Helen Percy, Duchess of Northumberland, (13 December 1886 – 13 June 1965), was born as Lady Helen Magdalan Gordon-Lennox, the daughter of

Charles Gordon-Lennox, Earl of March and Kinrara Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond, 11th Duke of Lennox, 11th Duke of Aubigny, 6th Duke of Gordon DL (born 8 January 1955), styled Lord Settrington until 1989 and then Earl of March and Kinrara until 2017, is a British aristoc ...

(later the 7th Duke of Richmond). She was married on 18 October 1911 to

Earl Percy Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...

, who succeeded his father as 8th

Duke of Northumberland Duke of Northumberland is a noble title that has been created three times in English and British history, twice in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of Great Britain. The current holder of this title is Ralph Percy, 12th Duke o ...

in 1918, whereupon she became known as the Duchess of Northumberland. The couple had six children: * Henry George Alan Percy, 9th Duke of Northumberland (born 15 July 1912, killed in action 21 May 1940) * Hugh Algernon Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland (born 6 April 1914, died 11 October 1988) *

Lady Elizabeth Ivy Percy Elizabeth Ivy Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton, OBE, DL (25 May 1916 – 16 September 2008), was the daughter of Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland (1880–1930) and his wife, Helen. She was born as Lady Elizabeth Ivy Percy at Alnwick ...

(born 25 May 1916, died 16 September 2008), married

Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton Air Commodore Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton and 11th Duke of Brandon, (3 February 1903 – 30 March 1973) was a Scottish nobleman and aviator who was the first man to fly over Mount Everest. When German Deputy Führer Rudol ...

, in 1937 * Lady Diana Evelyn Percy (born 23 November 1917, died 16 June 1978) married

John Egerton, 6th Duke of Sutherland John Sutherland Egerton, 6th Duke of Sutherland, (10 May 1915 – 21 September 2000) was a British peer from the Egerton family. He was styled Viscount Brackley until 1944, when he became the 5th Earl of Ellesmere on inheriting his father's sub ...

, in 1939 in

Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an historic, mainly Gothic church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the United ...

* Lord Richard Charles Percy (born 11 February 1921, died 1989) * Lord Geoffrey William Percy (born 8 July 1925, died 4 December 1984) She was

Mistress of the Robes The mistress of the robes was the senior lady in the Royal Household of the United Kingdom. Formerly responsible for the queen consort's/regnant's clothes and jewellery (as the name implies), the post had the responsibility for arranging the rota ...

to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, from 1937 to 1964 and was appointed a Dame Grand Cross of the

Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, o ...

in 1938.Profile of Helen Percy, Duchess of Northumberland
/ref> She received the Queen Elizabeth II Version of the

Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal The Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal is a civil decoration awarded by the British monarch to servants of the royal household for long and faithful service. History The Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal was establis ...

in 1957 for 20 years service to the Royal Family.

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Helen Helen may refer to: People * Helen of Troy, in Greek mythology, the most beautiful woman in the world * Helen (actress) (born 1938), Indian actress * Helen (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) Places * Helen, ...

Dames Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Daughters of British dukes Mistresses of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Place of birth missing Place of death missing Burials at Westminster Abbey