6/3/2023 0 Comments 1939 by Anne de CourcyThe last season of peace was nearly over. There was nothing to do but wait - and dance. As the hot summer drew on, the newspapers filled with ever more ominous reports of the relentless progress towards war. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain chaperoned his debutante niece to weekend house parties Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, lunched with the Headmaster of Eton Cabinet Ministers encountered foreign Ambassadors at balls in the houses of the great hostesses. The Season brought together influential people not only from Society but also from Government at the various events of the social calendar. Debs at War: How Wartime Changed Their Lives, 1939-1945 Margot at War: Love and Betrayal in. They sparkled their way through a succession of balls and parties and sporting events. See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Anne De Courcy. The young debutante daughters of the upper classes were presented to the King and Queen to mark their acceptance into the new adult world of their parents. The Season of 1939 brought all those 'in Society' to London. A wonderful portrait of British upper-class life in the Season of 1939 - the last before the Second World War. A wonderful portrait of British upper-class life in the Season of 1939 - the last before the Second World War.The Season of 1939 brought all those in Society to London.
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