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Caroline Blackwood traces the later years of the Duchess of Windsor, who had retreated to a secluded estate outside Paris. While collaborating with Lord Snowdon for a London Sunday Times project, Blackwood encounters Maitre Suzanne Blum, a formidable French lawyer who keeps the Duchess confined within her grand house. Through interviews with contemporary figures such as Lady Monckton, Lady Diana Cooper and Lady Mosley, Blackwood paints a vivid portrait of the Duchess’s enduring legacy and her unsettling liaison with Blum.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Caroline Blackwood
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