Posted by Guy Stair Sainty
on 10/9/2009, 18:00:45, in reply to "Re: Prince & Princess of Hanover - separating??"
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It was vintage Jimmy Goldsmith, a very intelligent, charming and witty man - and said after his second divorce and third marriage; the last in line, however, never made it off the mistress' chaise longue (and there were dozens of intermediary peccadillos with hopefuls.
There are few more odious self-indulgent bores than EA of Hannover and it was always hard to understand what Pss C saw in him (she did not need his money) - but then the latter-day (Polignac) Grimaldi's strange heritage may have contributed to their poor choice, or non-choice of spouses.
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: I just googled the expression and I can't find
: any named attribution but Sir James.
: Frankly, I find it hard to believe that he
: really was the one who came up with it,
: because it just seems so right. And it's a
: situation that's as old as marriage!
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