Kick Kennedy: The Charmed Life and Tragic Death of the Favorite Kennedy Daughter (38 page)

To Kick’s perception: Jean Lloyd to BL, author interview.

“We have advanced…”: Billy Hartington to Kathleen Kennedy Hartington, September 4, 1944, quoted in Doris Kearns Goodwin,
The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys
, p. 803.

September 9: The account of the events of September 9 draws from the author’s interviews with Andrew Devonshire, Debo Devonshire, Anne Tree, Elizabeth Cavendish, and Jean Lloyd. Also, the scrapbooks of Debo Devonshire and Jean Lloyd. Also, Julian Paget,
Second to None: The History of the Coldstream Guards
.

Looking back: Address by Major General Sir Allan Adair at the 5th Battalion Coldstream Guards Farewell Parade, Cologne Stadium, July 1945.

the duke was able to learn: Anne Tree to BL, author interview.

“I want you…”: Duchess of Devonshire to Kathleen Kennedy Hartington, September 13, 1944, Amanda Smith, ed.,
Hostage to Fortune: The Letters of Joseph P. Kennedy,
p. 600.

“numb”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, September 23, 1944, JFKL.

“to dry our tears”: Rose F. Kennedy to Kathleen Kennedy Hartington, September 25, 1944, JFKL.

“a lot of problems…”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, September 23, 1944.

“I like to think…”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington to Rose F. Kennedy and Joseph P. Kennedy, September 10, 1944, JFKL.

Ten

Poole Harbour: Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke,
War Diaries, 1939–1945
, p. 597.

The duke wanted: Debo Devonshire to BL, author interview.

In anticipation: Anne Tree to BL, author interview.

his state of despair was to persist: Jean Lloyd to BL, author interview.

a photograph of Billy: Jean Lloyd to BL, author interview.

For the duke and duchess: Debo Devonshire to BL, author interview.

“to bring Billy back…”: Duchess of Devonshire to Rose F. Kennedy, May 15, 1945, JFKL.

struck them as a miracle: Jean Lloyd to BL, author interview.

“died”: Debo Devonshire to BL, author interview.

she had gone at once: Debo Devonshire to BL, author interview.

the tension was palpable: Debo Devonshire to BL, author interview.

a vague awareness on her part: Debo Devonshire to BL, author interview.

she had asked Duke Eddy: Debo Devonshire to BL, author interview.

“distracted”: Nancy Mitford to Lady Redesdale, September 24, 1944, Charlotte Mosley, ed.,
Love from Nancy: The Letters of Nancy Mitford
(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993), p. 130.

indeed she had been: Debo Devonshire to BL, author interview.

almost more than she could bear: Debo Devonshire to BL, author interview.

she found herself thinking: Debo Devonshire to BL, author interview.

“very clear about what she wanted”: Richard Holderness (formerly Richard Wood) to BL, author interview.

“had its purpose…”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, December 23, 1944, JFKL.

she had never in her life: Elizabeth Cavendish to BL, author interview.

the duke and duchess agreed: Elizabeth Cavendish to BL, author interview.

Elizabeth volunteered: Elizabeth Cavendish to BL, author interview.

a painful breach: Debo Devonshire to BL, author interview. Also, Jean Lloyd to BL, author interview.

his mother’s failure: Debo Devonshire to BL, author interview.

Kick worried: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, September 23, 1944, JFKL.

Now it called to mind: Debo Devonshire to BL, author interview.

For Billy’s family as well: Anne Tree to BL, author interview.

made a point of vowing: Jean Lloyd to BL, author interview.

would very much have preferred: Anne Tree to BL, author interview.

poured down her cheeks: Anne Tree to BL, author interview.

stares and speculation: Jean Lloyd to BL, author interview.

were aware by this point: Debo Devonshire to BL, author interview.

Her close friends perceived: Jean Lloyd to BL, author interview.

In separate conversations: Jean Lloyd to BL, author interview. Also, Fiona Arran to BL, author interview.

“I just start…”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington to John F. Kennedy, October 31, 1944, JFKL.

