Talk:Diana Mosley

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Atheism[edit]

Can anyone provide links that Mitford was an atheist? I cannot find any reference to religion in her obiturary: [1]

References

  1. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3148299.stm

Biography assessment rating comment[edit]

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BUF[edit]

a lifelong supporter of the British Union of Fascists, to which she made financial contributions until 1994.

This cannot be right as the BUF ceased to exist in 1940, I'm removing the later part of this statment, and the word 'lifelong' from the first clause. Perhaps the author meant a life long supporter of fascism and financially supported fascist organizations other than the BUF, of this I have no information. Mintguy 20:57, 15 Aug 2003 (UTC)

After deleting the above, it has returned in the following form

After her marriage she was a lifelong supporter of the British Union of Fascists, to which she made financial contributions until the 1994 death of its organiser Jeffrey Hamm. She often attended its annual dinners.

The BUF ceased to exist in 1940, Jeffrey Hamm died in 1980 and he was the leader on the "Union Movement". Please please, check your facts!! Mintguy 17:58, 19 Aug 2003 (UTC)

Appologies for missing the appearance of the talk link. I was rearranging the text and I'm afriad I didn't notice you deletion of the above text. I have changed to sentence to refer to the Union Movement but I have been unable to find any references to Jeffrey Hamm's death other than being in 1994. I believe that Mosley died in 1980 are you sure you're not thinking of that?

McClelland[edit]

"She later married Scot Gabriel McClelland."

I can't find any evidence for the above mentioned marriage. Am I missing something or is someone mistaken? Cjrother 18:57, 31 Mar 2004 (UTC)

  • I couldn't find any references to this marriage so I removed the sentence. Cjrother 14:29, 11 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

Diana Mitford, Lady Mosley[edit]

Is this title correct? I would have thought that she wouldn't have been called Mitford after she married Mosley. Should the comma be replaced by "later known as" or should it just say Diana Mitford as it used to? Cjrother 03:26, 18 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Tennant[edit]

Stella Tennant is a granddaughter of Deborah. Stella appears in the upcoming Burberry campaign.

Supermodels[edit]

Recently added by an anonymous user: "Two of her grandchildren are supermodels. [The Sisters by Mary Lovell]"

Does anyone know who these two are? There can't be that many supermodels can there? I have no idea what the text in the single square bracket is. Cjrother 04:11, 18 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I think the bit in the square brackets may have been an attempt at a reference. Anyway I have removed it. Cjrother 03:46, 24 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
It was clearly a footnote. I've restored it. Even an ill-formed reference is better than no reference at all. - Nunh-huh 04:30, 24 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Incarceration with Mosley[edit]

I believe there were other men incarcerated at Holloway (women's prison), namely, Major de Laessoe and at least one other man, with whom they shared quarters with (3 couples to a cottage). When Churchill cleared the way for the Mosely to join Diana, he did so for all the remaining couples incarcerated under the wartime Rule 18B.

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Hitler, Goebbels, Mussolini[edit]

I think it's amusing that someone felt it necessary to "decorate" this page with a Hilter/Mussolini meeting photograph as well as a phtoto of Goebbels, whom was mentioned, but is clearly NOT Ms. Mitford. I don't want a revert war, but urge that these two photos be deleted. I also see that the over-eager and destructive Betacommandbot destroyed the image of the article's subject, but I find it hard to believe no 'free' 60-year-old public domain (and/or "free") image of her exists. She was quite beautiful, no one denies that, despite what one might believe about her political views. - Nhprman 22:09, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Checking through the contribution history it appears that photos have been added and deleted several times. I agree that unrelated photos of Goebbels, Hitler, Mussolini are not really suitable for this article. A photo of the subject with them or anyone else would be suitable though. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 22:17, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It is not decoration to insert pictures of nazis she met and are mentioned. They were central to her life. The nazis were not very amusing people, by the way. Peterlewis (talk) 06:19, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It very much *is* decoration when these people are NOT the subject of the article. Unless Mrs. Mosley is pictured IN the vehicle with Mussolini and Hitler, it's irrelevant. The photo of Goebbels' Identity Documents here is LAUGHABLY irrelevent. Placing photos people who have met or had interractions with the subject is not standard at WP. And no, the Nazis were not "amusing." Who on earth said they were? What's amusing is the rather juvenile attempt at OVERKILL in identifying this person as a Nazi. We get it without the photos. - Nhprman 14:52, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thus speaks a sage. Perhaps if you related your concerns about photos in a moderate way, it might help to progress your concerns. WP is an encyclopedia with pictures in the 21st century. Too many artciles are just text only (and much of the text is badly written and out of date, often to 1911 to be precise). Diana Mitford hobnobbed with top nazis and that point is worth emphasising with photos. Ot perhaps you don't like the emphasis? Peterlewis (talk) 16:03, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not a "sage," I'm simply engaging in conversation. I'm a huge fan of photos in articles. That idiotic Betacommandbot destroyed tens of thousands of perfectly good photos without any chance for the uploaders to put proper documentation on them. So please don't lecture me about photos - go find ones that take the place of what was lost during that bot's destructive mini-reign of terror. That said, we don't need to put photos of everyone she "hobnobbed" with in the article to make the point. The text really does make the point just fine. It would be ludicrous to put 4-5 photos of folks each article's subject met and spoke with in every article here, and it would make it little more than a celebrity gossip site if it became a common practice. And I'm sure neo-Nazis would love it if Hitler showed up frequently on pages here, decorating articles of people he "hobnobbed" with. Not a good plan. Note also that Diana's sister Unity Mitford has photos on her page as well, but they directly relate to HER life, for example, she frequented Hitler's retreat, attended that rally pictured, and drove in a Mercedes like the one pictured. The photo of Hitler is gratuitious there, too, unfortunately. - Nhprman 02:14, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Please also see: [1] which gives the following guidance: "Images must be relevant to the article they appear in and be significantly relative to the article's topic." While in general "Nazism" is relative, the event and document portrayed in the photos were not relevant to Mitford. - Nhprman 04:04, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The photos in question are not relevant to this article. A photo of her with Hitler or Goebbels would be relevant (I don't recall that she ever met Mussolini), but random photos of them, let alone of their Reichstag rail passes (!) are not relevant. They should be deleted. Intelligent Mr Toad (talk) 08:46, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Her occupations[edit]

