PHOTOGRAPHS of some of the most famous faces of the 1960s went on show yesterday as the family of Scots aristocrat Robin Douglas-Home prepare to have his personal collection sold.
The pianist, journalist and photographer captured images of Frank Sinatra, John F Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy and Elizabeth Taylor, among others.
Original shots from his private albums have been digitally enhanced to museum standard for sale at auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull in London.
Many of the photographs presented in the show, titled The Sixties Set, were taken after Douglas-Home, who famously had a relationship with Princess Margaret, was invited to spend six months living with Sinatra at his Palm Springs mansion.
That led on to encounters with actors Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty and musicians including composer Nelson Riddle.
In a statement, Lyon & Turnbull said: “The exhibition is a true insider’s look at celebrity in the 1960s.”
Douglas-Home was the eldest son of Henry Douglas-Home, son of the 13th Earl of Home, and Lady Margaret Spencer, a great aunt of Princess Diana.
He was also the nephew of Alec Douglas-Home, who served as prime minister from 1963-64. The musician and writer first met Sinatra at a society dinner in London.
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