Musette Majendie

Musette Frances Jacqueline Natalie Majendie CBE (1903–1981)[1] was the owner of Hedingham Castle.

[4] From 1930, Majendie led a programme at Hedingham supported by the Ministry of Labour to train unemployed men for jobs in service.

After the war, Majendie developed a close relationship with Dr Margery Blackie, who began to spend every weekend at Hedingham and consider the castle home.

[7] Majendie and Blackie held events at the castle such as fashion shows to raise funds for their respective interests, the Scout movement in Essex and the Homeopathic Society.

[10] Majendie and Blackie were jointly commemorated on a plaque in St Nicholas' Church, Castle Hedingham.

Memorial to Musette Majendie and Margery Blackie in St Nicholas' Church, Castle Hedingham , Essex