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by Diana Cooper


  spends time away from London, 69, 77-8, 83, 88-9, 89-90, 91-2, 93-4, 98-9, 107-8

  on people’s unwillingness to leave London, 76-7

  on US presidential election, 91

  would like to live in small house in Tring Park, 94, 101-2, 106

  on success against Italians in North Africa, 97, 103

  reaction to news of Lord Lothian’s death, 97

  and Duff’s pre-Christmas illness, 98

  on Lord Halifax’s appointment to Washington, 98

  New Year 1941, 100-1

  hears about Commando exploit, 103-4

  dines with Beaverbrook 104-5

  and visit of Wendell Wilkie to London, 105, 106

  describes Churchill at Ditchley, 107-8

  lives and farms at Bognor, 109-30

  decides that her son should return to England at age of thirteen, 124

  on Hess, 122, 125

  on the Russians, 128-9

  spends a fortnight in America, 133-4

  in Hawaii, 135-6

  arrives in Singapore, 136

  in Singapore, 136-7, 140-1

  visits Batavia, 137-9

  visits Rangoon, 139-40

  visits India, 142-3

  visits Toungloo, 143

  visits Australia, 140-1, 143, 144-6

  visits Bali, 143-4

  makes radio broadcast to children in Australia, 145-6

  visits New Zealand, 146-7

  returns to Singapore, 147

  departure from Singapore, 148-9

  the journey back to England, 150-8

  arrives in London, 158

  and the start of her son’s time at Eton, 161-2

  based in Algiers, 159-79

  visits Churchill, 165-8

  on the plane after a visit to England, 170-1

  travels to Fez and Rabat, 171-2

  and culture physique, 172

  packs parcels for French prisoners, 172-3

  trip to the Atlas, 173

  on French Resistance, 173

  Silver Wedding Anniversary, 174

  on Roosevelt’s attitude to the French, 174-5

  on Randolph Churchill, 175, 176

  on death of Whistler, 176

  anticipates the move to Paris, 177

  visits Rome, 177-9

  based at British Embassy in Paris, 181-221

  finds the Chantilly house, 186

  arrival in Paris, 187-8

  describes life as Ambassador’s wife, 187-210

  on the torture chambers in Paris, 189

  on Churchill’s visit to Paris, 190-3

  on visit of Church leaders, 193-4

  considers ideas for summer holiday, 194

  affection for Louise de Vilmorin, 196

  attitude to Duff’s affairs, 196, 464

  advice to her son about women, 198

  at dress shows, 205, 206

  on art, 208-9 and n57, 299, 322-3, 417

  and Bevin’s visit, 209-10

  and Duff’s illness and convalescence in Monte Carlo, 210-21

  on Conrad Russell’s decision to be received into Catholic Church, 216-17

  on death of Conrad, and memories of him, 218-21

  leaves Embassy, 225

  retirement years in France, 225-6, 241-4, 262, 266-71, 274-82, 283-4, 286-8, 293-4, 302-6, 309-11, 315-16, 329, 330-5, 335-7, 356, 373-81, 382-3, 384-94, 399-419, 424-47, 450-60, 461, 462-3

  visits to Paris, 241-3, 262, 279-80, 283, 293, 302, 305, 310-11, 332-4, 368-9, 373, 375, 382-3, 390-4, 402, 440-7, 451

  visits to London, 229-33, 235-6, 237-8, 244-6, 262-5, 272-4, 284, 285, 308, 312, 313-15, 337-48, 394-6, 406

  and Evelyn Waugh (Mr Wu), 226, 229-30, 232-3, 234, 236, 237, 382, 383, 385-6, 459

  references to her health, 226, 228, 245, 247, 250, 262, 266, 282, 337, 381, 386, 387, 392, 405, 429, 430-1, 433-4, 452

  behaviour and attitude towards the Harveys, 227, 241-2, 277-8, 279, 280

  attends ball at Albert hall, 231

  visit to Brighton and Rottingdean, 233-5

  and wedding of Timothy Jones and Pandora Clifford, 246

  at Droitwich Spa Health Farm, 247-58

  on listening to radio, 247-8, 249, 251, 257-8, 342

  on music, 247 and n57, 249, 251, 257, 262-3

  on books, 248, 250, 252, 258, 276, 318-19, 324, 325, 341-2, 343, 413, 414-15, 428, 431, 433, 435, 451, 454-5

