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| birth_place = [[Claremont (country house)|Claremont]], [[Esher]], Surrey
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| issue = Anne Liddell-Grainger<br>[[Richard Abel Smith]]<br>Elizabeth Wise
| issue = [[Anne Liddell-Grainger]]<br>[[Richard Abel Smith]]<br>Elizabeth Wise
| father = [[Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone]]
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'''Lady May Helen Emma Abel Smith''' (formerly '''Lady May Cambridge''', ''née'' '''Princess May of Teck'''; 23 January 1906 – 29 May 1994)<ref>{{cite web|title=Lady May Helen Emma Abel Smith|url=http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw175410/Lady-May-Helen-Emma-Abel-Smith-ne-Cambridge?LinkID=mp54190&role=sit&rNo=4|publisher=[[National Portrait Gallery, London]]}}</ref> was a relative of the [[British royal family]]. She was a great-granddaughter of [[Queen Victoria]] and a niece of [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]]. She led a private life in Britain. From 1958 until 1966, she lived in [[Brisbane]], while her husband, Sir [[Henry Abel Smith]], served as the [[governor of Queensland]].
'''Lady May Helen Emma Abel Smith''' (formerly '''Lady May Cambridge''', {{nee|'''Princess May of Teck'''}}; 23 January 1906 – 29 May 1994)<ref>{{cite web|title=Lady May Helen Emma Abel Smith|url=http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw175410/Lady-May-Helen-Emma-Abel-Smith-ne-Cambridge?LinkID=mp54190&role=sit&rNo=4|publisher=[[National Portrait Gallery, London]]}}</ref> was a member of the [[British royal family]]. On her mother's side she was a great-granddaughter of [[Queen Victoria]] and on her father's side she was a great-great-granddaughter of King George III (grandfather of Queen Victoria) and the niece of [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]] (''née'' Princess Mary of Teck), wife of King [[George V]] and mother of two kings. She led a private life in Britain. From 1958 until 1966, she lived in [[Brisbane]], while her husband, Sir [[Henry Abel Smith]], served as the [[governor of Queensland]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
She was born as [[Serene Highness|Her Serene Highness]] Princess May Helen Emma of [[Duke of Teck|Teck]] at [[Claremont House]], near [[Esher]] in Surrey, England. Her parents were [[Prince Alexander of Teck]], great-grandson of [[King George III]], and the former [[Princess Alice of Albany]], granddaughter of [[Queen Victoria]]. She was named May after her paternal aunt [[Princess Victoria Mary of Teck]] (later Queen Mary) who was married to [[King George V]], Helen after her maternal grandmother [[Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont|Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany]] and Emma after her maternal great-aunt [[Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont|Queen Emma of the Netherlands]]. During the [[First World War]], anti-German feeling led her family to abandon their German titles. Princess May of Teck thus became known as Lady May Cambridge, after her father assumed the last name Cambridge and was granted the [[Earldom of Athlone]].
She was born as [[Serene Highness|Her Serene Highness]] Princess May Helen Emma of [[Duke of Teck|Teck]] at [[Claremont House]], near [[Esher]] in Surrey, England. Her parents were [[Prince Alexander of Teck]], great-grandson of [[King George III]], and the former [[Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone|Princess Alice of Albany]], granddaughter of [[Queen Victoria]]. She was named May after her paternal aunt [[Princess Victoria Mary of Teck]] (later Queen Mary) who was married to [[King George V]], Helen after her maternal grandmother [[Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont|Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany]] and Emma after her maternal great-aunt [[Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont|Queen Emma of the Netherlands]]. During the [[First World War]], anti-German feeling led her family to abandon their German titles. Princess May of Teck thus became known as Lady May Cambridge, after her father assumed the last name Cambridge and was granted the [[Earldom of Athlone]].


Lady May served as a bridesmaid in 1919 to [[Princess Patricia of Connaught]]; in 1922 to her first cousin [[Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood|Princess Mary]]; and in 1923 to [[Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon]] on her marriage to Mary's brother the Duke of York (later [[King George VI]]).<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/royalty/9176069/The-Queen-Mother-in-pictures.html?frame=2181538|title=The Queen Mother in pictures - The royal wedding group photograph|accessdate=26 March 2018}}</ref>
Lady May served as a bridesmaid in 1919 to [[Princess Patricia of Connaught]]; in 1922 to her first cousin [[Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood|Princess Mary]]; and in 1923 to [[Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon]] on her marriage to Mary's brother the Duke of York (later [[King George VI]]).<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/royalty/9176069/The-Queen-Mother-in-pictures.html?frame=2181538|title=The Queen Mother in pictures - The royal wedding group photograph| date=30 March 2012 |accessdate=26 March 2018}}</ref>


