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James Maxwell as Henry VII and Norma West as Elizabeth of York in Shadow of The Tower (1972)

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Julian Lloyd and Eric Clapton the Curragh Racecourse in County Kildare, Ireland. 1980.

Photo credit: Julian Lloyd’s Instagram (x)

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Happy Birthday to Judy Mundey née Willcocks! (b. January 29th 1944). Judy is an retired Australian barrister, Communist and social activist who was the first female President of the Australian Communist Party from 1979 - 1982, therefore making her the first female President of any Australian political party. She was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and grew up in the suburb of Eastlake where she attended Eastlake and Mascot Primary School. She later moved with her family to Dolls Point and then Ultimo, where her parents owned a pub. When she finished high school, Judy began working in the Trades Hall, and in 1962 she met Jack Mundey (1929-2020), most likely through the Eureka Youth League. Jack was an organiser for the Builders Labourers Federation and met Judy again when she became a clerk for the Builders Labourers at the Trades Hall.

In November 1965, Judy married Jack and they remained married for 55 years, subsequently being described as Jack’s “partner in life and politics”. She was the “second mother” to Jack’s only son, Michael (1960-1982), who was only 15 months old when his biological mother Stephanie Lennon (1939-1961) died from a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 22. Judy’s marriage to Jack marked her envolement within the CPA, in which she represented the party in the 1977 and 1978 elections for the New South Wales seat of Philip. Judy was also an important figure in the establishment of the woman’s liberation movement in Australia.

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thinking about this

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Various photos of Harlech descendants / relatives and their friends in the 90s:

1. Jasmine Guinness, designer, former model and part-heiress to the Guinness fortune who married Gawain Rainey.

2. Gawain Rainey, son of Jane Ormsby Gore and Michael Rainey.

3. Zita Lloyd, daughter of Victoria Ormsby Gore and Julian Lloyd with an unknown person.

4. Cynthia Fourtune Ryan (?), director and farmer who married Saffron Rainey.

5. Zita Lloyd, Crispin Somerville, and Minnie Zap.

6. Zita Lloyd.

(All photos taken from @noodells’ Instagram story.)

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Various photos of Poppy Lloyd in the 90s.

(All photos taken from @noodells’ Instagram story).

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British socialite Victoria Ormsby Gore and photographer Julian Lloyd in Tunisia, 1967. Photographed by Christopher Simon-Skyes.

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Sylvia and David Ormsby Gore in The Sketch - April 3rd, 1940.

The original caption reads: ‘The Hon. David and Mrs Ormsby Gore. She had an extremely well-cut tailored suit.’

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Victoria Ormsby Gore and her mother Sylvia Ormsby Gore (née Lloyd Thomas). Circa early 60s (?)

Photo credit: Saffron Rainey’s Instagram (x)

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Maybe this is just me, (and it probably is) but I can’t help but notice a small resemblance between Prince George and George VI. Those Windsor genes are strong (!)

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Here is what a loving supportive sibling looks like…

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Eric Clapton and Alice Ormsby-Gore following the 1969 Melody Maker Pop Star Awards, held at the Waldorf Hotel in London, England, 19th September 1969. Clapton and Ormsby Gore, are holding the trophies awarded to Clapton and his band, Blind Faith, at the ceremony, Best British and International Hope.

(Photo by David Cairns/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Negatives of Jane Ormsby Gore in January 1960. Photographed by Francis Goodman (1913-1989).

Credit: The National Portrait Galley (UK) / The Estate of Francis Goodman.

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Detail of a polaroid of Francis Ormsby Gore and his son Jasset Ormsby Gore. Circa late 80s.

Credit: Tallulah Harlech’s Instagram story.

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Photograph of John Church Hamilton (1792-1882), fourth son and fifth child of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton (1755/7-1804) and his wife Elizabeth Schuyler (1757-1854). This photograph was published in the book ‘Famous families of New York; historical and biographical sketches of families which in successive generation have been identified with the development of the nation.’ (published in 1902). The photograph is also most likely the “photograph likeness” of John Church that is referred to in his will.

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Polaroid of Francis Ormsby Gore at his family’s seat, Glyn Cywarch. Date unknown.

Behind him is a portrait of his parental ancestor Sir George Seymour, which was painted by John Lucas in 1863. The portrait was sold by Francis’s son Jasset for £12,500 at the Glyn Cywarch auction in 2017.

Credit: Tallulah Harlech’s Instagram story.

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An unknown woman, Tom Egerton, Sylvia Lloyd Thomas, and an unknown man walk on a tree-lined path on the grounds of an unidentified country estate in England. Circa 1943-1944. Photo via JFK library. (x)