Bridget Deady's brush with Royalty
1 Comments Published by Jane on Friday, October 03, 2008 at 8:41 PM.


Attached is a picture of Bridget and Michael John Sullivan. I thought you might be interested. I assume it is their wedding photo. I just noticed a pin on Bridget's collar. Under magnification I recognize it. My mother had it and gave it to my sister Maureen who gave it to her daughter Shelia prior to her death. The family history is that Bridgett was taken from a convent to work for the Queen of England (Mary) as a nanny for Prince Edward. I recall the pin was in a small leather covered box and in it was a note on a small piece of paper thanking Bridget for her service. I recall it was signed "The Duchess of York." Queen Mary -- before being Queen, was also the Duchess of York.
Kevin

Keep those family stories coming!
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Jane,
I was very excited to check back on the Deedy blog after being away for quite a while and read about Bridget's "royal connections"...I have corresponded w/Clare T. in the past (we are distant cousins), but hadn't heard that story yet. Bridget is the sister of my great-grandmother, Annie Deedy O'Neill, and I have tried off and on for over ten years to find records of her birth in Ireland, to no avail. How cool that she worked for the Royal Family! I'm impressed...
Thank,
Meg Van Buskirk
St. Petersburg, FL