
The Duchess of Windsor
Memoirs of a Friend
Diana Mosley(Author)
Gibson Square Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 1. February 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-78334-213-6 (ISBN)
Description
A consummate writer and intimate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Diana Mosley was a frequent guest at their parties in Paris or at 'the Moulin' in Orsay, where they were neighbours. Written in her inimitable style - archly intelligent, witty and perceptive - Diana Mosley paints a remarkable portrait of her friend that is both extremely life-like and realistic with regards to her flaws. What was it that utterly captivated the heir to the throne and made him renounce it so that he might never be parted from her? It is this question which Diana Mosley seeks to answer and which she is perhaps better qualified to answer than anyone else.
Reviews / Votes
'Irresistible. One controversial expatriate on another' Philip Mansel 'Diana Mosley writes with wit and intelligence and intimate knowledge of her subject.' Philip Ziegler 'A vivid portrait by one who knew and understood the subject well.' Michael BlochMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
284 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78334-213-6 (9781783342136)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Previous edition

Book
10/2019
3rd Edition
Gibson Square Books Ltd
€32.39
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Person
Diana Mosley was the one but oldest of Mitford sisters. She wrote best-selling autobiography A Life of Contrasts and The Pursuit of Laughter. Her life has been the subject of three biographies. She first married Bryan Guinness and next Oswald Mosley, with both of whom she had two sons. She was a longstanding friend and neighbour of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and their neighbour in Paris.
Content
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 A Young Lady from Baltimore
2 Navy Wife
3 The Little Prince
4 Prince of Wales
5 Divorce and Remarriage
6 Ich Dien
7 Mrs Simpson meets the Prince
8 The Prince in Love
9 Loved by a King
10 Storm Clouds
11 Abdication
12 King into Duke
13 Marriage
14 The First Two Years
15 War
16 The Bahamas
17 The Windsors in France
18 The Brilliant Duchess
19 Old Age
20 Summing Up
Notes
Index
Introduction
1 A Young Lady from Baltimore
2 Navy Wife
3 The Little Prince
4 Prince of Wales
5 Divorce and Remarriage
6 Ich Dien
7 Mrs Simpson meets the Prince
8 The Prince in Love
9 Loved by a King
10 Storm Clouds
11 Abdication
12 King into Duke
13 Marriage
14 The First Two Years
15 War
16 The Bahamas
17 The Windsors in France
18 The Brilliant Duchess
19 Old Age
20 Summing Up
Notes
Index