==Marriage==
==Marriage==
Lady May married [[Henry Abel Smith|Sir Henry Abel Smith]], member of the rich [[Smith family (bankers)|Smith family]], on 24 October 1931 in [[Balcombe]], Sussex,<ref>{{cite web|title=The Royal Wedding of Lady May Cambridge 1931|url=http://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-royal-wedding-1|publisher=British Pathe}}</ref> close to the Athlone residence at [[Brantridge Park]]. One of her bridesmaids was 5-year-old [[Elizabeth II|Princess Elizabeth of York]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=A Brief Photo History of Little Royal Kids in Big British Weddings|url=https://time.com/4780909/george-charlotte-wedding-history/|access-date=2021-01-26|magazine=Time}}</ref> Another of the bridesmaids, [[Princess Ingrid of Sweden]], introduced her brother, [[Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten|Prince Gustaf Adolf]] to his future wife, [[Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha]], who was also a bridesmaid.
On 24 October 1931 in St Mary's Church, [[Balcombe]], Sussex,<ref>{{cite web|title=The Royal Wedding of Lady May Cambridge 1931|url=http://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-royal-wedding-1|publisher=British Pathe}}</ref> the parish church of the Athlone residence of [[Brantridge Park]], Lady May married Colonel [[Henry Abel Smith|Sir Henry Abel Smith]], then a [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] in the [[Royal Horse Guards]] serving as [[aide-de-camp]] (ADC) to Lady May's father the Earl of Athlone. He was the eldest son of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Abel Smith (1861–1908) of Wilford House, Nottinghamshire,<ref name="auto">[[Kelly's Directory]], 1969, p.114</ref> and of [[Coleorton Hall]], Leicestershire,<ref name="auto"/> and of Selsdon Park, a member of the prominent [[Smith family (bankers)|Smith family]] of bankers. One of Lady May's bridesmaids was the 5-year-old [[Elizabeth II|Princess Elizabeth of York]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=A Brief Photo History of Little Royal Kids in Big British Weddings|url=https://time.com/4780909/george-charlotte-wedding-history/|access-date=2021-01-26|magazine=Time}}</ref> the future Queen Elizabeth II, her first-cousin once removed. Another of the bridesmaids, [[Princess Ingrid of Sweden]], introduced her brother, [[Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten|Prince Gustaf Adolf]] to his future wife, [[Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha]], who was also a bridesmaid.


The marriage of Sir Henry and Lady May Abel Smith lasted all their lives and the couple celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary a few months before Sir Henry's death in January 1993. They were blessed with three children:
In 1958 Sir Henry Abel Smith was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II as [[Governor of Queensland]] in Australia and served in that office until 1966. The marriage of Sir Henry and Lady May Abel Smith was long-lived and the couple celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary a few months before Sir Henry's death in January 1993. They had three children:
*Anne Mary Sibylla Abel Smith (born 28 July 1932), who married, as his first wife, [[David Liddell-Grainger]] of [[Ayton Castle, Scottish Borders]]. They were the parents of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] Member of Parliament [[Ian Liddell-Grainger]]
*[[Anne Liddell-Grainger|Anne Mary Sibylla Abel Smith]] (born 28 July 1932), who on 14 December 1957 in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, married (as his first wife) [[David Liddell-Grainger]] of [[Ayton Castle, Scottish Borders]]. Amongst the bridesmaids were Princesses [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Beatrix]] and [[Princess Irene of the Netherlands|Irene of the Netherlands]] and [[Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson|Princess Christina of Sweden]].<ref>"Anne Abel Smith, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, marries Scottish politician David Liddell-Grainger at St George's Chapel, Windsor, 14th December 1957. Princesses Beatrix and Irene of the Netherlands and Princess Christina of Sweden are among the bridesmaids". (Photo by Ron Burton/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)[https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/anne-abel-smith-a-cousin-of-queen-elizabeth-ii-marries-news-photo/954971374?adppopup=true]</ref> They were the parents of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] Member of Parliament [[Ian Liddell-Grainger]].
*[[Richard Abel Smith|Colonel Richard Francis Abel Smith]] (11 October 1933 – 23 December 2004)
*[[Richard Abel Smith|Colonel Richard Francis Abel Smith]] (11 October 1933 – 23 December 2004)
*Elizabeth Alice Abel Smith (born 5 September 1936), who in 1965 married (by royal warrant) Peter Ronald Wise (1929-2021);<ref>National Archives, Records created or inherited by the Home Office, Ministry of Home Security, and related bodies, Division within HO - Constitutional and Royal Departments, HO 124 - Home Office: Warrants for Royal Marriages [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1360158]</ref> they divorced in 1975 having had one daughter who died in infancy.
*Elizabeth Alice Abel Smith (born 5 September 1936)


==Later life==
==Later life==
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"May of Teck" redirects here. For her aunt, the queen consort of the United Kingdom, who was nicknamed May, see Mary of Teck.

