The Duchess of Portland was a passionate animal lover, who kept stables for old horses and ponies, as well as dogs needing homes. In 1891, she became the first (and longest serving) president of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and was vice-president of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. She was also president of the ladies committee of the RSPCA.
She was elected as the third President of the Nottinghamshire Beekeepers' Association in 1907. The Duchess was a vegetarian and a member of the Vegetarian Society.
BELOVED BY MINERS IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
The Dowager Duchess of Portland, mother of the present Duke and widow of the late Duke, died at her home, Welbeck Abbey, near Worksop, yesterday. She was 91 and had been ill for several weeks. Winifred, Dowager Duchess of Portland, only daughter of the late Mr Thomas Yorke Dallas-Yorke, of Walmsgate, Louth, married the sixth Duke in 1889 and was Mistress of the Robes to the late Queen Alexandra. Her husband died in 1943. She was honorary freeman of Worksop. In 1935 she was awarded the D.B.E.for social services, particularly in Nottinghamshire. Her husband stated at the time that the award was the result of a petition to the King by Nottinghamshire miners, who described her as "that angel, our beloved Duchess". She performed many kindnesses in mining villages around Welbeck. (Birmingham Daily Post, 31 Jul 1954, p17)
DOWAGER DUCHESS OF PORTLAND
The following appreciation of the Dowager Duchess of Portland, who died at her home, Welbeck Abbey, near Worksop (Notts), last Friday, appeared in our later editions on Saturday:-- Winifred Duchess of Portland will always be remembered for her goodness of heart by all who knew her. It was impossible to meet her without realising that here was one of the kindest persons in the world. We have heard of "the luxury of doing good"; to her it was one of the necessities of life. This beautiful, stately woman married one of the richest men in England. She was given in her high position endless opportunities of helping the unfortunate, and she rejoiced in doing all she could for them. Her care of fatherless children, stricken miners and suffering animals has been recorded in thousands of instances during her long life.
She did not shoot or hunt, and was not enthusiastic about racing. It is said she tried to persuade the Duke to sever his connection with the Turf but succeeded only in getting him to devote his winnings to charity. She had the courage to preside over a temperance demonstration in Hyde Park.
It is said, and there seems n o reason to doubt it, that the Duke first saw her at Dornoch railway station and was struck by her beauty, as indeed he might well be, for she was tall, charming, and glowing with vitality. The Duke found that they were both bound for the same country house, and there they became engaged. This sent a flutter of excitement and surprise through Society, for Miss Dallas Yorke, of Louth, was not a rich heiress. King Edward and Queen Alexandra went to the wedding and used to stay at Welbeck. The Duchess was equally popular with Royal friends and the Nottinghamshire miners. I remember her as a much-loved figure, nearly always wearing Malmaison carnations and a Medici collar. She was not an indiscriminate giver, a mere sentimentalist, but an invaluable social worker.
(Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 02 Aug 1954, page 8)
She was elected as the third President of the Nottinghamshire Beekeepers' Association in 1907. The Duchess was a vegetarian and a member of the Vegetarian Society.
BELOVED BY MINERS IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
The Dowager Duchess of Portland, mother of the present Duke and widow of the late Duke, died at her home, Welbeck Abbey, near Worksop, yesterday. She was 91 and had been ill for several weeks. Winifred, Dowager Duchess of Portland, only daughter of the late Mr Thomas Yorke Dallas-Yorke, of Walmsgate, Louth, married the sixth Duke in 1889 and was Mistress of the Robes to the late Queen Alexandra. Her husband died in 1943. She was honorary freeman of Worksop. In 1935 she was awarded the D.B.E.for social services, particularly in Nottinghamshire. Her husband stated at the time that the award was the result of a petition to the King by Nottinghamshire miners, who described her as "that angel, our beloved Duchess". She performed many kindnesses in mining villages around Welbeck. (Birmingham Daily Post, 31 Jul 1954, p17)
DOWAGER DUCHESS OF PORTLAND
The following appreciation of the Dowager Duchess of Portland, who died at her home, Welbeck Abbey, near Worksop (Notts), last Friday, appeared in our later editions on Saturday:-- Winifred Duchess of Portland will always be remembered for her goodness of heart by all who knew her. It was impossible to meet her without realising that here was one of the kindest persons in the world. We have heard of "the luxury of doing good"; to her it was one of the necessities of life. This beautiful, stately woman married one of the richest men in England. She was given in her high position endless opportunities of helping the unfortunate, and she rejoiced in doing all she could for them. Her care of fatherless children, stricken miners and suffering animals has been recorded in thousands of instances during her long life.
She did not shoot or hunt, and was not enthusiastic about racing. It is said she tried to persuade the Duke to sever his connection with the Turf but succeeded only in getting him to devote his winnings to charity. She had the courage to preside over a temperance demonstration in Hyde Park.
It is said, and there seems n o reason to doubt it, that the Duke first saw her at Dornoch railway station and was struck by her beauty, as indeed he might well be, for she was tall, charming, and glowing with vitality. The Duke found that they were both bound for the same country house, and there they became engaged. This sent a flutter of excitement and surprise through Society, for Miss Dallas Yorke, of Louth, was not a rich heiress. King Edward and Queen Alexandra went to the wedding and used to stay at Welbeck. The Duchess was equally popular with Royal friends and the Nottinghamshire miners. I remember her as a much-loved figure, nearly always wearing Malmaison carnations and a Medici collar. She was not an indiscriminate giver, a mere sentimentalist, but an invaluable social worker.
(Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 02 Aug 1954, page 8)
The Duchess of Portland was a passionate animal lover, who kept stables for old horses and ponies, as well as dogs needing homes. In 1891, she became the first (and longest serving) president of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and was vice-president of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. She was also president of the ladies committee of the RSPCA.
She was elected as the third President of the Nottinghamshire Beekeepers' Association in 1907. The Duchess was a vegetarian and a member of the Vegetarian Society.
BELOVED BY MINERS IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
The Dowager Duchess of Portland, mother of the present Duke and widow of the late Duke, died at her home, Welbeck Abbey, near Worksop, yesterday. She was 91 and had been ill for several weeks. Winifred, Dowager Duchess of Portland, only daughter of the late Mr Thomas Yorke Dallas-Yorke, of Walmsgate, Louth, married the sixth Duke in 1889 and was Mistress of the Robes to the late Queen Alexandra. Her husband died in 1943. She was honorary freeman of Worksop. In 1935 she was awarded the D.B.E.for social services, particularly in Nottinghamshire. Her husband stated at the time that the award was the result of a petition to the King by Nottinghamshire miners, who described her as "that angel, our beloved Duchess". She performed many kindnesses in mining villages around Welbeck. (Birmingham Daily Post, 31 Jul 1954, p17)
DOWAGER DUCHESS OF PORTLAND
The following appreciation of the Dowager Duchess of Portland, who died at her home, Welbeck Abbey, near Worksop (Notts), last Friday, appeared in our later editions on Saturday:-- Winifred Duchess of Portland will always be remembered for her goodness of heart by all who knew her. It was impossible to meet her without realising that here was one of the kindest persons in the world. We have heard of "the luxury of doing good"; to her it was one of the necessities of life. This beautiful, stately woman married one of the richest men in England. She was given in her high position endless opportunities of helping the unfortunate, and she rejoiced in doing all she could for them. Her care of fatherless children, stricken miners and suffering animals has been recorded in thousands of instances during her long life.
She did not shoot or hunt, and was not enthusiastic about racing. It is said she tried to persuade the Duke to sever his connection with the Turf but succeeded only in getting him to devote his winnings to charity. She had the courage to preside over a temperance demonstration in Hyde Park.
It is said, and there seems n o reason to doubt it, that the Duke first saw her at Dornoch railway station and was struck by her beauty, as indeed he might well be, for she was tall, charming, and glowing with vitality. The Duke found that they were both bound for the same country house, and there they became engaged. This sent a flutter of excitement and surprise through Society, for Miss Dallas Yorke, of Louth, was not a rich heiress. King Edward and Queen Alexandra went to the wedding and used to stay at Welbeck. The Duchess was equally popular with Royal friends and the Nottinghamshire miners. I remember her as a much-loved figure, nearly always wearing Malmaison carnations and a Medici collar. She was not an indiscriminate giver, a mere sentimentalist, but an invaluable social worker.
(Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 02 Aug 1954, page 8)
She was elected as the third President of the Nottinghamshire Beekeepers' Association in 1907. The Duchess was a vegetarian and a member of the Vegetarian Society.
BELOVED BY MINERS IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
The Dowager Duchess of Portland, mother of the present Duke and widow of the late Duke, died at her home, Welbeck Abbey, near Worksop, yesterday. She was 91 and had been ill for several weeks. Winifred, Dowager Duchess of Portland, only daughter of the late Mr Thomas Yorke Dallas-Yorke, of Walmsgate, Louth, married the sixth Duke in 1889 and was Mistress of the Robes to the late Queen Alexandra. Her husband died in 1943. She was honorary freeman of Worksop. In 1935 she was awarded the D.B.E.for social services, particularly in Nottinghamshire. Her husband stated at the time that the award was the result of a petition to the King by Nottinghamshire miners, who described her as "that angel, our beloved Duchess". She performed many kindnesses in mining villages around Welbeck. (Birmingham Daily Post, 31 Jul 1954, p17)
DOWAGER DUCHESS OF PORTLAND
The following appreciation of the Dowager Duchess of Portland, who died at her home, Welbeck Abbey, near Worksop (Notts), last Friday, appeared in our later editions on Saturday:-- Winifred Duchess of Portland will always be remembered for her goodness of heart by all who knew her. It was impossible to meet her without realising that here was one of the kindest persons in the world. We have heard of "the luxury of doing good"; to her it was one of the necessities of life. This beautiful, stately woman married one of the richest men in England. She was given in her high position endless opportunities of helping the unfortunate, and she rejoiced in doing all she could for them. Her care of fatherless children, stricken miners and suffering animals has been recorded in thousands of instances during her long life.
She did not shoot or hunt, and was not enthusiastic about racing. It is said she tried to persuade the Duke to sever his connection with the Turf but succeeded only in getting him to devote his winnings to charity. She had the courage to preside over a temperance demonstration in Hyde Park.
It is said, and there seems n o reason to doubt it, that the Duke first saw her at Dornoch railway station and was struck by her beauty, as indeed he might well be, for she was tall, charming, and glowing with vitality. The Duke found that they were both bound for the same country house, and there they became engaged. This sent a flutter of excitement and surprise through Society, for Miss Dallas Yorke, of Louth, was not a rich heiress. King Edward and Queen Alexandra went to the wedding and used to stay at Welbeck. The Duchess was equally popular with Royal friends and the Nottinghamshire miners. I remember her as a much-loved figure, nearly always wearing Malmaison carnations and a Medici collar. She was not an indiscriminate giver, a mere sentimentalist, but an invaluable social worker.
(Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 02 Aug 1954, page 8)
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