The Cliveden Set

I met a few members of "The Cliveden Set" on a visit to Cliveden on Sunday May 3rd 1934.

The panoramic view from the terrace.

Lord Astor introduced himself with a welcoming handshake, and enquired as to the make of my camera? Was it the latest Kodak?

He was showing some of his weekend guests around the ground. They included Eleanor Roosevelt, Times Editor, Geoffrey Dawson, and authoress E M Delafield.

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Some further guests just arriving to lunch, looking very glamorous with umbrellas just in case.

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Eleanor Rathbone, Viscountess Rhonda, Mrs Norah Lindsay and Mrs Drew

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Managed to catch up again with Lord Astor, and delighted that he and his guests were happy to pose for a group photo.

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Eleanor Roosevelt, Lord Astor, E M DElafield,  ("Diary of a Provincial Lady")
and Geoffrey Dawson. (Times Editor)

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Cliveden was looking gorgeous today. Photographs I took around the grounds, can be seen on a separate blog, HERE