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Susannah had known [[Sir George Holford]] for some time as they both moved in court circles. The 1891 Census shows that on the day of the Census George was staying with Susannah and her husband Jack at Escrick for what appears to be a royal house party as Prince Albert Victor is included in the list of residents at Escrick on that day.<ref>1891 England Census, York, Escrick.</ref>
In 1912 a year after Susannah was widowed she married George in the Chapel Royal, St James. She was 48 and he 52 years old. George V, Queen Mary, Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria were present.<ref>"Sir George Holford and Mrs Graham Menzies", The Times, 18 July, 1912, p. 9</ref> The wedding was described in detail in The Times.
:"The aisle was lined by non-commissioned officers of the bridegroom's old regiment the 1st Life Guards. The bride who was given away by her two sons, wore a gown of old Point d'Alencon lace with a train of gold brocade veiled in chiffon. Instead of a hat she wore a headdress of gold lace and pink roses and she carried a bouquet of orchids...The King and Queen gave Sir George Holford a pair of sleeve links bearing the Royal monogram in diamonds and rubies."<ref>The Times, 18 July, 1912, p. 9.</ref>
They shared a mutual interest in trees and gardens so much so that the Botanical Society of the British Isles stated.
:"A happier union could not be conceived and their mutual taste for gardening in its highest stage of development. Nothing but loving care and infitite trouble could have made Silk Wood and the surroundings so supremely lovely."<ref>Botanical Society of the British Isles, "Report for 1879-1947", Vol 8, 1926, p. 99.</ref>
==Endnotes==
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