“She took a dim view of a society figure who became depressed and threw himself out of the window at his host’s chateau, landing in the moat (so that it was a long time before his body was found). Declaring this to be bad manners because lunch had been delayed, she added: “Listen. If you want to die, there are plenty of places in the world where you can go . You go to Dubrovnik, you put on a moustache and you say you’re a Croat. Someone will certainly kill you.””—
From the Telegraph UK’s obit for Princesse Ghislaine de Polignac. The whole goddamn tribute is magical to read.
Best obituary since Count Gottfried von Bismarck’s?
Source: telegraph.co.uk
