Wedding of Michael Donaldson-Hudson and Hersey Muriel Corbet

29th January 1923 at St Geroge's Hanover Square

This was a large wedding by any standards and the following is a copy of the announcement in the newspapers of the time.

Wedding of Michael Donaldson-Hudson and Miss Hersey Corbet

29th January 1923, St George’s Church, Hanover Square, London

Princess Helena Victoria, attended by Miss Enid Cornelia du Cane, was present at St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge.

Bridesmaids: Miss Margaret Donaldson-Hudson (aged 17)

Miss Cynthia Hartopp

Miss Ruby Smith

Miss Monica Nickalls

Best Man Mr Ralph Cooke

Rev. W A Lang of Cheswardine officiated assisted by Rev T Lovatt and Rev T Werner Cathrey.

Reception took place at 33 Chesham Place, London, lent by Col. and Mrs. Herbert Smith.

Present:-

· Lt Col and Mrs Donaldson-Hudson and their younger son.

· Mrs Bertram Corbet

· Lord & Lady Brownlow

· Corisande Lady Rodney

· Lord Stratheden & Campbell

· Lord Eustace Percy

· Baroness Campbell

· Lady Berwick

· Lady Beatrice Ormesby-Gore

· Hon Maud Russell

· Hon Violet Cust

· Hon Mrs Corbet

· Hon Mrs A William West

· Lady Grey-Egerton

· Lady Chetwode

· Lady Gore

· Air Chief Marshall Sir Hugh Trenchard

· Admiral Sir Wilmot Fawkes

· Sir Alfred & Lady Reynolds

· Mr William Swire

· Sir George Younghusband

· Lady (Clement) Hill

· The Home Secretary & Mrs Bridgeman

· General Burt

· Major Cyril Drummond

· Mrs & Miss Anstruther-Grey

· Mrs Willie Hartopp

· Mr & Mrs Gwynne

· Col & Mrs Heywood-Lonsdale

· Mrs Melville Balfour

· Miss Betty and Miss Joan Astley

· Miss Macnamara

· Mr & Mrs Guy Rodger

· Mrs Goldsmidt

· Mrs Kimberley

· Mrs & Miss Hay

· Miss Ridley

· Captain Dewhurst

· Mrs T Boscawen (Lord Falmouth was Mrs. Boscawen's brother-in-law, and Mrs. Price her half-sister.

· Mrs John and the misses Talbot

· Mr C Coghill

· Mrs A E Balfour

· Mr & Mrs Hornby

· Mr Heywood-Lonsdale

· Mrs Manningham Buller (?Mother of Eliza Lydia M-B?)

· Mrs Algernon Fawkes

· Mrs Fawkes

· Mr Randolph Corbet

· Mrs Reginald Halsey

· Col & Mrs Bowles

· Mrs Parker Bowles

· Mr & Mrs Nigel Balfour

· Mrs Wentworth

· Lieut Wentworth, R.N.

· Mr & Mrs Beard

· Mrs Tilney

· Mrs & Miss Ramsden Jodrell

· Mrs Wellesley Pigot

· Mrs R D Balfour

· Mrs Lightfoot

· Col & Mrs Herbert Smith

· Miss Joan Bacon

· Mrs Huntington Whiteley

· Mrs Nickalls

· Col & Mrs Armytage

· Col Geoffrey Glynn

· Mrs McCorquodale

· Mrs H G Kerrot

· Miss Soames

· Mr Lindsay Drummond

· Mrs W A Long

· The Misses Hayes

· Mr W Hayes

· Mr & Mrs Hugh Cooke

· Mrs Gordon Ives

· Miss Best

· Col Halsey

· Col & Mrs Mackeson

· Rev W L Waugh

· Capt & Mrs Nangle

· Maj & Mrs Guy Portman

· Mrs Duncan

· Mr Charles Duncan

· Col R E Myddleton

· Mrs Hugh Kevill Davies

· Col & Mrs Somerby

· Mr & Mrs MacPherson Grant

· Col & Mrs Daniels

· Mrs Calley

Cheswardine Manor in the County of Shropshire