Jemma Madeleine Wellesley, Countess of Mornington (née Kidd; born 20 September 1974), is a British
make up artist,
fashion model
A model is a person with a role either to promote, display or advertise commercial products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as a visual aid for people who are creating works of art or to pose for photography. Thoug ...
, and
aristocrat.
She currently resides on the
Stratfield Saye estate,
Hampshire
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.
Biography
Early life
Lady Mornington is the elder daughter of Johnny Kidd, businessman and former
showjumping champion. and Wendy Madeline Hodge Kidd. Wendy Kidd is the daughter of
Sir John Rowland Hodge, 2nd Baronet, and founder of the
Holder's Festival. Mornington is also a paternal granddaughter of
Janet Gladys Aitken and great-granddaughter of
Lord Beaverbrook, who founded ''
The Daily Express
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''. Her younger sister is supermodel
Jodie Kidd
Jodie Elizabeth Kidd (born 25 September 1978) is an English fashion model, racing driver, and television personality.
Early life
Kidd was born in 1978 and is the daughter of the businessman and former showjumper Johnny Kidd. She is the grandda ...
.
Career
Lady Mornington was a fashion model before becoming a make-up artist. In 2003, she 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
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was also a director.
The company launched a
cosmetics
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range in 2006, which was available in the UK (in
Boots
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Boot or Boots may also refer to:
Businesses
* Boot Inn, Chester, Cheshire, England
* Boots (company), a high-street pharmacy chain and manufacturer of pharmaceuticals in the United Kingdom
* The Boot, Cromer St ...
),
America,
Australia,
Hong Kong
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, and
Canada
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.
Her book ''Jemma Kidd Make-up Masterclass'' was published in 2009.
Jemma Kidd Make-up
went into administration
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in October 2012. It was dissolved in January 2020.
Personal life
The wedding of Jemma Kidd with Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington, took place at
St James Church in
Holetown,
Barbados
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, on 4 June 2005.
The couple have twins and a younger son:
* Lady Mae Madeleine Wellesley (born 4 January 2010 at
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
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in
London
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)
* (Arthur) Darcy Wellesley, Lord Wellesley (born 4 January 2010)
* The Honourable Alfred Wellesley (born 10 December 2014)
Lady Mornington is separated from Lord Mornington, the heir apparent of the
9th Duke of Wellington.
The couple announced their separation in August 2020.
References
External links
*
1974 births
Living people
Models from London
People from Guildford
Jemma
Douro
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English female models
Aitken family
Jemma
British make-up artists
Mornington
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