Clever and dangerous
Max Mosley’s father may have been one of Britain’s most infamous political leaders, but his mother’s notoriety was even greater, thanks to her scandalous siblings.
Diana Mitford was the third of the six Mitford girls (they had a brother, Tom, who was killed in World War II) born to David Freeman-Mitford, Baron Redesdale, and his wife, Sydney Bowles.
Nancy, the eldest, was an author and were based on her family. She married failed film-maker Peter Rodd, but had a long-standing affair with French politician Gaston Palewski, a close associate of Charles de Gaulle.