“playacting”: Andrew Devonshire to BL, author interview.

By degrees: Jean Lloyd to BL, author interview.

uncertainty about the future: Anne Tree to BL, author interview.

Known affectionately: Duke of Devonshire to the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, November 13, 1944, Chatsworth.

“mother hen”: Duke of Devonshire to the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, November 13, 1944, Chatsworth.

“nag away”: Andrew Devonshire to BL, author interview.

“right under”: Deborah Devonshire,
Wait for Me!: Memoirs of the Youngest Mitford Sister,
p. 130.

she suspected that: Debo Devonshire to BL, author interview.

“Darling, I suppose…”: Quoted in Deborah Devonshire,
Wait for Me!: Memoirs of the Youngest Mitford Sister,
p. 131.

In retrospect: Debo Devonshire to BL, author interview.

“Now it has been…”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, January 13, 1945, JFKL.

In conversation with: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, January 21, 1945, JFKL.

feeling much better: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, January 21, 1945, JFKL.

“I don’t like…”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington quoted by Jean Lloyd to BL, author interview.

Kick confided: Jean Lloyd to BL, author interview.

like a throwback: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington to John F. Kennedy, January 25, 1945, JFKL.

very eager indeed: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letters to her family, February 11 and February 17, 1945, JFKL.

amused her to consider: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, March 10, 1945, JFKL.

“It nearly kills me…”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, March 24, 1945, JFKL.

“in terrific spirits”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, March 24, 1945, JFKL.

By Andrew’s own account: Andrew Devonshire to BL, author interview.

Andrew strove to hide: Andrew Devonshire to BL, author interview.

it pained him now: Andrew Devonshire to BL, author interview.

Andrew was tormented: Andrew Devonshire to BL, author interview.

he could not help but feel: Andrew Devonshire to BL, author interview.

he strove to conceal: Anne Tree to BL, author interview.

endeavored to mask: Andrew Devonshire to BL, author interview.

“Am pleased…”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington to John F. Kennedy, April 1, 1945, JFKL.

“too closely connected”: Duchess of Devonshire to Rose F. Kennedy, April 15, 1945, JFKL.

the arrival of a telegram: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, April 3, 1945, JFKL.

“the agony…”: Duchess of Devonshire to Rose F. Kennedy, May 15, 1945, JFKL.

unfortunate: Duchess of Devonshire to Rose F. Kennedy, May 15, 1945, JFKL.

“rather cold”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, April 3, 1945, JFKL.

one other young woman: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington to John F. Kennedy, April 1, 1945, JFKL.

“easier”: Duchess of Devonshire to Rose F. Kennedy, May 15, 1945, JFKL.

“without the best ones”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, May 12, 1945.

Eleven

she complained: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington to John F. Kennedy, April 1, 1945, JFKL.

too small: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, May 27, 1945, JFKL.

Mindful that her father: Debo Devonshire to BL, author interview.

it was evident to her English friends: Jean Lloyd to BL, author interview.

It pained his widow: Jean Lloyd to BL, author interview.

possibly assisting Andrew: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, May 27, 1945, JFKL.

canvass for Richard Wood’s brother: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, June 20, 1945, JFKL.

“a terrific swing to the Left”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington to John F. Kennedy, April 28, 1945, JFKL.

“very shocked”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington to John F. Kennedy, April 28, 1945, JFKL.

“With the war…”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington to John F. Kennedy, April 28, 1945, JFKL.

“those foolish people”: Lord Moran, Churchill:
Taken from the Diaries of Lord Moran: The Struggle for Survival, 1940–1965
(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1966), p. 271.

“not very keen…”: Lord Moran,
Churchill: Taken from the Diaries of Lord Moran: The Struggle for Survival, 1940–1965,
p. 269.

“The desire for…”: Lord Moran,
Churchill: Taken from the Diaries of Lord Moran: The Struggle for Survival, 1940–1965,
p. 270.