  on Gandhi, 248-9

  on reading old letters and papers, 249, 251, 252-3, 254, 377, 455

  memories of going to church as a child, 251-2

  and Gustav Hamel, 253-4

  and George Moore, 254-6

  and Basil Hallam, 254, 256-7

  and Duff’s investiture, 263

  lunch at Buckingham Palace, 263-5

  settling in at Chantilly, 267-71, 272, 274-7, 278-9, 281-2, 283, 286-8

  and the garden at Chantilly, 267, 304, 333, 336, 374, 375, 378, 403, 424

  and staff at Chantilly, 267, 268, 274-5, 276, 278, 283-4, 286, 287-8, 303, 330, 374, 375-6, 378, 458, 461, 462

  and livestock at Chantilly, 276-7, 281, 284, 286, 288, 304-5, 330-1, 375-6, 378, 387, 409

  melancholia, 271-2, 291, 292, 296, 297, 298, 301

  attends service at St Paul’s, 272-3

  attends ball at Buckingham Palace, 273-4

  upset by changes at the Embassy, 277-8

  attends ball at the Embassy for Princess Elizabeth’s visit, 279-80

  attends party for the Princess, 280-1

  and Breccles Hall, 284

  on the journey to Italy, 294-6

  in Switzerland, 294-6

  visit to Italy, 291-2, 296-302

  worries about Duff’s health, 291, 297-8, 300, 301

  and Venice Film Festival, 299-300, 301

  visits to Wilton, 306-8, 383-4

  visits Elsie Mendl, 309

  and Wynne Godley, 310

  and Deborah Hartington, 311

  visits Flora and Diana Russell, 312-13

  attends wedding of Henry Anglesey and Shirley Morgan, 314-15

  another visit to Italy, 317-26

  and George Meredith, 324

  and the Windsors, 333, 379-80, 423, 430, 440-3, 460

  attends party given by Paul-Louis Weiller, 333-4

  invited to join trip to North Africa, 334, 337, 344-5

  and birth of Prince of Wales, 334

  plans to go into St John and St Elizabeth’s Hospital, 337-8

  dines with the Chambures, 338-9

  and Colette, 339

  stays in St John and St Elizabeth’s Hospital, 338-48

  on Cardinal Mindszenty, 344

  the press discover her presence at the hospital, 329, 345-6

  and death of Bérard (Bébé), 347-8

  in Morocco, 329, 349-55, 357-61

  plans visit to Spain, 356

  visit to Spain, 329, 361-8

  further concerns about Duff’s health, 361, 362, 365, 366-7, 378

  and Willow the dog, 383, 384-5, 403, 404, 417-18

  visited by Princess Margaret, 387-9

  party at Maxim’s, 390-1

  La Grande Semaine, 373, 391-4

  visited by Duchess of Kent, 392

  ball in honour of, 373, 392-4

  attends party at Buckingham Palace, 394-6

  at Champneys, 396-8

  and Graham Greene, 410, 435, 436

  at Aix-en-Provence, 401, 410-19

  on Sea Huntress (yacht), 425-6

  meets Eisenhower, 435-6

  on Daisy’s yacht, 437, 438-9

  loses car in water, and buys another one, 437-8

  operation to deal with pouches in corners of her eyes, 444-7

  recalls birth of her son, 447

  another visit to Italy, 448-50

  inherits items from Emerald Cunard, 450

  receives gift of mink coat, 450-1

  and death of George VI, 452-3

  visits Patrick Leigh Fermor, 456-7

  and Duff’s peerage, 459-60

  after Duf
f’s death, 464

  life centres around her son and his family, 464

  and her grandchildren, 464

  moves to London, 464

  last years, 464-5

  death, 465

  Cooper, Duff, first Viscount Norwich

  family background, 6-8

  in Foreign Service, 2

  during First World War, 2-4

  marries DC, 2, 4

  and DC’s acting career, 6

  wants to leave Foreign Office, 6

  leaves Foreign Office to begin political career, 8

  becomes Secretary of State for War, 8

  becomes First Lord of the Admiralty, 8

  views on German threat to Czechoslovakia, 8-9

  resigns from his post, 9

  invited to lecture in America, 13-14

  in America, 18, 19-20, 20-1, 22, 23, 26, 27

  appointed as Minister of Information, 32

  press attacks on, 32-3, 40-1, 46, 47

  agrees to send his son to America, 33

  Beaverbrook wants to force him from office, 43

  and the hoax played on DC, 44

  and Wild Bill Donovan, 45

  relationship with press improves, 48

  tells story about English aviator, 49

  attends meeting in Woodford, 50

  listens to DC’s talk on radio, 53

  during air raid at Ministry of Information, 54

  comments on DC’s letters, 55, 98, 104

  on a visit to Lavington, 57, 58

  birthday gift to DC, 60

  shooting expedition, 62

  speaks on Children’s Hour programme, 63

  in London during the Blitz, 68, 70, 71-2, 73, 75, 78, 79-80, 82, 84, 86-7, 87-8, 89, 92, 95, 96-7, 102

