<P> In January 1912 , Olave met Second Boer War hero and founder of the Scouts , Robert Baden - Powell , on an ocean liner ( RMSP Arcadian ) on the way via the Caribbean to New York to start a lecture tour . She was 23 , he was 55 , and they shared the same birthday . They became engaged in September of the same year , causing a media sensation . They married on 30 October 1912 in a very private ceremony , in St. Peter 's Church , Parkstone , her Parish Church . She was given away by her father ; apart from clergy , the only other people present were his brother and sister and Robert Kekewich , a close friend of his , her mother & brother , her brother - in - law and Miss Sie Bower , a close friend of hers . </P>
<P> In January 1912 , Olave met Second Boer War hero and founder of the Scouts , Robert Baden - Powell , on an ocean liner ( RMSP Arcadian ) on the way via the Caribbean to New York to start a lecture tour . She was 23 , he was 55 , and they shared the same birthday . They became engaged in September of the same year , causing a media sensation . They married on 30 October 1912 in a very private ceremony , in St. Peter 's Church , Parkstone , her Parish Church . She was given away by her father ; apart from clergy , the only other people present were his brother and sister and Robert Kekewich , a close friend of his , her mother & brother , her brother - in - law and Miss Sie Bower , a close friend of hers . </P>
where did lord and lady baden powell met
where did lord and lady baden powell met
on an ocean liner ( RMSP Arcadian ) on the way via the Caribbean to New York
on an ocean liner ( RMSP Arcadian ) on the way via the Caribbean to New York