Ball at Woburn Abbey, 1957

The Duke and Duchess of Bedford (wearing the Bedford Diamond Floral Tiara), and her sister, the Countess Cadogan, hosted a Debutante Ball for Lorna Lyle and Lady Daphne Cadogan at Woburn Abbey, the seat of the Dukes of Bedford, on this day in 1957, which was photographed for LIFE magazine. Guests included the Duchess of Leinster (in the Tavistock Amethyst Tiara), Nina Wessel and Christian, Lady Hesketh among a host of prominent Aristocratic and Society events.

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