  discussions with Toynbee at Oxford, 69

  and threat of invasion, 69

  travels to London from Surrey, 77

  and DC’s hopes of moving to the country, 94

  illness, 98

  DC describes his appearance in winter clothes, 99

  Christmas gift to Rex Whistler, 99

  letter censored, 104 and n36

  commutes to London from Bognor, 111-12, 113

  at Bognor, 114-15, 117, 122

  has flu-like illness, 122

  and Hess, 125

  tries to reform his Ministry, 127

  unhappy with his post at Ministry, 129

  rumours concerning future of, 129

  sent to Singapore with ministerial status, 133

  difficulties of his position in Singapore, 134

  flies to Batavia, 137

  in Burma, 139, 140

  homesick, 141

  in India, 142

  in Australia, 144

  works hard in his post, 145

  and the deteriorating situation, 147

  instructed to leave Singapore, 147, 148

  leaves Singapore, 149

  attempts to get Singapore on a better war footing, 149

  on the journey back to England, 154, 155-6

  arrives back in London, 158

  involved in secret work, 161 and n3

  writes biography of King David, 162

  sent to Algiers, 162-3

  in Algiers, 168

  in Morocco, 171-2

  Silver Wedding Anniversary, 174

  becomes Ambassador in Paris, 183

  converts a room in the Embassy into a library, 184

  sees torture chambers in Paris, 189

  visits provincial towns, 193

  spends a few days in England, 194

  affair with Louise de Vilmorin, 196

  DC’s attitude to affairs on, 196, 464

  continuing friendship with Louise after end of affair, 197

  reads aloud, 203, 414, 429, 433

  at Comédie Française, 205

  accompanies DC to obscure restaurants, 206

  illness and convalescence in Monte Carlo, 210-11, 212, 213, 214-15, 217-18, 221

  leaves the Embassy, 225

  relationship with Evelyn Waugh, 226

  given a knighthood, 229 and n2

  at a ball in Albert Hall, 231

  visit to Brighton, 233, 234

  DC’s comments on his clothes, 235-6, 332

  buys new clothes, 238

  visit to Hilaire Belloc, 239-40

  row with DC, 240-1

  spends evening with DC in Paris, 242-3

  investiture as Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, 261, 263

  book collection, 261, 275

  directorship of Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, 261-2

  at lunch at Buckingham Palace, 264

  decorations worn by DC, 265

  April Fool joke played on, 267

  engages André as member of staff, 268

  early days at Chantilly, 268, 270, 275

  attends service at St Paul’s, 272

  attends ball at Buckingham Palace, 274

  sacks André, 276

  goes to see Gentlemen’s Agreement, 283

  and Breccles Hall, 284

  becomes official representative of British Film Producers’ Association at Venice Film Festival, 285 n47, 291

  in Italy, 297-8, 299, 300, 301, 302

  secrecy about literary projects, 310

  in Rome, 320, 321

  and train delay, 323

  invited to lecture in America, 332

  leaves guns in England, 335

  dines at Travellers’ Club, 339-40

  visit to Spain, 361, 362, 364, 365, 366-7, 368

  injured in a fall, 366-7

  has plaster removed in Paris, 375

  plans to have poems privately printed, 377

  DC reads old letters from, 377

  goes to osteopath, 378

  dines with the Windsors, 379

  goes to Opio, 381

  and Willow the dog, 383, 384, 417-18

  and Princess Margaret’s visit, 388

  attends Buckingham Palace party, 394, 395, 396

  stays at Aix-en-Provence, 401, 411-12, 412-13, 414, 415-16, 419

  works on his books, 401-2, 407

  unsuccessful lunch in Paris, 402-3

  shooting success, 407

  receives offer for film rights on David, 409

  on return journey from shooting trip, 427-8

  receives complaining letter from partners in firm, 431

  and Director of Naval Intelligence, 431-2

  and Louise’s new book, 435

  conversation with Maugham, 438

  takes on responsibility for Opio, 438

  attends St George’s dinner at Cercle Allié, 440

  and DC’s memory of her son’s birth, 447

  another visit to Italy, 448, 449

  and the King’s death, 453

  meal at La Régence, 457

  offered a peerage, 459-60

  JJN comments on depiction in DC’s letters, 463

  death, 463

  DC takes a long time to recover from death of, 464

  brief references, 37, 56, 61, 78, 83, 100, 101, 103, 107, 135, 175, 202, 208, 209, 228, 251, 254, 271, 273, 279, 285, 293, 294, 295, 304, 305, 306, 311, 314, 315, 316, 317, 338, 342, 343, 344, 356, 369, 390, 406, 408, 410, 425, 434, 444, 451, 455, 462

