Jemma Kidd
Jemma Kidd | |
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| Born | Jemma Madeleine Kidd 20 September 1974 Guildford, England |
| Occupation | Make up artist, former fashion model |
| Title | Countess of Mornington |
| Spouse(s) | Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington
(m. 2005; sep. 2020) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Jodie Kidd (sister) Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (great-grandfather) |
Jemma Madeleine Kidd (born 20 September 1974), also called Countess of Mornington, is a British make up artist, fashion model, and aristocrat. She currently resides on the Stratfield Saye estate, Hampshire.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Mornington is the second child of Johnny Kidd (a businessman and former showjumping champion)[1][2] and Wendy Madeline Hodge Kidd. Wendy Kidd is the daughter of Sir John Rowland Hodge, 2nd Baronet,[3] and founder of the Holder's Festival. Mornington is also a paternal great-granddaughter of Lord Beaverbrook, who founded The Daily Express. Her younger sister is supermodel Jodie Kidd.[citation needed]
Career[]
Mornington was a fashion model before becoming a make-up artist.[when?] In 2003, Mornington opened her own "Make-up School" in London. She was a director of the Jemma Kidd Make-up Limited, which was incorporated in 2005, Ghislaine Maxwell was also a director.[4] The company launched a cosmetics range in 2006, which was available in the UK (in Boots), America, Australia, Hong Kong, and Canada.
Her book Jemma Kidd Make-up Masterclass was published in 2009.[citation needed]
Jemma Kidd Make-up went into administration on October 2012.[5] It was dissolved in January 2020.[4]
Personal life[]
Mornington is married to Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington, heir apparent of the title Duke of Wellington. Their wedding took place at St James Church in Holetown, Barbados, on 4 June 2005.
The couple have twins and a younger son:[6]
- Lady Mae Madeleine Wellesley (born 4 January 2010 at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London)
- (Arthur) Darcy Wellesley, Viscount Wellesley (born 4 January 2010)
- The Honourable Alfred Wellesley (born 10 December 2014)
The couple announced their separation in August 2020.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ He was educated at Harrow School. In 1962, he was the European junior individual showjumping champion and he wrote the equestrian sport books, Reins in Our Hands (1966) and Take Off (1974). He was Chairman of Columbia Laboratories Inc. and lived at Holders House, St. James, Barbados and at 745 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York, U.S.A.
- ^ John Edward Aitken Kidd The Peerage.
- ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Person Page 12060". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 26 January 2012.[unreliable source]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "JEMMA KIDD MAKE-UP LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Katy Young (8 October 2012). "Jemma Kidd Cosmetics Enters Administration; The Daily Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "Telegraph announcements - Births: Mornington". telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. 2010.
External links[]
- Jemma Kidd at IMDb
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