Lady Miranda Mary Emmet (née Fitzalan-Howard); Hon. Christopher Anthony Robert Emmet
1 portrait of Hon. Christopher Anthony Robert Emmet
Lady Miranda Mary Emmet (née Fitzalan-Howard); Hon. Christopher Anthony Robert Emmet
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 22 July 1947
Given by Bassano & Vandyk Studios, 1974
Photographs Collection
NPG x79619
Sittersback to top
- Lady Miranda Mary Emmet (née Fitzalan-Howard) (1927-), Wife of Christopher Emmet; daughter of 3rd Baron Howard of Glossop and Baroness Beaumont. Sitter in 6 portraits.
- Hon. Christopher Anthony Robert Emmet (1925-1996), Justice of the Peace; eldest son of Baroness Emmet of Amberley. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistback to top
- Bassano Ltd (active 1901-1962), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 42746 portraits.
Events of 1947back to top
Current affairs
Princess Elizabeth marries Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey. Philip renounced his title of Prince of Greece and Denmark, to become Duke of Edinburgh when he married the heir to the throne.Art and science
The first Edinburgh Festival includes performances by Kathleen Ferrier, Alec Guinness and Margot Fonteyn. The Festival is now a major annual international arts event that takes place over three weeks every August, and includes top class performers in theatre, music and dance as well as lesser-known performers who take part in the parallel 'Fringe Festival'.International
India is granted independence from the British Empire and the former British Raj is partitioned into India and Pakistan. After various revolts and several years of civil disobedience led by Gandhi and his Quit India Movement, Britain agrees to disband the Raj and grant independence to India.Palestine is partitioned into a Jewish State, an Arab State and a small internationally administered zone.
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