Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009)

[JonnyK]

Lady Mairi Bury, nee Vane-Tempest-Stewart, last surviving daughter of
the 7th Marquess of Londonderry, KG, MVO, TD, and Edith, Marchioness
of Londonderry, has died, I am informed.

Lady Mairi Bury, 87, was married in 1940 to Derek William Charles
Keppel, Viscount Bury (1911-1968), eldest son of Walter Keppel, 9th
Earl of Albemarle. They were divorced in 1958.

Lady Mairi lived at Mount Stewart, near Newtownards in County Down,
Northern Ireland throughout her life. Mount Stewart is now a property
of the National Trust. Her nephew is the 9th and present marquess.
Lady Mairi's niece is Lady Annabel Goldsmith.

My information has always been that Lady Mairi's younger daughter,
Lady Rose Lauritzen, would take over her mother's right to tenancy at
Mount Stewart, but this is not confirmed.

[Michael Rhodes]

The Times says she died at Mount Stuart, 16 Nov 2009.

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[Michael Rhodes]

The BBC report the passing of Lady Mairi:-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8365816.stm


County Down is renowned for its coastal beauty and rich heritage and
tucked away along the shores of Strangford Lough is Mount Stewart
Stately home - a National Trust property which combines these two
qualities in one grand estate. The estate which boasts celebrated
gardens and is one of Northern Ireland's most popular National Trust
properties was the home of the Londonderry family of Newtownards. The
family link is ever present, as Lady Mairi Bury, whose father was the
7th Marquess of Londonderry, still lives at Mount Stewart. During a
rare recent interview Lady Mairi talked about what it was like growing
up surrounded by world famous visitors, in an idyllic corner of County
Down.

http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1229

[Michael Rhodes]

Another report of Lady Mairi Bury's passing:-

http://www.4ni.co.uk/northern_ireland_news.asp?id=102882

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[JonnyK]

The funeral will be at Mount Stewart tomorrow, Thurs 19 November, in
the little chapel inside the house.

In the chapel hang the Garter and St. Patrick banners of Viscount
Castlereagh (briefly 2nd Marquess) and several later marquesses. I
remember hearing that the Garter banner of Lady Mairi's father was
lost at some point, last seen at Durham Cathedral some years ago.

Also in the chapel there is a copy, much smaller than the vast
original, of Raphael's Transfiguration, by Joshua Reynolds. The story
told is that the Transfiguration was taken from the Vatican to Paris
during the Napoleonic period and returned after his fall, and that
Lord Castlereagh, then Foreign Secretary, had a personal role in
securing the painting and returning it to Rome and that the Reynolds
painting was a gift to Castlereagh for his efforts.

It would be interesting to know if any extended family, such as the
present Lord Londonderry or any Lady Annabel or Lady Rayne, will
attend the funeral tomorrow.

[Michael Rhodes]

Lady Mairi Bury's Times obituary:-

http://timesonline.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

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[Michael Rhodes]

_.BURY, Lady Mairi Elizabeth, née Vane-Tempest-Stewart. A Memorial
Service will be held in St. Mark's Parish Church, Newtownards,.— Co.
Down on Saturday 23rd January 2010 at 12 noon.



On 11 Dec, 08:24, Michael Rhodes <mig73allenford2...@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

[Michael Rhodes]

Lady Mairi Bury, who has died aged 88, was the youngest daughter of
the 7th Marquess of Londonderry and lived most of her life at the
family home, Mount Stewart, overlooking Strangford Lough in Co Down,
Northern Ireland.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/6983261/Lady-Mairi-Bury.html

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