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Helen Venetia Vincent, Viscountess D'Abernon ( née Duncombe; 6 March 1866 [1] [2] – 16 May 1954) was a British noblewoman, socialite and diarist. Early life. Lady Helen was born at 20 Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London, [1] the daughter of William Duncombe and Mabel Violet Graham.
Jan 1, 2015 · Born Helen Venetia Duncombe to the Earl and Countess of Feversham, she grew up at the family estate of Duncombe Park in Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England. She was considered a leading beauty and, after her marriage to Edgar Vincent, became a celebrated socialite and hostess.
On 24 September 1890 at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge Lady Helen Duncombe married Sir Edgar Vincent (1857-1941) the governor of the Imperial Ottoman Bank in Constantinople. It was a glittering affair: the bride wore '.....a Venetian dress of rich white satin, tied at the waist with a girdle of silver.....Her veil was of choice old point lace and ...
Lady Helen Venetia Duncombe was born in 1866 at Duncombe Park, Yorkshire, the daughter of William Ernest Duncombe, the first Earl of Feversham, and Mabel Violet Graham (daughter of Sir James Robert George Graham, 2nd Baronet).
Helen Venetia Vincent, Viscountess D'Abernon (née Duncombe; 6 March 1866 – 16 May 1954) was a British noblewoman, socialite and diarist. Early life. Lady Helen was born at 20 Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London, the daughter of William Duncombe and Mabel Violet Graham. The family seat was at Duncombe Park in Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England.
Helen Venetia Vincent, Viscountess D’Abernon (née Duncombe; 1866 – 1954) was a British noblewoman, socialite and diarist. A woman of great beauty , intelligence and charm , with strong diplomatic skills , she was very active in the intellectual group the ‘ Souls ‘ and a courageous and tireless nurse during the First World War.
Helen Venetia (née Duncombe), Viscountess D'Abernon. (1866-1954), Society hostess; wartime nurse anaesthetist; wife of 1st Viscount d'Abernon; daughter of 1st Earl of Feversham. Sitter in 6 portraits. Helen and her elder sister Hermione, were great society beauties, considered to be amongst the most beautiful women in England.
