The youngest daughter of Lord Brassey by his T first marriage, Lady Willingdon has earned much popularity as a political hostess. As a matter of fact, she has had the distinction of being the youngest political hostess on record, for when barely fifteen she was helping her father, Lord Brassey, to receive his guests in Park Lane, before the advent of her stepmother. In 1892, when seventeen years of age, she married the then Mr. Freeman-thomas, who was aide-decamp to Lord Brassey when the latter was Governor of Victoria. Lord Willingdon, it might be mentioned, is a lord-in-waiting to King George. Lord and Lady Willingdon have a delightful home at Ratton, Willingdon, Sussex, their house being of the Elizabethan period, with gardens which harmonise with the house. As a matter of fact, Lady Willingdon is an exceedingly clever gardener, being passionately fond of flowers. Another of Lady Willingdon's hobbies is the khaki farm. There are khaki cows and khaki dogs - in fact, all the animals about the place are of a sombre brown hue.

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