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daughters’ links with Nazis 189, 192, 193; cruises 202–4; and Decca’s elopement 224, 227, 230–1, 232, 235, 236–7, 240, 244; visit to Italy and Austria 242–3; and daughters’ portraits 254; and press publicity 258, 274; and Decca’s baby 258–9; and Inch Kenneth 287, 400–3, 438; correspondence with Decca 301, 304, 339–40, 382–3, 385–7, 395, 403, 432; fetches Unity from Switzerland 305–10; split with David over her Fascism 310–12, 332, 333–4, 399–400; nurses Unity 312, 332; visits Diana in prison 329, 359; and wartime conditions 341, 382–3; begs Decca to come home 351, 366; and daughters’ illnesses 352–3; appeals for Mosleys’ release 377–8; and Tom’s death 393, 394–5, 400; visits Decca 406–8; and Unity’s death 412–13; and family albums 432, 439; attitude to Decca 428, 436, 446; still sees David 436; and Decca’s visit 438; and David’s death 455; illness 466; death 474–6
Mitford, Tom: birth (third child) 22; appearance 114; character 92–3, 245; childhood 23–5, 27–31, 33–5, 41, 44–5, 47–52; education 41, 42, 43–5; chooses books for father’s library 45; dislike of hunting 48; relationship with sisters 50, 51, 52, 73, 111, 173–4; friendships 74, 93, 114–15, 243, 390–1; as musician 86, 93; studies German 92, 98; sexuality 93, 97; love of Germany 93; studies law 93, 167; support for Decca 106, 231, 257, 394–5; and Fascism 107, 186, 197, 257, 286, 391, 461, 508–9; as skater 114; holiday in Venice 141; girlfriends 141; disapproval of Diana’s affair 145–6; meets Hitler and attends Nazi rally 186, 197; in Territorial Army 244, 286; war service and postings 301, 350, 354, 377, 386–7, 389; lobbies for improvement in Mosleys’ prison conditions 363; leave 390–2, 414; thinks of marrying 391; death in Burma 392–5, 400–1
Mitford, Tommy (uncle) 48, 82
Mitford, Unity Valkyrie (‘Bobo’): conception in Swastika and birth (fifth child) 33; appearance 100, 125, 173; character 103, 106, 118, 125–6, 266–7; childhood 41, 44–5, 47–52, 55, 65, 72, 73, 88, 89, 99–100, 103; dislike of hunting 48, 106; and Society of Hons 51; relationship with sisters 52; education at home 76, 81; trip to Paris 81; pets 90, 109, 125, 206, 308, 382; gives Pam’s ring to Hitler 96–7; boredom 106; as skater 114; school attendances and expulsions 116–17, 119–20; closeness to Decca 118, 122, 173, 190, 191, 203–4, 257–8, 260, 283, 412–13; early interest in Fascism 118, 121–2, 140, 159; coming out 124–5, 140; friendship with Rudbin Farrer 124–5; favourite hymn 129; and art school 150; support for Diana 150; joins BUF 156, 157, 163–4; visits Germany and attends first Nazi rally 159–62; finishing year in Germany 166–7, 171–7, 181–9, 202; depicted in Wigs on the Green 168–70, 193–4, 197, 212; tries to see Hitler 172, 175–6, 181; reaction to Night of the Long Knives 173; attends Nazi rallies 174; salutes Putsch memorial and embarrasses mother 176–7; first meetings with Hitler 181–7; letter to Der Stürmer and subsequent publicity 187–91; anti-Semitism 187–9, 285–6; owns pistol 190; activism in England 190–1, 264–6; chaperoned by father in Munich 192–3; and family cruise 202–4; attacks on 203, 265–6; life in Germany and developing friendship with Hitler 204–5, 206–8, 231, 244, 247–52; boyfriend 206; reaction to Decca’s elopement 228–9, 231, 235, 237; correspondence with Churchill about Austria 242; concern to prevent war 249, 289, 290; extent of relationship with Hitler 250–1, 258, 266, 267–9, 287–8; and Putzi Hanfstaengl’s defection 251–3, 284–5; arrested in Prague 266; illness 268–9; relationship with Janos von Almassy 270, 290; writes article for Daily Mirror 284; friendship with Erna Hanfstaengl stopped by Hitler 284–5; Hitler arranges flat for 285–6, 290; visit to England (1939) 286; alleged remark to Hitler on London defences 288–9; and onset of war 288–91, 295; threatens suicide if war