Her father, General the Hon. Charles Grey, was private secretary to the Prince Consort and Queen Victoria for many years. Thus Lady Minto, as a girl, lived in St. James's Palace, spending her time in the Court entourage of the late Queen. She married the Earl of Minto in 1883, and seems to have inherited her father's love of adventure, judging by the number of exciting episodes in which she has figured. Once she journeyed with her husband from Ottawa to Montreal, a distance of over 100 miles, in Canadian canoes, and camped out at night. On another occasion she caused a sensation by riding on the cow-catcher of a locomotive in far-away Klondyke, and, sealed on this dangerous perch, she took a number of snapshots of the quickly flying scenery. These experiences took place between 1898 and 1904, when her husband was Governor-general of Canada. A year later the earl became Viceroy of India, and Lady Minto completely won the hearts of the women of India by the keen interest she displayed in every phase of the women's movement in the country, of child marriages and perpetual widowhood. The countess is the mother of three charming daughters and two sons, the eldest of whom bears the title of Viscount Melgund. Lady Minto talks well, is a clever wood carver, and skates to perfection.

Lady Minto Langfier