Marriage
Lady Helena married Colonel John Evelyn Gibbs (22 December 1879 London-11 October 1932 Tetbury), a veteran of the Boer Wars and World War I, on 2 September 1919 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. The couple had no children together. Lady Helena survived her husband by 37 years and died at Badminton House, home of her sister.
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