Her occupations or professions are listed thusly:

"Editor, author, writer, reviewer, publisher, translator"

Can somebody, please, explain the difference betwen an "author" and a "writer"? Also, a "reviewer" is not usually listed as a separate occupation, unless it's the only or main job the person in question ever performed for a publication.

Trying to pump up a person's curriculum with ridiculous distinctions is actually demeaning to that person, you know...? I think she deserves better. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.61.34.151 (talk) 18:33, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes that(s quite right, why not add "typewriter, stenograph, and eraserwoman". --Alexandre Rongellion (talk) 22:34, 30 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
It's just over-zealous school kids. You are free to change it. Span (talk) 03:48, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Gallery[edit]

I added a photo to the gallery, of the Mitford sisters in 1935, but the size of it isn't as good and clear as it is in the Mitford family article. When I try to add stuff like |thumb|250px|, what happens is that |thumb|250px| just appears in the description of the photo in the gallery. How can it be made larger? Oel43 (talk) 11:41, 13 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Corrections and changes.[edit]

I have made several, from what my English skills allow, corrections to the article. Frankly I found it riddled with bazaar non encyclopaedic phrases, too much weight put on certain things, and blatant factual errors from what I could see. I would like to express that if any of my changes are incorrect or perhaps could do with improvement, I will gladly like to see people point this out. Thank you. (visiting her grave today gave me a new interest in this rather dubious lady, I must say) --Τασουλα (Shalom!) (talk) 22:40, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

All good changes, thank you for that. Most of the article text seems to have been inspired by one particular biography or other and the informal 'cosy' register has crossed over. I'm not sure the article has had a major reworking since then. All improvements very welcome. Best wishes Span 23:20, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your positive response :) --Τασουλα (Amira) (talk) 17:29, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Desert Island Discs[edit]

There was a claim that the discs chosen by Diana Mitford was the same as Golda Meir. According to the BBC's Desert Island Disc archive Mrs Meir never appeared on the show. Therefore I have removed the comparison to Golda Meir's choices. 64.26.155.185 (talk) 21:09, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I had wondered about that but hadn't had a chance to search it out yet. Well noticed.RafikiSykes (talk) 21:57, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Category:English Nazi collaborators[edit]

Diana appears in this category (along with a number of men who were members of the British Free Corps) but her husband Oswald Mosley does not. I suggest that this is illogical, and I propose to remove her from this category, unless anyone can produce a citation for any acts of collaboration which she committed during WWII. She does not appear to have been put on trial. Alekksandr (talk) 23:01, 26 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Good catch - agree with your action. I find WP lists a bit problematic at times and this is another such example.Nickm57 (talk) 02:22, 27 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Now done. Alekksandr (talk) 17:24, 27 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Third reich[edit]

hi. it seems that this line: 'It was still lovely to wake up in the morning and feel that one was lovely One' has been either vandalized, or wrongly worded during quotation; in either case, as it stands, no particle of meaning can be derived from it. fyi. 63.142.146.194 (talk) 04:58, 26 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Strangely, the quote has hardly changed since it was added on 15 August 2003, and is accurate from page 343 of Mosley's book. Must be an "in joke". I rewrote the sentence with less detail. --Wire723 (talk) 08:53, 26 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
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