Prime Minister’s daughter marries

Westminster, 1 December 1915 - Violet Asquith, the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister Herbert Asquith, was married yesterday at the House of Commons church at Westminster.

Ms. Asquith married Maurice Bonham Carter, who has acted for some time as private secretary to the Prime Minister. A huge crowd assembled on the concourse outside the church to watch the arrival of the bride and her parents, and to see the wedding guests.

There was no wedding reception, but the wedding party and many guests retired to Downing Street before the bride and groom left on their honeymoon.

Members of the Asquith family during a visit to Ireland in 1912, Violet Asquith seated far right with Maurice Bonham Carter standing behind her. (Image: Illustrated London News [London, England], 19 July 1912)

[Editor's note: This is an article from Century Ireland, a fortnightly online newspaper, written from the perspective of a journalist 100 years ago, based on news reports of the time.]