  Writings:

  David (biography of King David), 162, 391 and n28, 409, 419

  Old Men Forget, 402

  Operation Heartbreak, 161 n3, 402, 407 and n8, 431-2

  Talleyrand, 411, 463

  Cooper, Gladys, 245 and n49

  Cooper, Jason, 464

  Cooper, John Julius, second Viscount Norwich see Norwich, John Julian

  Copenhagen, 220

  Cordova, 362

  Correggio, 323

  Corrigan, Laura, 264 and n4

  Corsham, 227

  Cotton, Polly, 214 and n73

  Coughlin, Father, 91 and n21

  Couve de Murville, Maurice, 208 and n53

  Coventry, 96

  Coward, Noël, 39, 116, 403, 40
4

  The Astonished Heart, 404n5

  Hoi Polloi, 404

  Home and Colonial, 404

  Cowles, Virginia, 174 and n22

  Craig, Bobby, 346

  Cranborne, Lady Betty, later Lady Salisbury, 39, 48, 211, 273, 306, 307, 468, 470

  Cranborne, Robert, Lord (Bobbety), later Marquess of Salisbury, 39, 48, 274, 306, 307, 308, 453, 469, 470

  Creil, 454

  Crete, 124

  Cripps, Fred, 62, 470

  Cripps, Milo, 59 and n36, 62, 110 n1, 475

  Cripps, Violet, 62, 89, 470

  Crosby, Mr (pseudonym), 103-4

  Crowther, Mr and Mrs, 317

  Cruger, Bertram, 80 and n11, 89, 92, 97, 99, 102, 271-2, 273, 468

  Cunard, Lady (Emerald), 198, 239, 246, 308 and n33, 406, 450

  Cunard, Nancy, 255

  Cunningham, Admiral, 274

  Curie, Eve, 76, 78, 89, 102, 175, 210, 380, 470

  Curzon Street, London, 99

  Cust, Harry, 1-2 and n1, 60 and n55, 332

  Czechoslovakia, 8, 9, 209

  Daily Express, 32-3

  Daily Mail, 201, 231

  Daily Mirror, 42

  Daily Telegraph, 48, 305

  Daisy see Fellowes, Daisy

  Dakar, 78 and n9

  Dampierre, Colonel, 349-50

  Daniel (employed at Chantilly), 374, 378

  Daphne see Bath, Lady Daphne; Wakefield (née Marler), Daphne

  Dark Summer, 228

  Darvel (air commander), 150

  Darwin, 144, 147

  Dashwood, John, 160, 470

  David see Herbert, David

  David, Mrs, 232, 233

  Davidson, Jo, 408

  Davidson, Lady Rachel, 273

  Deauville, 396

  Debo see Hartington (née Mitford), Deborah (Debo), later Duchess of Devonshire

  Debroux, 376

  Dédé à Anvers, 310

  Delbos, M., 204

  Delius, Frederick, 249, 257

  Demnat, 167-8

  Denmark, 373

  Denton, 107

  Deptford, 42, 44

  Derby, the, 426-7

  Derewski, Max, 253

  Descamps, M., 269

  Devonshire, Moucher, 415

  Devonshire House, 311

  Dewey, Thomas E., 332 and n8

  D.H. Evans store, London, 79

  Dick Barton, 251, 257

  Dickens, Charles, 463

  Little Dorrit, 414

  Dickson, Dorothy, 95

  Dictionary of National Biography, 7

  Dieppe, 198, 315, 331

  Dietrich, Marlene, 28

  Dill, General, 82

  Dimitri, Prince, 405 and n6

  Dior, 312, 415, 444, 450

  Diplomatic Corps, 185

  Director of Naval Intelligence (D.N.I.), 431-2

  Distinguished Service Order, 3, 463

  Ditchley, 39, 62, 69, 89, 91-2, 98-9, 100, 107-8, 155, 236, 237, 470

  Diversions, 95

  Dixon, Sir Pierson (Bob), 209 and n58, 210

  Dobbie, Governor-General, 157

 

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