Vera Jane Siddons Beadon, formerly Jarvis and Whigham, was a Scottish socialite, heiress, and actress.
16 Facts About Jane Beadon
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Jane Beadon was known as the leading witness in the internationally publicized 1963 divorce case between her stepdaughter and stepson-in-law, Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll and Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll.
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Jane Beadon testified in court on behalf of the duke, presenting evidence supporting the duke's claim that the duchess had engaged in extramarital affairs.
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Jane Beadon's brother, Peter Corby, was a veteran of the Royal Air Force and the inventor of the modern trouser press.
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Jane Beadon was a descendant of the Welsh actress Sarah Siddons and a relative of the Kemble family.
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Jane Beadon had one daughter, Shirley Jarvis Hamilton, from this marriage.
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Jane Beadon later moved to the United States to market her father's trouser press and, while there, had an affair with a married American Army colonel.
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Jane Beadon appeared in public with a black eye, and claimed that her husband was responsible for the injury.
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Jane Beadon contested the will and won a dower right for life to one third of the income from his estate in the Bahamas.
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Jane Beadon was one of the leading witnesses in the highly publicized divorce case of her stepdaughter and Ian Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll.
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Jane Beadon presented evidence in court against her stepdaughter on behalf of the duke.
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The duchess counter-petitioned the divorce, accusing Jane Beadon of committing adultery with the duke.
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Jane Beadon was the last surviving figure of the divorce case.
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On 30 June 1999, Jane Beadon was found dead by a maid at her home in Maidenhead, Berkshire.
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Jane Beadon had been in poor health, confined to a wheelchair due to multiple sclerosis.
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Jane Beadon was portrayed by Katherine Manners in the 2021 historical drama series A Very British Scandal.