Cara Delevigne’s maternal grandmother Jane Stevens, who was the previous lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret, has died at age 85.
Known as Janie Sheffield, the society magnificence was the muse of the royal dressmaker Sir Norman Hartwell, in addition to a lady-in-waiting for Princess Margaret.
Jane was the daughter of John Vincent Sheffield and his spouse Ann Margaret Faudel-Phillips, and had excessive society connections on either side, together with her grandfathers being baronets.
She was married for 23 years to writer Jocelyn Stevens, who employed Princess Margaret’s future husband Antony Armstrong-Jones, as a photographer for Queen journal.
A detailed confidant to the Queen’s sister, till her loss of life in 2002, Jane was as soon as requested to behave as her driver when her chauffeur was sick.
Speaking to the Daily Mail’s Richard Eden, Cara’s mom Pandora Delevigne mentioned: ‘She was stunning, elegant and had a great sense of fun.’
Pandora added: ‘She was obsessed with so many issues.
‘She loved horse racing and was really good at tennis, playing until two years ago. She’ll be sorely missed.’
Cara is now an especially profitable mannequin, and the British-born magnificence has fronted campaigns for enormous manufacturers together with Puma and Burberry.
Meanwhile, in April, the mannequin and her sister Poppy shared {a photograph} of her paternal grandmother with a 17-year-old Prince Philip whereas they holidayed in Venice.
Elsewhere, on the time of Princess Margaret’s loss of life, Jane informed the Telegraph: ‘There was by no means a boring second together with her.
‘I will remember all the fun and laughter we had. We travelled the world together, but I particularly remember our trips to Italy; she loved visiting the churches, museums and art galleries and, what’s extra, she would bear in mind each element about every place.
‘As her lady-in-waiting, I understand how assiduous she was in her information concerning the regiments with which she was related.
‘Before we went on a visit to any of them she would tell me all about what they had been doing and which officer had been where.’
She leaves behind kids Pandora, 62, Melinda, 49, Charles, 64, and Rupert.
Pandora is married to Charles Delevingne, and collectively they’ve three kids: Cara, 29, Poppy, 35, and Chloe, 36.
