| Jemma Kidd | |
| Countess of Mornington | |
| Birth Name: | Jemma Madeleine Kidd |
| Birth Date: | 20 September 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Guildford, England |
| Occupation: | Make up artist, former fashion model |
| Children: | 3 |
| Relatives: | Jodie Kidd (sister) Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (great-grandfather) |
Jemma Madeleine Wellesley, Countess of Mornington (née Kidd; born 20 September 1974), is a British make up artist, fashion model, and aristocrat.
She currently resides on the Stratfield Saye estate, Hampshire.
Lady Mornington was a fashion model before becoming a make-up artist. In 2002, she attended the gala opening party for Le Touessrok Hotel in Mauritius.[1] In 2003, she opened her own "Make-up School" in London.
She was a director of the Jemma Kidd Make-up Limited, which was incorporated in 2005, Ghislaine Maxwell was also a director.[2] The company launched a cosmetics range in 2006, which was available in the UK (in Boots), America, Australia, Hong Kong, and Canada.
Her book Jemma Kidd Make-up Masterclass was published in 2009.
Jemma Kidd Make-up went into administration in October 2012.[3] It was dissolved in January 2020.
The wedding of Jemma Kidd with Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington, took place at St James Church in Holetown, Barbados, on 4 June 2005.
The couple has twins and a younger son:[4]
Lady Mornington is separated from Lord Mornington, the heir apparent of the 9th Duke of Wellington. The couple announced their separation in August 2020.