Sandra Seagram Annovazzi is a Canadian socialite from the Seagram family.
Biography
editSeagram was born into a wealthy Canadian distilling family. Her father, Philip Frowde Seagram, was a captain in the 48th Highlanders of Canada and, when he was killed on 8 March 1941, became the first officer of that regiment to be killed in action in World War II.[1][2] Her mother, Martha Elizabeth Telfer, died two and a half months after Sandra's father was killed. Her paternal grandfather was Edward F. Seagram, son of Joseph E. Seagram, the founder of Seagram's distillery.[3]
After her parent's deaths, she was raised by her paternal uncle Campbell Seagram.[3] She was educated at Branksome Hall, a private girls' school in Toronto.
On 17 July 1958, when she was 20 years old, Seagram became the last debutante to be presented at the Court of St James's.[4][5] Her mother and grandmother had been presented before her.[6] She curtsied to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, deputizing for an ill Queen Elizabeth II, and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Buckingham Palace.[7] She was one of 1,400 debutantes presented that season.[7]
In 1959, Seagram married Italian Eugenio Annovazzi and settled in Rome.[6] They have two children.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Captain SEAGRAM, PHILIP FROWDE". 48th Highlanders of Canada Museum. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Message from the Honorary Colonel;". 48th Highlanders of Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Flash From the Past: German bomb disrupts Seagram family branch". Waterloo Region Record. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Powell, James (25 January 2021). "Remember This? Ottawa's last presentation of debutantes". City News. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "England: Last of the Debs". British Pathé. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ a b Barnett, Engrid. "These Were the Last Debutantes Presented to the Queen". Grunge. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ a b Harris, Carolyn. "From balls to Bridgerton: a brief history of debutantes and the social season". History Extra. Retrieved 20 September 2024.