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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
Canadian debutante (1921–1974)
Lady Henniker-Major
Benning in March 1939
Born
Margaret Osla Benning
(1921-08-23 ) 23 August 1921Died 29 October 1974(1974-10-29) (aged 53 ) Spouse
(m. 1946) Children 3
Margaret Osla, Lady Henniker-Major (née Benning ; 23 August 1921 – 29 October 1974) was a Canadian debutante , who worked at Bletchley Park , was Prince Philip 's first girlfriend, and later married Sir John Henniker-Major (who became the 8th Baron Henniker after her death).
Early life [ edit ]
Osla Benning was born in Montreal , Quebec, Canada,[1] [2] [3] Lord Louis Mountbatten .[4] finishing school in Austria, and came out as a debutante in August 1939.[5] [6]
World War II, Prince Philip and Bletchley Park [ edit ]
Hut 4, next to the mansion, used during the war for naval intelligence, refurbished as a bar and restaurant for the museum
Benning went to stay with her godfather Lord Mountbatten , who mentioned to her friend (and fellow goddaughter) Sarah Baring that Prince Philip (Mountbatten's nephew) did not have a girlfriend and Baring acted as matchmaker.[5] [5] [5]
Early in the war, she and Baring went to build Hurricane fighter planes at a Hawker Siddeley factory[6] Slough , and shared a cottage nearby.[7]
A few months later, by summer 1941, they were both tested on their German language skills and posted to Hut 4 at Bletchley Park , the naval section, as linguists.[5] [6] [7]
Kate Quinn ’s 2021 novel about Bletchley Park, The Rose Code, features a character named Osla Kendall, who is based heavily on Osla Benning.
Personal life [ edit ]
She married John Henniker-Major (later 8th Baron Henniker ) in 1946. They had two sons and one daughter:[8]
Mark Ian Philip Chandos Henniker-Major, 9th Baron Henniker (born 29 September 1947), married Lesley Antoinette Foskett
Hon. Charles John Giles Henniker-Major (2 September 1949 – 9 May 2012), married Sally Kemp Newby
Hon. Jane Elizabeth Henniker-Major (born 6 July 1954)
Her husband was knighted in the 1965 New Years Honours List and succeeded as the 8th Baron Henniker in 1980.[9]
Benning died of cancer in Kensington ,[2] London , on 29 October 1974,[4]
References [ edit ]
^ "Ancestry® | Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records" . www.ancestry.ca . Retrieved 9 April 2021 .
^ a b "Osla Benning" . spartacus-educational.com . Retrieved 10 October 2017 .
^ a b c d e "The romances of young Prince Philip" . telegraph.co.uk . Retrieved 10 October 2017 .
^ a b c Fox, Elyse; Kintz, Laura; Mantzaris, Nicola (29 March 2018). "Women's History Month: Celebrating Women from the Kennedy Family Collection Nitrate Negatives" . The JFK Library Archives: An Inside Look . Retrieved 15 April 2020 .
^ a b "Sarah Baring" . 15 February 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2017 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
^ Clark, Peter (4 May 2004). "Obituary: Lord Henniker | Politics" . The Guardian . Retrieved 10 October 2017 .
^ The Guardian , 'Lord Henniker obituary' (4 May 2004).
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