Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster,, was a British landowner who supported Nazi ideology and had an affair with French designer Coco Chanel.
The Duke in the early 1900s
The Duke of Westminster
The Duke c. 1900
The 2nd Duke's portrait bust at St Mary's Church, Eccleston
Coco Chanel
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Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was a French fashion designer and businesswoman. The founder and namesake of the Chanel brand, she was credited in the post–World War I era with popularising a sporty,
Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster
…2nd Duke of Westminster, (19 March 1879 – 19 July 1953), was a British landowner who supported Nazi ideology and had an affair with French designer Coco Chanel. Hugh was the son of Victor Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor (1853–1884), the predeceased son of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, and Lady Sibell…
Chanel in 1931
Caricature of Chanel and Arthur "Boy" Capel by Sem, 1913
Chanel (right) in her hat shop, 1919. Caricature by Sem.
Chanel and Winston Churchill in 1921