Three duchesses doing war work at the start of the First World War. Above: the Duchess of Westminster working at her sewing machine in the open air at Gifford House, Roehampton, wearing a large hat, making items for a field hospital. Below left: the Duchess of Hamilton in her uniform as a Red Cross nurse. Below right: Millicent Duchess of Sutherland arriving at the front in Belgium to serve as a Red Cross nurse.