David Niven’s brother Henry (Max) with his bride Doreen Platt and David. Savoy Chapel, Strand. April 1940.
1940. Max Niven’s wedding
1940. Max Niven’s wedding
David Niven’s brother Henry (Max) with his bride Doreen Platt and David. Savoy Chapel, Strand. April 1940.
1940. Max Niven’s wedding
Hjördis Genberg Niven 
Thank you that is very helpful.
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Thank you so much. That is really helpful.
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Thank you for this wonderful photo of Max and Doreen.
Doreen is my great aunt (my grandmother’s sister from the Platt side of the family) and I’ve never seen this photo.
It’s great to discover these stories and photos!
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Hi Bonnie. You’re very welcome.
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Hi Bonnie – do you know what your Great Aunt, Doreen Platt, did in the 1930s? Was she an actress? I have a reference of her going to dinner at Quaglinos in 1939 with a character I am researching, thanks Tom
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Hi Tom,
No, my great aunt Doreen was most certainly not an actress.
Doreen, her brothers and sisters, social circles were mostly the upper echelons of British society and had a wide variety of friends.
Doreen (and her brothers and sisters) inherited a vast fortune in their own right.
Doreen, married Max Niven (David Niven’s brother).
Valerie (Doreen’s sister) married Denis Compton (the cricketer and Arsenal football player).
The Platt sisters’ beauty is also mentioned in David Niven’s book ‘The moon’s a balloon’.
Quaglinos – that was one of my favourite restaurants/cocktail bar in London! What a coincidence 😁
Kind regards
Bonnie
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Hi Bonnie. I’ve found a newspaper photo of Doreen, from March 1940, after the announcement of her engagement:
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Wow! Many thanks. My family will love that information.
She was absolutely gorgeous looking and so stylish.
Many thanks again!
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