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Personal Life of Baden Powell
Baden-Powell met his future wife, Olave St Clair Soames, on the ocean
liner Arcadian in 1912. She was 23, he was 55. The marriage gained a
lot of media publicity due to the high profile nature of Baden Powell.
They were married in secret and later had three children.
Baden-Powell was a keen illustrator. He regularly drew
paintings and drawings – often with a humorous slant. He
was also an excellent storyteller and loved amateur
dramatics.
“The most worth-while thing is to try to put
happiness into the lives of others.”
Letter (September 1940)
