Lindy Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava
| Lindy Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Serena Belinda Rosemary Guinness 25 March 1941 |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Lindy Guinness |
| Occupation | artist, conservationist |
| Spouse(s) | Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (m. 1964–88) |
| Parent(s) | Gp Capt Loel Guinness Lady Isabel Throckmorton |
Lindy Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (born 25 March 1941), also known as Lindy Guinness, is a British conservationist and businesswoman. She was married to the fifth Marquess from 1964 until his death in 1988.
Born Serena Belinda Rosemary Guinness, Lindy is the daughter of financier Loel Guinness and his second wife, Lady Isabel (née Rutland), daughter of John Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland. Her older brother, William Loel, was born in 1939. When Lindy was 9 years old, her parents divorced; her father married Mexican beauty Gloria Rubio in 1951, and her mother married Sir Robert Throckmorton, 11th baronet two years later.
She grew up in Belvoir Castle, the family seat of the Dukes of Rutland. Her father and stepmother took her to Palm Beach for the winters, where she spent time with Rubio's close friend Truman Capote. As a girl, she was a passionate artist and studied painting under Oskar Kokoschka.
She married her fourth cousin Sheridan, the Marquess of Dufferin and Ava at Westminster Abbey on 21 October 1964. According to The New York Times, Princess Margaret was among the 2,000 people in attendance, and Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran, then Viscount Sudley, was the best man. Lindy wore a dress by John Cavanagh and the Dufferin and Ava shamrock tiara.
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