Daphne Fielding

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Writer Daphne Fielding was educated at Queen's College in London, England, and St James's, Malvern, England, and then became a member of the Oxford, England, set of the 1920s led by Brian Howard, Harold Acton and Evelyn Waugh. She made a rather unhappy marriage, but devoted much attention to running the family seat, Longleat, in Wiltshire, England. She wrote the first guidebook to Longleat, and followed this with 'Before the Sunset Fades' in 1953. Other books included 'Emerald and Nancy,' a joint life of Lady Cunard and her daughter.

Women writers, Women authors, Vivian, Daphne Winifred Louise

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An outcast, yes ... but a man?

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It has been claimed recently by Michael Bloch, who worked under Maitre Suzanne Blum, the lawyer of the Duchess of Windsor and has written several books about the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, that the Duchess of Windsor was a victim of AIS, a condition which meant that she was born with the male XY chromosome, developed externally as a female but had no internal reproductive organs. This claim seems to be have been made simply in order to attract publicity, and Bloch cannot now expect to be taken seriously as a historian.

Behavior, Simpson, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of Windsor

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Nancy, Lady Smiley

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Nancy Smiley became a key figure in society in London, England, in the 1920s, mainly through the photographs of her brother, Cecil Beaton. She married Sir High Smiley in Jan 1933, and this marriage was to last over 57 years. She established an extremely happy family life, and took great pride in her son, John, and his children and grandchildren. She remained active until almost the very end of her life, and continued to take a keen interest in her family.

United Kingdom, Other General Government Support, Population information, Obituaries (Honors), Obituaries, Beaton, Nancy Elizabeth Louise Hardy

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