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Died. The Rt. Rev. Alfred Walter Frank Blunt, 77, outspoken Bishop of Bradford (1931-55), whose mild-seeming remarks, in December 1936, that King Edward VIII (now the Duke of Windsor) should give "more positive signs" of knowing his duty toward religion sparked the already charged atmosphere of political crisis over the Wally Simpson romance, hastened the King's decision to abdicate; after long illness; at his home near York, England...
...world's long-distance prattling champion, Columnist Elsa Maxwell, 73, gave bemused Roman newshawks a dazzling sample of her art. Of her erstwhile enemy, the Duchess of Windsor: "My friend again!" Of her erstwhile friend, Monaco's Princess Grace: "Don't talk to me about that girl!" Of Grace's Prince Rainier III: "He's stuffed with decorations and hot air! I disapprove of Grace's marriage to a man without spirit or personality!" Of Italy's Cinemorsel Gina Lollobrigida: "Too obvious and never really sexy." Of Sophia Loren: "Sexy, very sexy...
Stately Homes. Europe is still the first love of footloose Americans. Britain expects 5% more Americans than last year's 255,400, who enriched Her Majesty's dollar reserves by $148 million. One-fifth of them will do the Windsor-Stratford-on-Avon-Warwick Castle-Edinburgh packaged run. But more and more are turning up in Torquay, the poor man's Riviera, and in Brighton, Britain's Atlantic City, or in the picturesque homes of British aristocracy which have been thrown open, at a fee, to tourists. Last week the Duke of Bedford...
...Europe aboard the S.S. United States, Elsa Maxwell made overtures of peace toward the Duchess of Windsor, with whom she has been feuding for the past three years. Said Elsa at this moment in history: "I once wrote the duchess that we were both strong personalities, and almost a law unto ourselves." Meeting history and the inner law, Elsa sent a conciliatory note to the duchess. The duchess responded by inviting Elsa to cocktails in her shipboard suite. Said Elsa, "She was charming; she can be very charming. The duke is always charming...
Avenue Montaigne, entering by twos and threes. Their credentials are carefully checked, and they are assigned seats according to a rigid protocol based on the prestige of their publications or the extent of their purchases in the years before. This year the Duchess of Windsor came late and unexpected, had to settle for a seat on the staircase...