Diana Keppel, Countess of Albemarle
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Diana Keppel, Dowager Countess of Albemarle
, DBE
(born 6 August 1909) married Walter Egerton George Lucian Keppel, son of Lt.-Col. Arnold Allen Cecil Keppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle and Lady Gertrude Lucia Egerton, on 24 February 1931 at St Columba's Church, London
. As a result of her marriage, Diana Keppel would be styled as the Countess of Albemarle effective 12 April 1942 when her husband became the 9th Earl of Albemarle
.
(1959, D.Litt), the University of London
(1960, LLD) and the University of Oxford
(1960, DCL).
As of 1999, she was living at Seymours, Melton
, near Woodbridge, Suffolk
, England
. She has been the Dowager Countess of Albemarle since 1979, when her husband was succeeded as Earl.
Earl of Albemarle
Earl of Albemarle is a title created several times from Norman times onwards. The word Albemarle is the Latinised form of the French county of Aumale in Normandy , other forms being Aubemarle and Aumerle...
, DBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(born 6 August 1909) married Walter Egerton George Lucian Keppel, son of Lt.-Col. Arnold Allen Cecil Keppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle and Lady Gertrude Lucia Egerton, on 24 February 1931 at St Columba's Church, London
St Columba's Church, London
St Columba's Church is one of the two London congregations of the Church of Scotland. The church building is located in Pont Street, Knightsbridge, near Harrod's department store....
. As a result of her marriage, Diana Keppel would be styled as the Countess of Albemarle effective 12 April 1942 when her husband became the 9th Earl of Albemarle
Earl of Albemarle
Earl of Albemarle is a title created several times from Norman times onwards. The word Albemarle is the Latinised form of the French county of Aumale in Normandy , other forms being Aubemarle and Aumerle...
.
Background
Born as Diana Cicely Grove, the daughter of Major John Archibald Grove and his wife, Cicely, she was educated at the Sherborne School for Girls, Sherborne, Dorset.Honours
She was Chairman of the Albemarle Report on Youth and Development in the Community in 1948. She was invested as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1956. She received honorary degrees from the University of ReadingUniversity of Reading
The University of Reading is a university in the English town of Reading, Berkshire. The University was established in 1892 as University College, Reading and received its Royal Charter in 1926. It is based on several campuses in, and around, the town of Reading.The University has a long tradition...
(1959, D.Litt), the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
(1960, LLD) and the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
(1960, DCL).
As of 1999, she was living at Seymours, Melton
Melton, Suffolk
Melton is a village in Suffolk, England, located approximately one mile north east of Woodbridge. The 2001 census recorded a population of 3718. The village is served by Melton railway station on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line....
, near Woodbridge, Suffolk
Woodbridge, Suffolk
Woodbridge is a town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England. It is in the East of England, not far from the coast. It lies along the River Deben, with a population of about 7,480. The town is served by Woodbridge railway station on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line. Woodbridge is twinned with...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. She has been the Dowager Countess of Albemarle since 1979, when her husband was succeeded as Earl.
Career
- Norfolk County Organiser WVS, 1939-44
- Chairman Nat Fed of WI's, 1946-51
- Chairman, Development Commission. 1948-74
- Chairman, Dept. Committee on Youth Service, 1958-60
- Chairman, Nat Youth Employment Council, 1962-68
- Vice-Chair British Council, 1959-74
- Member, Arts Council, 1951
- Member, Royal Commission on Civil Service, 1954
- Member, UGG, 1956-78
- Member, Standing Commission on Museums and Galleries, 1958-71
- English Local Government Boundary Commission, 1971-77
- Life Trustee Carnegie, UK Trust (Chairman, 1977-82)
- GlyndebourneGlyndebourneGlyndebourne is a country house, thought to be about six hundred years old, located near Lewes in East Sussex, England. It is also the site of an opera house which, with the exception of its closing during the Second World War, for a few immediate post-war years, and in 1993 during the...
Arts Trust, 1968-80
Family
- Husband: Walter Egerton George Lucian Keppel, 9th Earl of Albemarle (b. 28 February 1882 – d. 14 July 1979)
- Daughter: Lady Anne-Louise Mary Keppel (b. 17 March 1932)
Sources
- The Peerage.com
- Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, GloucestershireStroud, GloucestershireStroud is a market town and civil parish in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District.Situated below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills at the meeting point of the Five Valleys, the town is noted for its steep streets and cafe culture...
: Sutton Publishing, 1998), p. 18. - Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, DelawareWilmington, DelawareWilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, p. 65. - Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, p. 49.