airo . ▁He ▁was ▁Minister ▁to ▁Switzerland ▁ 1 9 4 0 – 4 2 ▁followed ▁by ▁appoint ments ▁as ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Argentina ▁ 1 9 4 2 – 4 6 , ▁to ▁Turkey ▁ 1 9 4 6 – 4 9 ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁ 1 9 4 9 – 5 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St ▁Michael ▁and ▁St ▁George ▁( CM G ) ▁in ▁the ▁King ' s ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁promoted ▁to ▁Knight ▁Commander ▁( K CM G ) ▁in ▁the ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁on ▁his ▁appointment ▁to ▁Argentina , ▁and ▁to ▁Knight ▁Grand ▁Cross ▁( GC M G ) ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁made ▁a ▁Knight ▁of ▁Mal ta ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁Family ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁while ▁serving ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁Kelly ▁met ▁and ▁married ▁Isabel ▁Ad ela ▁M ills . ▁They ▁had ▁a ▁son ▁and ▁a ▁daughter , ▁but ▁she ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁he ▁married ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁Marie - No ë le ▁de ▁J our da ▁de ▁V aux , ▁who ▁as ▁Lady ▁Kelly ▁became ▁" a ▁diplom atic ▁host ess , ▁travel er ▁and ▁writer ▁... ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁grandes ▁d ames ▁of