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June 30, 2009

June 30, 1973

Nancy Mitford died on June 30, 1973. One of the formidable Mitford sisters, she kept cats; here she says in a letter to Lady Redesdale: "Old animals are so much nicer. I love my cat now, but it took about 8 years."
Odd sentiment really. This was in 1959, and we don't know if this was Minet she was talking about, a cat Diana brought her.
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