“Britishers will go…”: John F. Kennedy,
New York Journal-American,
June 24, 1945.

spat upon: Andrew Devonshire,
Accidents of Fortune,
p. 61.

In one auditorium: Deborah Devonshire,
Wait for Me!: Memoirs of the Youngest Mitford Sister,
p. 145.

he asked her: Veronica Maclean,
Past Forgetting: A Memoir of Heroes, Adventure and Love,
p. 169.

“like a possible candidate”: John F. Kennedy to his family, July 15, 1945, JFKL.

“by looking extremely…”: John F. Kennedy to his family, July 15, 1945, JFKL.

“some lectures”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, August 1, 1945.

On the aircraft: Mary Soames to BL, author interview.

“Chatsworth stuff”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, July 22, 1945, JFKL.

returning to the U.S.: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, August 1, 1945, JFKL.

In later years: Hermes Pan to BL, author interview.

the very flat above hers: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, August 18, 1945, JFKL.

“at all hours”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, August 18, 1945, JFKL.

“rather depressing”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, August 18, 1945, JFKL.

“feeling very depressed”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, August 18, 1945, JFKL.

as the houseguest of Michael Astor: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, August 18, 1945, JFKL.

“very satisfactory”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose F. Kennedy, August 24, 1945, JFKL.

“a little chat”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartingtom’s round-robin letter to her family, September 2, 1945, JFKL.

as if a hundred: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, September 10, 1945, JFKL.

“extraordinarily well”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, September 10, 1945, JFKL.

engaged: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, October 1, 1945, JFKL.

horrified and hurt: Anne Tree to BL, author interview.

the latter half: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, August 24, 1945, JFKL.

“very lonely”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, September 10, 1945, JFKL.

“a passing fancy”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington to Joseph P. Kennedy, July 2, 1947, JFKL.

Berry’s man: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, May 4, 1946, JFKL.

Twelve

flowers: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, May 4, 1946, JFKL.

deep emotional attachment: Jean Lloyd to BL, author interview.

grown the more intense: Jean Lloyd to BL, author interview.

“lovely, historical…”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, May 10, 1946, JFKL.

“I think…”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, May 10, 1946, JFKL.

“turned it off and moved on”: Elizabeth Cavendish to BL, author interview.

unbearable: Elizabeth Cavendish to BL, author interview.

dinner party: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington’s round-robin letter to her family, June 30, 1946, JFKL.

her habit of haphazardly: Jean Lloyd to BL, author interview.

echoed with talk: Jean Lloyd to BL, author interview.

no subject was discussed with greater fervor: Andrew Devonshire to BL, author interview.

a history of vying: Andrew Devonshire to BL, author interview.

On the first day: E. A. Smith,
Whig Principles and Party Politics: Earl Fitzwilliam and the Whig Party, 1748–1833
(Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1975), p. 33.

no one any longer: Elizabeth Cavendish to BL, author interview.

quick to claim the spoils: Andrew Devonshire to BL, author interview.

the sum had been the equivalent: Catherine Bailey,
Black Diamonds: The Rise and Fall of an English Dynasty
(London: Penguin Books, 2007), p. 388.

was hardly alone at the time: Andrew Devonshire to BL, author interview.

they seemed to ratify: Andrew Devonshire to BL, author interview.

quite the opposite effect: Andrew Devonshire to BL, author interview.

fathered several illegitimate children: Catherine Bailey,
Black Diamonds: The Rise and Fall of an English Dynasty,
p. 284.

very much the hero of the hour: Andrew Devonshire to BL, author interview.

“dashing and flirtatious and gay and attractive”: Jean Lloyd to BL, author interview.

“rather dumpy and awkward”: James Lees-Milne,
Caves of Ice
(London: Chatto & Windus, 1983), p. 53.

“an astonishingly handsome man”: Anne Tree to BL, author interview.

“rather sorry to leave…”: Kathleen Kennedy Hartington to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose F. Kennedy, June 9, 1946, JFKL.

began to intensify: Richard Holderness to BL, author interview.

he had been in love: Richard Holderness to BL, author interview.