
599:(Supplement). 3 June 1966. p. 6533.
497:
495:
493:
469:
697:"On the elusive trail of Eliza Kewark"
619:(Supplement). 15 June 1979. p. 3.
379:Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
7:
276:. She was one of the Queen Mother's
177:
790:from the original on 20 August 2013
539:History of the King's Lynn Festival
407:Lady Fermoy died at her home at 36
839:British people of Armenian descent
759:from the original on 19 March 2015
481:The Ancestry of Lady Diana Spencer
246:Ruth Sylvia Roche, Baroness Fermoy
14:
335:, who would become the mother of
844:British people of Indian descent
745:Sinha, Kounteya (16 June 2013).
272:and the maternal grandmother of
270:Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
135:Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
321:Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy
169:
158:Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy
390:John Spencer, Viscount Althorp
205:Edmund Roche, 5th Baron Fermoy
1:
724:Brown, David (14 June 2013).
451:Lady Fermoy was portrayed by
375:Extra Woman of the Bedchamber
869:20th-century British people
778:Hern, Alex (14 June 2013).
516:Elizabeth: The Queen Mother
890:
864:20th-century British women
298:Colonel William Smith Gill
834:British ladies-in-waiting
46:
702:The Telegraph (Calcutta)
455:in the fourth season of
401:Charles, Prince of Wales
337:Diana, Princess of Wales
274:Diana, Princess of Wales
237:Diana, Princess of Wales
146:Diana, Princess of Wales
144:Maternal grandmother of
131:Woman of the Bedchamber
829:Nobility from Aberdeen
514:Vickers, Hugo (2006).
485:Genealogist’s Magazine
646:Diana: Her True Story
630:The Associated Press
431:mother was probably
381:in June 1966, and a
300:and his wife, Ruth (
176:; died
26:The Right Honourable
544:18 May 2011 at the
479:Williamson, David,
314:Paris Conservatoire
121:Paris Conservatoire
752:The Times of India
675:The New York Times
616:The London Gazette
596:The London Gazette
563:The London Gazette
502:The Times (London)
350:in 1950, and with
296:, the daughter of
221:William Smith Gill
200:Frances Shand Kydd
195:Mary Cynthia Roche
648:(BCA, 1992) p. 55
525:978-0-09-947662-7
348:Royal Albert Hall
278:ladies-in-waiting
243:
242:
881:
859:Irish baronesses
804:
803:
797:
795:
775:
769:
768:
766:
764:
742:
736:
735:
729:
721:
715:
714:
712:
710:
693:
687:
686:
684:
682:
667:
661:
655:
649:
639:
633:
627:
621:
620:
607:
601:
600:
587:
581:
576:Mosley, C (ed.)
574:
568:
567:
554:
548:
536:
530:
529:
511:
505:
499:
488:
477:
394:Peter Shand Kydd
385:in June 1979.
260:
255:
181:
179:
175:
171:
92:
69:
67:
60:Ruth Sylvia Gill
51:
41:
21:
889:
888:
884:
883:
882:
880:
879:
878:
809:
808:
807:
793:
791:
777:
776:
772:
762:
760:
744:
743:
739:
723:
722:
718:
708:
706:
695:
694:
690:
680:
678:
669:
668:
664:
656:
652:
640:
636:
628:
624:
609:
608:
604:
589:
588:
584:
575:
571:
556:
555:
551:
546:Wayback Machine
537:
533:
526:
513:
512:
508:
500:
491:
478:
471:
467:
449:
447:Popular culture
421:
359:Hallé Orchestra
355:John Barbirolli
286:
253:
249:
239:(granddaughter)
228:
225:Ruth Littlejohn
209:
183:
167:
163:
160:
104:
94:
90:
81:
71:
65:
63:
62:
61:
42:
33:
31:
30:The Lady Fermoy
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
887:
885:
877:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
811:
810:
806:
805:
770:
737:
716:
705:. 21 June 2013
688:
662:
650:
642:Morton, Andrew
634:
622:
602:
582:
569:
549:
531:
524:
506:
489:
468:
466:
463:
448:
445:
420:
417:
316:in the 1920s.
