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University 420, 458
Old Mill Cottage 26–31, 89, 109, 116, 117, 189, 201, 215, 244, 308, 309
Olympic Games 205, 206–7
O’Neil, Middy 81, 97, 108
OPA see Office of Price Administration
Ormsby Gore, Mary 286
Orwell, Sonia 482–3, 484
Osteria Bavaria, Munich 172, 175, 181–2, 186, 267
Other Club 135
Out of Bounds (magazine) 179–80, 220
Oxford 49, 70, 341

Pack, Arthur 233
Pakenham, Frank 59, 135, 460–1, 502–3, 505
Palewski, Gaston 355–8, 396–9, 424–6, 453–4, 461–2, 502, 512; appearance 356; depiction and dedication in The Pursuit of Love 357–8, 390, 397–8, 408–9; marriage 485–6; and Nancy’s illness 489, 491–2
Panorama (TV programme) 503
Parents’ National Education Union 53, 56, 89
Paris 202, 525–6; Mitfords at finishing school in 78, 79–81, 82, 83–5, 165–6, 171, 467–8; Nancy and 81–2, 396–9, 403, 425, 426–7, 444–5, 482–3, 485
Parsifal (Wagner) 207
Pearl Harbour 347
Penrhos College 422
People’s Weekly 444
Pierrat, Mademoiselle 53
Pigeon Pie (Nancy Mitford) 309–10, 450, 452
Plugge, Captain 209
PNEU see Parents’ National Education Union
Poison Penmanship (Jessica Mitford) 481
Pontresina, Switzerland 114–15
Pool Place 102, 111
Praed Street depot 301
Price, Ward 270
Princesse de Cleves, The (trans. Nancy Mitford) 453
Pryce-Jones, David 121–2, 494–9
Public Order Act (1936) 195
Pursuit of Love, The (Nancy Mitford)185, 354, 395–6, 403, 450, 451; coming out ball 66–7; dedication 397–8, 408–9; engagement ring episode 96; Fabrice de Sauveterre 357–8, 390, 397–8; Lord Merlin 162–3, 415; televised 29, 507; see also ‘Matthew, Uncle’

Queen Mary, HMS 384
Radio Luxembourg 208–9, 255
Radio Normandie 209
Rathcreedon, Lord 202–3
Raubal, Angela (‘Geli’) 250, 299
Ravensdale, Irene 155, 156, 157, 274–5, 289, 320, 321, 325
Redesdale, 1st Lady see Mitford, Clementine
Redesdale, 2nd Lady see Mitford, Sydney
Redesdale, 1st Lord see Mitford, Algernon
Redesdale, 2nd Lord see Mitford, David
Redesdale Cottage 399–400, 410, 436, 454–5
Rennell, Baron 152
Reynaud, Paul 355
Ribbentrop, Joachim von 196, 207, 298
Riefenstahl, Leni 250–1
Rignell House 215, 324, 327, 341, 379, 380–1, 419
Robeson, Paul 443
Rodd, Nancy see Mitford, Nancy
Rodd, Peter (‘Prod’) 194, 389; background and character 151–3; engagement and marriage to Nancy 151–3, 164, 165; joins BUF then turns against Fascism 168, 196; affairs 212–13, 276; and Decca’s elopement 229, 233, 234, 235, 236; finances 275–6; charity work 293, 294; war service 301, 330, 354, 356; state of marriage 355; unexpected leave 390; attempt to be MP 421; divorce 421; opinion of Noblesse Oblige 453
Rodzianko, Joan see Farrer, Joan
Rodzianko, Michael 464
Roehm, Ernst 172–3
Romilly, Bertram 25, 316
Romilly, Constancia (‘Dinky’) 412–13, 462; birth and childhood 337–8, 348, 365, 367, 385–6, 448; character 343, 386, 404–5; appearance 371–2, 477; relationship with Bob 374, 406, 525; and Sydney’s visit 406, 407; and Decca’s court appearance 430, 431, 432; and brother’s death 433, 434; trips to UK and Europe 435, 436, 439, 444, 446, 477; quits college 472; career and marriage 482, 519–20; and Decca’s alcoholism 519–20; and Decca’s death 522, 523
Romilly, Esmond Mark 291, 401–2, 449, 468, 469–70; childhood 25, 121; rumour that Churchill was his father 26; early left-wing activities, and Decca’s fascination with 170, 179–80, 204; writing 170, 179, 235–6, 238–9, 314; meets and elopes with Decca 218–37, 375; marries Decca 237–40; jobs 238, 255, 302; and gambling 239–40, 256–7; home in Rotherhithe 240, 254–5; opinion of Mitfords 243, 250, 257–8, 283, 509; plunders rich friends 256; birth and death of Julia 258–60; activism 263–4; and Decca’s abortion 271; reaction to Chamberlain’s pact 277; finances 277–8, 281–2; emigration and farewell raid on Eton College 278–80, 281–3; moves to Washington 302–3; moves to Miami and opens bar 314–16, 317; war service,