![]() ![]() ![]() They broke off the engagement, but some people believe that had they married, it could have prevented World War I because it would have formed a very important German-American alliance. She was engaged to the crown prince of Prussia. (French novelist) Marcel Proust was her best friend. She consorted with all sorts of interesting people. She didn’t marry for the first time until she was 40. She bought an apartment in Paris at age 20. Q: What about her did you find so interesting?Ī: She was widely known to be one of the most intelligent people in the world, and also one of the most beautiful. She was so interesting, she had this crazy background, and I knew I had to feature her in another novel. I researched every person that Boldini ever painted, and I stumbled across Gladys Deacon, the Duchess of Marlborough. One of the central items of that book is this portrait that Giovanni Boldini painted that was found in the apartment and sold for 2 million euros at auction. ![]()
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