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 Private Club 1967

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She was going out with a gentleman who treated her extremely  well  and  spoiled  her with many gifts. He took her to some great places, like Danny La Rue's private club in Hanover Square. This was in 1967, her platinum blonde hair swept  up off her face in a chignon with a hair piece coiffed at the back. Her made up face and false eyelashes. She would never be seen without her mask to hide behind. He had bought her a beautiful long flowing chiffon gown; in a pretty pastel pink. She felt so elegant that

evening like Jean Harlow the movie star from the thirties. The girl Diana in the photo had started working at Sopers and had invited her on blind date and this is where she met this gentleman. He was very wealthy and knew all the right people and drove a Bentley and seemed to be infatuated with her. He saw her shyness and wanted to protect her and buy her nice things, she was his eye candy and he never came on to her, he respected she wasn't ready and only seventeen.  She'd had one another boyfriend  before, Colin was his name. He had gone to college, had a good education, he was the one who bought her these cocktail cigarettes all different colours they were very pretty to look at, tried one hated the taste and gave them away. Their relationship  didn't last long,  she wouldn't give out and he got frustrated but they parted as friends. more here  

Bought her whole new outfit

and took her out for Lunch 

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Another time he took her to Chelsea to a boutique and brought her a whole new outfit  and even  white vinyl  go-go boots.  When they left,  with her whole new look, went off for lunch and walking down the street she was upset because an American couple remarked how skinny she was, they were not discrete that's for sure. Such a sensitive young lady about her looks being bullied and called Olive Oyl by the boys at school and hated her legs because of it. Isn't it funny how things can be imprinted in your mind and you believe what you are told and can stay with you in your being deep in your soul. She looks back and can see how beautiful she was but unfortunately our experiences can cloud our judgment about ourselves

 

 She remembers going to the races~Ascot with him and then off for dinner it was quite spectacular and overwhelming sitting with these posh people at a large long table. The gentleman who sat down beside her,  spoke like he had a plum in his mouth as her mum would say. It was like the movie My Fair Lady sitting there with the elite and eating food she had never had before. What fork, what utensils does she use? And waiting and watching  what the other ladies were doing. She was very good at observing and studying taking it all in. That how she was learning to live on this planet of hers trying to to fit in. 

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Becoming a chameleon. She was told she should be in movies having that glamorous look of hers and her looks were compared to some of the sex symbols. Her mum was right being good looking did expose her to some great experiences but also some that were not, as a lot of attractive women can tell you...........

It would have been wonderful if there was the technology like there is today she would have had some spectacular photos of all the people she met and places she went. Kim does has her memories and as we mature and get up their in age it's nice to reminisce because she did have a fascinating life. 

 Their Relationship
Was Coming to an End  

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Leaving the Shaftesbury theatre and cast smoking up went to dinner at the Savoy, then to Ronny Scott’s Jazz club in Soho, the air filled with cigarette smoke and the jazz playing, they were seated in a private corner. He ordered drinks and her favourite at the time was vodka and lime and started to feel more comfortable in herself when she drank. She has to say she wasn’t that keen on some of the music but there again she was coming up to her 18th birthday that wasn't the type of music she listened to. At least it was a lot better than the room full of the smell of marijuana and not knowing what the actors were going to do next. This making her feel extremely uncomputable. The following weekend he took her to dinner again to the River Restaurant at the Savoy hotel overlooking the River Thames. Then after dinner went down to the American bar to listen to the piano player and had more drinks, she liked it there, more solitude and a quiet atmosphere. They went out for a little while longer and the last place he took her was the Playboy private club for cocktails, dinner and some gambling. Remembering how the bunnies did their little bunny dip when serving the drinks. He never came on to her and felt at ease he was like the father figure she always wanted. Treating her with such respect and protecting her knowing she was a very shy young lady and proud to be seen with her. He took her to different boutiques in Chelsea and Kings Road bought her all these beautiful outfits. She knew their relationship wasn’t going anywhere, well not for her anyway. He came over the next weekend and always with presents, beautiful gifts in hand but this time it was different and asked her to go to the front room to see what he had bought her, she was taken back but not with joy............

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 Danny La Rue the greatest showman and very much  loved in the showbusiness circles, Noel Coward called him 'the most professional, the most witty and the most utterly charming man in the business, Danny passed away in 2009 of cancer he was 81 years young.  He had a wonderful personality and she remembers watching him on The Royal Variety Performance in the early 60s with her mum on the telly. He was so fun to watch and had no idea what was instore for her was she manifesting all the picture stories she would  draw? 

 Her mother liked watching  the variety show, Danny La Rue was her favourite. If you don't know who Danny La Rue is, he was like Dame Edna from Australia. Danny  would be all dressed up in glamorous women's clothing and a blonde wig. more

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Being a Mod  1964

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 From Her Novel

Her First Boyfriend More

On  Going to See The Musical Hair   

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