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
