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Margot Asquith

Margot was the second wife of Henry Asquith

, wife of the Prime Minister. Born 2 February 1864 in Scotland. She was an Aristocratic socialite and free spirit, and Asquith鈥檚 second wife, she called him Henry, his late first wife had called him Herbert.

Sinead Cusack plays Margot Asquith

As the daughter of two Irish actors it wouldn鈥檛 have been a stretch to suggest that Sinead would excel in the craft in later life, and as it turns out, she did. From the Abbey Theatre in Dublin to the Royal Shakespeare Company she treaded the boards, and her stage ability would see her receive two nominations for a Tony award. She has also starred alongside the genius of Peter Sellers and British acting institutions such as Roger Moore and is married to Jeremy Irons.

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