The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, the Duke of Wellington, Viscountess Macmillan, Lady Bowman, Diana Tennant, Sir Martyn Beckett, Betty Morton, Peggy Cripps and the Duchess of Northumberland reminisce about the debutante season, Nazis, the Coldstream Guards, the Big Apple, the Kennedy Family, the Ritz Bar and all manner of things that recall a vanished way of life. Fascinating stuff. 48 minutes.
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Video Wednesday: Debutantes of 1939
The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, the Duke of Wellington, Viscountess Macmillan, Lady Bowman, Diana Tennant, Sir Martyn Beckett, Betty Morton, Peggy Cripps and the Duchess of Northumberland reminisce about the debutante season, Nazis, the Coldstream Guards, the Big Apple, the Kennedy Family, the Ritz Bar and all manner of things that recall a vanished way of life. Fascinating stuff. 48 minutes.
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