285:
282:
241:
240:
234:
230:
229:
227:
226:
223:
217:
215:
211:
210:
208:
207:
202:
197:
191:
189:
185:
184:
165:
161:
156:
155:
153:
149:
148:
142:
141:Known for
138:
137:
128:
124:
123:
118:
114:
113:
110:
106:
105:
95:
93:(aged 84)
87:
83:
82:
72:
70:2 October 1908
59:
57:
53:
52:
44:
43:
32:
29:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
886:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
816:
814:
802:
789:
785:
784:New Statesman
781:
774:
771:
758:
754:
753:
748:
741:
738:
733:
728:
720:
717:
704:
703:
698:
692:
689:
677:. 8 July 1993
676:
672:
666:
663:
659:
654:
651:
647:
643:
638:
635:
632:, 7 July 1993
631:
626:
623:
618:
617:
612:
606:
603:
598:
597:
592:
586:
583:
579:
573:
570:
565:
564:
559:
553:
550:
547:
543:
540:
535:
532:
527:
521:
517:
510:
507:
503:
498:
496:
494:
490:
486:
482:
476:
474:
470:
464:
462:
460:
459:
454:
446:
444:
442:
438:
434:
430:
426:
418:
416:
414:
410:
405:
402:
397:
395:
391:
386:
384:
380:
376:
371:
369:
364:
360:
356:
353:
349:
345:
340:
338:
334:
330:
329:Aberdeenshire
326:
322:
317:
315:
311:
310:Alfred Cortot
307:
303:
299:
295:
294:Aberdeenshire
291:
283:
281:
279:
275:
271:
267:
264:
259:
252:
247:
238:
235:
231:
224:
222:
219:
218:
216:
212:
206:
203:
201:
198:
196:
193:
192:
190:
186:
159:
154:
150:
147:
143:
139:
136:
132:
129:
125:
122:
119:
115:
111:
107:
102:
98:
88:
84:
79:
78:Aberdeenshire
75:
58:
54:
50:
45:
40:
36:
27:
22:
19:
874:Roche family
799:
792:. Retrieved
783:
773:
761:. Retrieved
750:
740:
734:. p. 1.
731:
719:
707:. Retrieved
700:
691:
679:. Retrieved
674:
665:
657:
653:
645:
637:
629:
625:
614:
605:
594:
585:
577:
572:
561:
552:
534:
515:
509:
501:
484:
480:
457:
453:Georgie Glen
450:
422:
409:Eaton Square
406:
398:
387:
372:
341:
318:
301:
287:
265:
262:
245:
244:
91:(1993-07-06)
18:
824:1993 deaths
819:1908 births
611:"No. 47869"
591:"No. 44004"
558:"No. 39421"
439:woman from
363:King's Lynn
344:Josef Krips
109:Nationality
89:6 July 1993
813:Categories
801:timescale.
709:20 January
465:References
127:Occupation
80:, Scotland
66:1908-10-02
794:11 August
763:11 August
732:The Times
658:Who's Who
458:The Crown
325:Bieldside
290:Bieldside
284:Biography
233:Relatives
117:Education
103:, England
97:Belgravia
74:Bieldside
788:Archived
757:Archived
542:Archived
437:Armenian
425:Armenian
419:Ancestry
357:and the
188:Children
346:at the
333:Frances
312:at the
214:Parents
182:
166:
162:
112:British
681:9 June
522:
441:Bombay
433:Muslim
429:Indian
427:; her
413:London
172:
152:Spouse
101:London
256:
254:,
180:)
168:(
164:
37:
796:2013
765:2013
711:2014
683:2013
520:ISBN
483:In:
266:Gill
251:DCVO
178:1955
174:1931
86:Died
56:Born
35:DCVO
443:".
361:at
352:Sir
339:.
302:née
263:née
258:OBE
133:to
39:OBE
815::
798:.
786:.
782:.
755:.
749:.
730:.
699:.
673:.
644:,
613:.
593:.
560:.
492:^
472:^
461:.
411:,
327:,
306:DL
292:,
280:.
248:,
170:m.
99:,
76:,
767:.
713:.
685:.
528:.
261:(
68:)
64:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
