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St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge is in Knightsbridge.

On 11 Oct 1870 William John Pepys 3rd Earl of Cottenham (age 45) and Theodesia Selina Dallas Countess Cottenham (age 25) were married at St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge. She by marriage Countess of Cottenham. He the son of Charles Christopher Pepys 1st Earl of Cottenham and Charlotte Maria Wingfield.

On 18 Sep 1890 Thomas Brassey 1st Earl of Brassey (age 54) and Sybil de Vere Capell (age 31) were married at St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 17 Mar 1891 Wentworth Beaumont 1st Baron Allendale (age 61) and Edith Althea Hamilton Baroness Allendale (age 42) were married at St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge. No issue.

On 01 Jun 1891 George Keppel (age 25) and Alice Frederica Edmonstone aka Keppel (age 23) were married at St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge. He the son of William Keppel 7th Earl Albermarle (age 59) and Sophia Mary MacNab of Dundurn Castle (age 58). He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 01 Nov 1894 James Albert Edward Hamilton 3rd Duke Abercorn (age 24) and Rosalind Cecilia Caroline Bingham Duchess Abercorn (age 25) were married at St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge. She the daughter of Charles George Bingham 4th Earl Lucan (age 64) and Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox Countess Lucan (age 56). He the son of James Hamilton 2nd Duke Abercorn (age 56) and Mary Anna Curzon Howe Duchess Abercorn (age 46). They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 24 Nov 1909 Charles Beresford Fulke 3rd Baron Greville (age 38) and Olive Agnes Grace Baroness Greville (age 33) were married at St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge. She, a widow, brought $1million to the marriage that she had inherited from her first husband; Dollar Princess. Further, she was the nice of the millionaire brothers Michael P. Grace and William R. Grace. She was, apparently, twenty minutes late as a consequence of her car breaking down; pssoibbly the first such bride to be so affected given the earliness of the year.

The reception was held at Carlton Terrace. Guests included Alexander Teck 1st Earl Athlone (age 35).

Their honeymoon was cut short by the serious illness of his father Algernon Greville-Nugent 2nd Baron Greville (age 68) who died nine days after the wedding.

The Times. 17 Jan 1918. THE EARL OF CARLISLE (age 23) AND MISS RUTHVEN (age 21).

The Marriage of Lieutenant the Earl of Carlisle (age 23) and Miss Bridget Helen Ruthven (age 21) eldest daughter of the Master of Ruthven (age 47) and the Hon. Mrs. Ruthven took place yesterday at St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge. The ceremony was performed by the Bishop of Oxford (Dr. Charles Gore) (age 64), cousin of the bride. assisted bv the Rev. Canon Sheppard, D.D. Sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal (age 37).

The bride, who was given away by her father (age 47) wore a gown of cloth of silver, covered with Old Brussels lace. and lace sleeves, and as tulle veil vith wreath of real orange blossom. and carried a bouquet of myrtle. She was attended by three little pages and one bridesmaid. The pages were Master Patrick Hore-Ruthven, son of Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Alexander and Mrs. Hore-Ruthvcn, couson of the bride Master Michael Henley son or the Hon. Francis and Lady Dorothy Henley; and Master Anthony Toynbee son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Toynbee, cousins of the bridegroom. They wore Kate Greenaway costumes of pale pink satin, with lawn collars and cuffs. The bridesmaid, Miss Jean Ruthven, sister of the bride, also wore pale pink satin, with a ruby-coloured velvet waistband embroidered in silver, a pale pink veil, with wreath of green leaves. She carried a small bouquet of myrtle. Lioutetant Henry Bovell, R.N.. was best man.

Among those present were:-.

The Hon. Mrs. Ruthven and the Misses Ruthven, Mrs. Jampson grandmother of the bride. Lord Ruthven, the Hon. Mrs. Alexander Hore-Ruthin. the Hon. Geoffrey Howard. M.P.. Professor Gilbert Murray and Lady Mary Murray. Lady Cecelia Roberts. Lady Dorothy Hanley, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Toynbee. the Duchess of Buccleuch and lady Sybil Scott, Winifred Countess of Arran, Lady Winifred Gore and Mrs. Dougal Malcolm, Mr. and Lady Mary Ehart, Viscountess Hambleden and the Hon. Edith Smith, Lord Sheffield, Viscount and Viscountess Dunluce. the Countess of Selkirk, Lord and Lady Stuart-Wortley, Grace Countess of Weymss, the Dowager Countems of Airlie. Lady Helen Mitford, Mrs. L'Estrange. Mrs. L'Estrange Malone, Lady Alwyne Compton. Lady Victoria Russell and the Misses Russell. Lady Jane Combe and the Misses Combe. Lady Blanche Conyngham, Lady (Francis) Howard, Lady Gore, Baroness Geneville aind Miss Winifred Paget.....

Men from nthe ship on which the Earl of Carlislc served at the Battle of Jutlaud formed a Guard of honour as the brlde and bridegroom left the church. There was no reception after the ceremony, but relatives went on to Farm House, Pont-street. Later the Earl (age 23) and Countess of Carlisle (age 21) left to spend the honeymoon at Muncaster Castle [Map], the brlde vearing a dress of mole-coloured chiffon velvet with a fur coat aud a mole velvet toque.

On 05 Sep 1922 Frederick Somerset Gough-Calthorpe (age 30) and Rose Mary Dorothy Vernon-Harcourt were married at St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge.

The Times. 05 Jan 1938. MR. J. NEVILL (age 23) AND MISS HARRISON (age 22).

The Duke (age 37) and Duchess of Gloucester (age 36) have sent a silver condiments set to Mr. John Nevill (age 23), Life Guards, elder son of Major (age 54) and Mrs. Guy Larnach-Nevill (age 47), of Uckfield House, and Miss Patricia Harrison (age 22), daughter of Major and the Hon. Mrs. J. F. Harrison, of Kings Walden Bury, Hitchin, whose marriage took place yesterday at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge. The Rev. G. S. Shackleford officiated, assisted by the Rev. E. C. Dunford. The bride (age 22), who was given away by her father, wore a gown of ivory-tinted panne velvet, embossed with sprays of silver flowers. The bodice was fashioned with a square neckline and long sleeves, slightly full at the shoulder, and the square train was lined with silver tissue. A headdress of silver-tipped doves' wings surmounted her long tulle veil, and she carried a spray of mixed white flowers. A retinue of six little girls and four pages folowed the bride. They were Penelope Harrison (sister of the bride), the Hon. Clare Beckett, Marye Pepys (niece of the bridegroom), Margaret Rosselli, Caroline Bury, Joanna Spencer, Hugh Lawson (cousin of the bride), David Myddelton (cousin of the bridegroom), Thomas Pilkington (nephew of the bride), and Charles Smith-Bingham. The pages wore replicas of the uniform of the Life Guards of the early nineteenth century, and the little girls wore long frocks of silver lame, the high-waisted bodices cut with short, puff sleeves, and square necks. They wore caps of silver lame, trimmed with white fur, and carried white fur muffs. Lord Roderic Pratt (age 22), Life Guards, was best man, and there was a guard of honour from the same regiment. The Hon. Mrs. J. F. Harrison afterwards held a reception at 28, Grosvenor Square, W1. The honeymoon wil be spent in Switzerland.

On 02 Jan 1946 Bruce Shand (age 28) and Rosalind Maud Cubitt (age 24) were married at St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge.