Marriage and Issue
Lady May married Henry Abel Smith (later Sir Henry) on 24 October 1931. Lady May's wedding party included:
- The Hon. Imogen Rhys
- Miss Kathleen Alington
- Princess Ingrid of Sweden, future Queen Consort of King Frederick IX of Denmark who introduced her fellow bridesmaid, Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (daughter of Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and former Duke of Albany - grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert through their son Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany) to her brother, Prince Gustav Adolf (father of King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden), whom Princess Sibylla married a year later in Coburg (a wedding that King George V forbade the Royal family to attend because of Charles Edward's association with the Nazi Party).
- Maj. The Hon. Cecil G. Weld-Forester
- Miss Jennifer Bevan
- Miss Wenefryde Tabor
- Lady Mary Cambridge, the bride's first cousin once removed
- Princess Elizabeth of York, future Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, the bride's first cousin once removed
- Miss Rosemary Fraser
- Lady Alice Scott.
They were married for over 60 years and had three children:
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Anne Mary Sibylla Abel Smith | 28 July 1932 | Married on 14 December 1957 to David Liddell-Grainger (26 January 1930 – 12 March 2007); they were divorced in 1981 but have five children:
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Colonel Richard Francis Abel Smith | 11 October 1933 | 23 December 2004 | Married on 28 April 1960 to Marcia Kendrew (born 27 March 1940). One daughter:
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Elizabeth Alice Abel Smith | 5 September 1936 | Married on 29 April 1965 to Peter Wise (born 29 December 1929) but divorced in 1975. One daughter:
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