Joan Yarde-Buller
Joan Yarde-Buller | |
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| Viscountess Camrose Princess Tajuddawlah Aga Khan The Hon. Mrs. Guinness | |
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| Full name | Joan Barbara Yarde-Buller |
| Born | 22 April 1908 |
| Died | 25 April 1997 (aged 89) |
| Spouse(s) | Loel Guinness Prince Aly Khan Seymour Berry, 2nd Viscount Camrose |
| Issue | Patrick Benjamin Guinness Aga Khan IV Prince Amyn Aga Khan |
| Father | John Yarde-Buller, 3rd Baron Churston |
| Mother | Denise Orme |
The Hon. Joan Barbara Yarde-Buller (22 April 1908 – 25 April 1997) was an English socialite, one of the Bright Young Things.[1]
Biography
Joan Barbara Yarde-Buller was born on 22 April 1908, the daughter of John Yarde-Buller, 3rd Baron Churston, and Denise Orme.
She married Loel Guinness.[2][3][4] They had one son, Patrick Benjamin Guinness (1931–1965),[5] who married Dolores Guinness, Freiin von Fürstenberg-Hedringen (1936–2012) on 22 October 1955 in Paris.[6] In 1935 Loel Guinness sued for divorce.
A few days after the divorce from Guinness was effective, on 18 May 1936, in Paris, Joan Yarde-Buller married Prince Aly Khan. Before the wedding, Yarde-Buller converted to Islam and took the name "Tajuddawlah".[7][8][9] Yarde-Buller and Khan had two sons, the present Aga Khan IV and Prince Amyn Aga Khan. They divorced in 1949 and the Prince later married Rita Hayworth.[10]
Joan Yarde-Buller married lastly Seymour Berry, 2nd Viscount Camrose, a newspaper magnate, and died as the Dowager Viscountess Camrose, also known as Joan Berry, Viscountess Camrose.
References
- ^ "Showing Aside the Jazz Set in English Society - 10 Jan 1937, Sun • Page 95". The Philadelphia Inquirer: 95. 1937. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Amusing Turns Brighten Coming-of-Age Party - 16 Jul 1927, Sat • Page 33". The Winnipeg Tribune: 33. 1927. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Joan Yarde-Buller to Wed Loel Guinness". The New York Times. 28 February 1927. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Royalty Attends Guinness Wedding". The New York Times. 5 July 1927. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Son to Mrs. Loel Guinness". The New York Times. 11 March 1931. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 2, page 1695.
- ^ "London Divorce Suit Names Indian Prince". The New York Times. 20 June 1935. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Guinnesses are divorced". The New York Times. 5 November 1935. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Guinness Divorce Is Absolute". The New York Times. 12 May 1936. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Thomas L.E.B. Guinness Weds". The New York Times. 8 April 1951. Retrieved 21 September 2017.