Angela Delevingne | |
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 Delevingne in 1931 | |
| Born | Angela Margo Hamar Greenwood 8 July 1912 Onlsow Gardens, South Kensington, London, England |
| Died | 30 December 2014 (aged 102) |
| Education | Queen's Gate School St. Monica's, Walton Heath Slade School of Fine Art |
| Occupation | socialite |
| Spouse | Edward Dudley Delevingne |
| Children | 4, including Charles Delevingne |
| Parent(s) | Hamar Greenwood, 1st Viscount Greenwood Margery Spencer |
| Relatives | Poppy Delevingne (granddaughter) Cara Delevingne (granddaughter) Doris Browne, Viscountess Castlerosse (sister-in-law) |
Angela Margo Hamar Delevingne (née Greenwood; 8 July 1912 – 30 December 2014) was an English aristocrat and socialite. The daughter of Hamar Greenwood, 1st Viscount Greenwood, she was a prominent debutante in the late 1920s and was presented at court in 1930. Somewhat rebellious in nature, she was pulled out from Slade School of Fine Art, where she had been studying to be a painter, by her mother due to her making "unconventional" life choices. As a teenager, she took a job at Foyles to prove her independence, to which the Evening Standard reported a story with the headline Peer's Daughter Works For A Living. As a member of the London social scene, she was courted by Francis Yeats-Brown before marrying Edward Dudley Delevingne, a divorcé and friend of Edward, Prince of Wales, much to the dismay of Lady Greenwood.
As a married woman, Delevingne spent time in Venice as part of her sister-in-law Viscountess Castlerosse's entourage, where she was introduced to Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark. Her aunt, Lady Mount Temple, was Prince Philip's grandaunt. She and her husband were also frequent guests of Hollywood stars including Clark Gable, Paulette Goddard, and Charlie Chaplin. A centenarian, she credited her long life to drinking whiskey and doing crossword puzzles. Her grandchildren include Poppy Delevingne and Cara Delevingne.