Jemma Madeleine Wellesley, Marchioness of Douro (née Kidd; born 20 September 1974), is a British

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, and

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Career

Lady Douro was a fashion model before becoming a make-up artist. In 2002, she attended the gala opening party for Le Touessrok Hotel in Mauritius. In 2003, she opened her own "Make-up School" in London. She was a director of the Jemma Kidd Make-up Limited, which was incorporated in 2005,

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was also a director. The company launched a

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range in 2006, which was available in the UK (in

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, and

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. Her book ''Jemma Kidd Make-up Masterclass'' was published in 2009. Jemma Kidd Make-up

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in October 2012. It was dissolved in January 2020.

Personal life

The wedding of Jemma Kidd with Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Douro took place at St James Church in

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, on 4 June 2005. The couple has twins and a younger son: * Lady Mae Madeleine Wellesley (born 4 January 2010 at

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) * (Arthur) Darcy Wellesley, Earl of Mornington (born 4 January 2010) * Lord Alfred Wellesley (born 10 December 2014) Lady Douro is separated from Lord Douro, the heir apparent of the 9th Duke of Wellington. The couple announced their separation in August 2020.

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* 1974 births Living people Models from London Models from Guildford Jemma

Douro The Douro (, , , ; ; ) is the largest river of the Iberian Peninsula by discharge. It rises near Duruelo de la Sierra in the Spanish Soria Province, province of Soria, meanders briefly south, then flows generally west through the northern par ...

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