Aileen Sibell Mary Plunket (née Guinness)

by Francis Goodman
twelve 2 1/4 inch square film negatives, 16 July 1947
Bequeathed by the estate of Francis Goodman, 1989
Photographs Collection
NPG x195157

Sitterback to top

Aileen Sibell Mary Plunket (née Guinness) (1904-1999), Society hostess; former wife of Brinsley Sheridan Bushe Plunket and later wife of Valerian Stux-Rybar; daughter of Arthur Ernest Guinness. Sitter in 3 portraits.

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Francis Goodman (1913-1989), Photographer. Artist of 1390 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.

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Photographs by Francis Goodman, 1930s-1970s

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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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