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...divorce from Louise, the duke married Mrs. Sweeny. Last week in Edinburgh, the Toppers too were divorced. Their decree. 65.000 words long, took the judge. Lord Wheatley, 4½ hours to read through. It was no Cole Porter lyric. On the basis of the evidence, declared the judge, the duchess, now 49, "was a completely promiscuous woman whose sexual appetite could only be satisfied by a number of men." He named four specific adulterers: John Cohane, 50, a U.S. businessman living in Ireland whom the court described as a "self-confessed wolf" with "the morals of a tomcat"; Harvey Combe...
About to set out on a tour of the U.S., Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, 67, and her son, Prince Jean, 42, arrived on the White House lawn by Marine helicopter. Sister-in-Law Eunice Shriver stood in for Jackie Kennedy as hostess in the outdoor greeting ceremony. The First Lady, advised by her doctor to stay inside when she can, peered out from an upstairs window with Caroline...
...Special Way. The expected August addition to the White House family was much on the President's mind last week. Bestselling Baby Doctor Benjamin Spock was among the guests at dinner for the Grand Duchess. And when Kennedy stood in for Jackie as host at a brunch for congressional wives, he assured them that Jackie, too, "is engaged in increasing the gross national product in her own special way." As for Jackie, she had flown to New York, where she paid a surprise visit to the Metropolitan Opera House to see a performance by London's Royal Ballet...
...language. They are 96.9% Catholic, but the government pays the salaries of the country's sole rabbi and its only Protestant minister. Even the country's few Communists profess loyalty to the royal family. Titular head of state since 1919 has been the handsome, highly esteemed Grand Duchess Charlotte, 67, who later this month will pay her first official visit to the U.S. since she escaped in World War II to head her government in exile...
...affairs. "They have a lot to offer," argues one. "Internationally, Luxembourg is the voice of 20th century Europeanism, the voice of reason in the Common Market, NATO and the U.N. But it is too modest." In fact one of President Kennedy's underlying reasons for inviting the Grand Duchess to Washington is to suggest that Luxembourg should use its moderating influence more readily. But the Luxembourgeois are not likely to change their ways. "When cats fight," they explain, "kittens should stay...