On 11 April 1901, at Saltwood Registry Office, near Folkestone, Kent, Rosie Boote married Geoffrey Taylour, 4th Marquess of Headfort, against his family's wishes and causing an international sensation."Young Lord Headford Headed Right for It" Los Angeles Times (February 27, 1901): 3."London's Newest Sensation" Washington Post (February 24, 1901): 3. "Tremendous efforts were made to prevent the marriage by all Lord Headfort's relatives and friends," noted a 1903 summary of the event; even the King attempted to discourage the match."London Social Sensation" New York Times (August 2, 1903): 4. Lord Headfort resigned his military commission to marry Miss Boote, and converted to Roman Catholicism soon after they wed.Eimear Walsh, "Scandal in High Society" National Library of Ireland blog (July 18, 2011). Theirs was one of the first weddings in a trend of Gaiety Girls marrying titled husbands, and Rosie Boote's acceptance into society set a template for how the rest could be received."Actresses Who Married Into the Nobility" New York Times (August 12, 1906): SM7."A Gaiety Dancer Weds Mr. Aspinall" New York Times (September 8, 1907): C1.
