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Thesiger moved in several artistic, literary and theatrical circles, and is reported to have spent time with Queen Mary, both doing needlework and commenting on the sexuality of proposed honours nominees.
- 1916–1961
- Ernest Frederic Graham Thesiger, 15 January 1879, Chelsea, London, England
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- 14 January 1961 (aged 81), Kensington, London, England
Ernest Thesiger. in “Here’s to Our Enterprise” Henry Irving Centenary Matinee. Scenes from The Pickwick Papers. Lyceum Theatre, London. Command performance for Queen Mary. May 23, 1938
Ernest’s aunt, Mary Lincoln Thesiger, daughter of the 1st Baron Chelmsford, was lady-in-waiting to Queen Mary’s mother, the Duchess of Teck. Ernest’s father, Sir Edward Pierson Thesiger, was Clerk Assistant to Parliament.
Perhaps surprisingly for an actor renowned for playing some dark and ghoulish characters, Ernest was also an expert embroiderer! He wrote Adventures in Embroidery in 1941, and could often be found at Buckingham Palace, quietly embroidering alongside Queen Mary.
Jun 11, 2021 · Thesiger had a sort of lavender marriage with fellow actor Juliet Hardinge (1877-1970), also known as Janette Ranken. She married Ernest in 1917 after the end of her relationship with the noted furniture historian Margaret Jourdain.
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story about Thesiger is that of his friendship with Queen Mary: ‘In latter life he modelled himself on Queen Mary and grew more and more to resemble her, with his pursed lips, regal bearing and haughtiness of manner’; ‘Queen Mary herself supplied the model for Ernest’s own increasingly regal bearing in later life’; and ‘Ernest,
