Azur Gallery

The Marquess and Marchioness of Milford Haven

The Marquess and Marchioness of Milford Haven sun-tanning at Antibes. Prince George of Battenberg (1892-1938), 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven married Countess Nadejda Mikhailovna de Torby, the daughter of an exiled Russian Grand Prince on 15 November 1916. George was the third child and eldest son of Princess Victoria of Hesse and Prince Louis of Battenberg, and the uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
1930

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Sud-Aviation SE.3130 Alouette II F-BHOF

Sud-Aviation SE.3130 Alouette II F-BHOF (msn 1012) at Paris - Le Bourget airport, with Boeing 307 Stratoliner F-BELY (msn2001) of Airnautic in the background. F-BELY history:- NC19908 - Transcontinental & Western Air - 06.06.194042-88627 - C-37 with United States Army Air Force - 02.194242-88627 - de-mobbed to Transcontinental & Western Air as an SA-307B-1 - 1944F-BELY - Aigle Azur - 07.51F-BELY - Aigle Azur Indochine - 16.09.1955F-BELY - AirnauticXW-PGR - Cambodia AC-Royal Air Lao - 1960s - Written-off Date: early 1960s

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Suzanne Lenglen & Mrs Jay Gould at Monte Carlo

Mrs Frank Jay Gould, nee Florence de Caze (1893-1985), wife of wealthy philanthropist and businessman Frank Jay Gould. Together with him, patronised the arts and helped to develop areas of the French Riviera including Juan-les-Pins. Pictured with tennis champion Suzanne Lenglen, in shorts, at Monte Carlo. Date: 1934

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