Wallis, Duchess of Windsor

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Wallis, Duchess of Windsor

by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 20 June 1964
Bequeathed by the estate of Francis Goodman, 1989
Photographs Collection
NPG x195061

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  • Francis Goodman (1913-1989), Photographer. Artist or producer of 1400 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.

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The Duchess of Windsor is shown at a fancy-dress ball hosted by the Comtesse de Rochambeau at her family's chateau at Saint Brice, near Paris. The Daily Express reported: 'The Duke and Duchess were among the first to arrive. They drank pink champagne (the décor in the house was pink too and so were the tents on the lawns). They shone smiles on friends and danced to the Brazilian band.' She appears dressed in a shimmering red cloak and a wig of ostrich feathers.

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  • NPG x195437: Group at Comtesse de Rochambeau's fancy-dress ball (includes the portrait)

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  • Place made: France (Château de Rochambeau, France)

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Current affairs

Harold Wilson narrowly wins the general election for the Labour Party, the first of his four election victories.
Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans become the last people to be executed in the United Kingdom before capital punishment was abolished in 1965.
The Sun newspaper replaces the Daily Herald.

Art and science

Top of the Pops begins its reign as the longest running television music show. The first broadcast was presented by Jimmy Savile and included the Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield, The Hollies and The Beatles, who were the show's first number 1 with I Want to Hold Your Hand.

International

The Civil Rights Act is passed in the USA, outlawing discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex or national origin. The Act abolished the 'Jim Crow Laws' in the Southern States, making forced segregation illegal.
After spending two years in prison Nelson Mandela is sentenced to Life in Prison for the crimes of sabotage and crimes equivalent to treason against the Republic of South Africa.

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