Search results
Jan 2, 2022 · Yet the woman born Ethel Margaret Whigham in Newtown Mearns, now in East Renfrewshire, on December 1, 1912, was much more fascinating than merely a victim of misogyny and the crushing power of the British Establishment.
- Hamish Macpherson
When 17-year-old Margaret Whigham made her society debut in 1930, resplendent in turquoise in a sea of young women dressed in traditional white, she was an instant sensation.
- Who Were The Duke and Duchess of Argyll?
- Why The Marriage Ended in Divorce
- What Happened During The Divorce Proceedings?
- How The Argyll Divorce Case Gives An Insight Into 20th Century Misogyny
- What Happened to The Duchess of Argyll?
Before she became known as the Duchess of Argyll, Margaret Whigham, born 1912, was an heiress of a Scottish businessman and millionaire. Famed for her beauty, Margaret moved through the most desirable social circles as a debutante and was engaged four times by the age of 19. She reportedlyunderwent an illegal abortion aged 15. In 1933, aged 20, she...
The Duke and Margaret married in 1951—Margaret became an aristocrat and the Duke gained much-needed financial relief from his many gambling debts through her inheritance and money from her previous marriage. Their marriage was rocky from the start; both had numerous lovers throughout their relationship and distrusted one another. The Duke reportedl...
The Duke applied for divorce on the grounds of adultery, and claimed that Margaret had slept with 88 men. During the hearing, he presented the compromising Polaroids, depicting Margaret, wearing nothing but her signature pearls, performing a sex act on a man whose head was cropped from the photo. The identity of the lover was never revealed—though ...
Details of the Duke’s infidelities weren’t mentioned during the proceedings. Campbell was also not questioned over the theft and display of Margaret’s private photos—which would now be considered revenge porn. Although societal attitudes were changing as Britain headed in the 1960s, and the contraceptive pill became more readily available, women we...
Although defiant in the face of the cruel gossip and societal judgment, Margaret never quite recovered from the divorce proceedings. She was ordered by a judge to pay the bulkof her ex-husband’s legal fees of £50,000—over $1.4 million today. Over the decades that followed, her fortune dwindled. In a bid to capitalize on her public notoriety, she op...
Dec 23, 2021 · Born Margaret Whigham, the future Duchess of Argyll was the only daughter of a Scottish materials millionaire. Spending her childhood in New York City, she returned to London around the age of 14 and subsequently began a series of romantic relationships with some of the biggest names of her day.
- Sarah Roller
Dec 26, 2021 · In the 1960s, a brutal divorce battle destroyed her reputation – now a new BBC drama sets the record straight, as its screenwriter explains. The Duchess of Argyll was effectively hung out to dry ...
Dec 29, 2021 · In 1928, an 18-year-old David Niven - the famous British actor and novelist - allegedly impregnated the 15-year-old Margaret, offsetting a series of traumatic events for the teenage girl. Her ...
People also ask
Who was Margaret Whigham?
Who was Ethel Margaret Whigham?
Where did Margaret Whigham grow up?
Why did Whigham save Inveraray Castle?
Who plays Margaret Whigham in 'the Crown'?
Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like What did Peter Morrison say Webster does in Malfi?, What did TS Eliot say about Webster?, What did Whigham say about the Duchess' speech? and more.
