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Aged 14, Diana had bewitched James Lees-Milne, and long after they parted ways, she remained the ‘unattainable object of his desire’. (Courtesy of Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University)
The Queen and her Court. Left to right: Ralph Jarvis, Randolph Churchill, Diana, Tom Mitford, Diana Churchill and James Lees Milne, 1927. (Courtesy of Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University)
The unhappy youth: James Lees-Milne stands next to Pamela and Nancy. (Courtesy of Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University)
Diana often graced the pages of society magazines. Pictured here at the age of 18, the portrait captures her youthful optimism. (Private collection)
Batsford Park enchanted Diana. (Courtesy of Debbie Catling)
Asthall Manor was bought with the profit garnered from the sale of Batsford Park. Diana loved the library and the children’s private quarters, known as ‘The Cloisters’. (Courtesy of Debbie Catling)
Swinbrook House was a poor substitute for Asthall. (Courtesy of Debbie Catling)
Rutland Gate was the family’s London base. (Photographed by Sholom Ellenberg, reproduced by kind permission of Meems Ellenberg)
Diana and Bryan leave St Margaret’s, Westminster, following their marriage. (Courtesy of Stephen Kennedy)
Diana and Lady Adelaide ‘Dig’ Bidddulph at Forthampton Court at a meet of the Ledbury Hunt, 1929. (Private collection)
Diana leaves a post-operative appointment with Dr Gillies, 1935. (Courtesy of Stephen Kennedy)
Irene lived a varied life and often mixed high society with the artistic world – as seen here photographed with Charles Chaplin during a visit to Hollywood in 1926. (Courtesy of Stephen Kennedy)
Dazed by Nazism, Unity always wore her Swastika pin. (Courtesy of Stephen Kennedy); In this study by Paul Tanqueray, Diana was noted as having ash-blonde hair and china-blue eyes. (Private collection); Deborah and Lord Andrew Cavendish, photographed in 1939. (Private Collection)
Diana’s ethereal beauty continued to be celebrated long after she disgraced society. (Private collection)
The Mosleys after their realase from prison. (Private collection)
Cover illustrations
Front: Mrs Bryan Guinness, formerly Diana Freeman-Mitford (1910–2003) and later Diana Mosley. © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans. Back: The Mosleys after their release from prison. (Private collection)
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