Lady May Abel Smith
BornPrincess May Helen Emma of Teck
(1906-01-23)23 January 1906
Claremont, Esher, Surrey
Died29 May 1994(1994-05-29) (aged 88)
Cromwell Hospital, London, England
Buried9 June 1994[1]
Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1931; died 1993)​
IssueAnne Liddell-Grainger
Richard Abel Smith
Elizabeth Wise
FatherAlexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
MotherPrincess Alice of Albany

Lady May Helen Emma Abel Smith (formerly Lady May Cambridge, née Princess May of Teck; 23 January 1906 – 29 May 1994)[2] was a member of the British royal family. On her mother's side she was a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria and on her father's side she was a great-great-granddaughter of King George III (grandfather of Queen Victoria) and the niece of Queen Mary (née Princess Mary of Teck), wife of King George V and mother of two kings. She led a private life in Britain. From 1958 until 1966, she lived in Brisbane, while her husband, Sir Henry Abel Smith, served as the governor of Queensland.

Early life

She was born as Her Serene Highness Princess May Helen Emma of Teck at Claremont House, near Esher in Surrey, England. Her parents were Prince Alexander of Teck, great-grandson of King George III, and the former Princess Alice of Albany, granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She was named May after her paternal aunt Princess Victoria Mary of Teck (later Queen Mary) who was married to King George V, Helen after her maternal grandmother Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany and Emma after her maternal great-aunt Queen Emma of the Netherlands. During the First World War, anti-German feeling led her family to abandon their German titles. Princess May of Teck thus became known as Lady May Cambridge, after her father assumed the last name Cambridge and was granted the Earldom of Athlone.

Lady May served as a bridesmaid in 1919 to Princess Patricia of Connaught; in 1922 to her first cousin Princess Mary; and in 1923 to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on her marriage to Mary's brother the Duke of York (later King George VI).[3]

Marriage

On 24 October 1931 in St Mary's Church, Balcombe, Sussex,[4] the parish church of the Athlone residence of Brantridge Park, Lady May married Colonel Sir Henry Abel Smith, then a lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards serving as aide-de-camp (ADC) to Lady May's father the Earl of Athlone. He was the eldest son of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Abel Smith (1861–1908) of Wilford House, Nottinghamshire,[5] and of Coleorton Hall, Leicestershire,[5] and of Selsdon Park, a member of the prominent Smith family of bankers. One of Lady May's bridesmaids was the 5-year-old Princess Elizabeth of York,[6] the future Queen Elizabeth II, her first-cousin once removed. Another of the bridesmaids, Princess Ingrid of Sweden, introduced her brother, Prince Gustaf Adolf to his future wife, Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, who was also a bridesmaid.

In 1958 Sir Henry Abel Smith was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II as Governor of Queensland in Australia and served in that office until 1966. The marriage of Sir Henry and Lady May Abel Smith was long-lived and the couple celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary a few months before Sir Henry's death in January 1993. They had three children:

Later life

Lady May, being only a distant relative of the royal family, did not carry out any royal duties. She attended some major royal events such as the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer. Between 1958 and 1966, Sir Henry Abel Smith served as the governor of Queensland. Lady May accompanied him to Brisbane as vice-regal consort. They retired in 1975 to Barton Lodge at Winkfield in Berkshire, England.

Lady May died in hospital one year after her husband. They are both buried at the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, not far from Windsor Castle. Her funeral was held at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, on 9 June 1994. It was attended by the Duke of Gloucester and Princess Alexandra, representing the royal family.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Royal Burials in the Chapel since 1805". College of St George - Windsor Castle. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Lady May Helen Emma Abel Smith". National Portrait Gallery, London.
  3. ^ "The Queen Mother in pictures - The royal wedding group photograph". Daily Telegraph. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  4. ^ "The Royal Wedding of Lady May Cambridge 1931". British Pathe.
  5. ^ a b Kelly's Directory, 1969, p.114
  6. ^ "A Brief Photo History of Little Royal Kids in Big British Weddings". Time. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Anne Abel Smith, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, marries Scottish politician David Liddell-Grainger at St George's Chapel, Windsor, 14th December 1957. Princesses Beatrix and Irene of the Netherlands and Princess Christina of Sweden are among the bridesmaids". (Photo by Ron Burton/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)[1]
  8. ^ National Archives, Records created or inherited by the Home Office, Ministry of Home Security, and related bodies, Division within HO - Constitutional and Royal Departments, HO 124 - Home Office: Warrants for Royal Marriages [2]
  9. ^ "Court Circular". Independent. 10 June 1994. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013.
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