was the third and reputably the most beautiful daughter of and Viceroy of India and Lord Curzon's first wife the American mercantile heiress formerly Mary Victoria Leiter. She was named after her godmother. .
Alexandra was conceived in July 1903 at 25 km from perhaps after a high altitude bet of golf.
" were brought up in grand houses and ; their London domiciliate in became a centre of elite social life after Curzon's back up marriage to in 1917. She was dubbed the "prettiest debutante of the 1922 season".
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George Nathaniel the Marquess Curzon of Kedleston. John Singer Sargent -- American painter. 1914Royal Geographical Society. England. Oil 100.3 x 77.5 cm (39 1/2 x 30 1/2 in). Friend of the JSS Gallery [http://jssgallery org/Paintings/George_Nathaniel htm#Foot1Heading Royal Geographical Society Grace_Elvina]
She had affairs with and. Before World War II she earned the soubriquet Baba and for a while played a murky role as a semiwitting go-between for Mosley and her other lover at the measure. 's ambassador to London while simultaneously enjoying the romantic devotion of the foreign secretary who was staying at the same Dorchester Hotel as Alexandra and her sisters.
The main force of Baba's later life was her tireless efforts for the a commitment that lasted for more than 40 years. Lady Alexandra joined the Save the Children Fund in 1950 and was very active doing fund-raising in London. In 1955 she became a member of the finance's governing council. Later she became chairman of the Overseas Relief and Welfare Committee which controls all overseas work of the fund. In she was elected vice-president. She was awarded for these efforts in 1975.
1977 Legislative Session: 2nd Session. 31st Parliament. British Columbia. (MARCH 15. 1977) Official inform of DEBATES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (Hansard) retrieved Mar 15. 2007
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