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Lady Myra Idina Sackville (26 February 1893 – 5 November 1955) was an English aristocrat and member of the Happy Valley set. Her behaviour and lifestyle scandalised upper class society. [citation needed]
21 de jul. de 2009 · Lady Idina Sackville's five husbands and life of high-society debauchery in colonial Kenya scandalized the Edwardians, inspiring more than one novel. The Bolter, her hard-to-put-down...
30 de abr. de 2024 · Born on 26 February 1893 to Gilbert Sackville, 8th Earl De La Warr, and the former Lady Muriel Agnes Brassey, Idina was soon known as the enfant terrible of Edwardian society.
A British aristocrat, daughter of the 8th Earl de la Warr and cousin of poet Vita Sackville-West, Myra Idina Sackville (1893–1955) scandalised society when she divorced her first husband Euan Wallace, losing the right to see her two sons, who were later killed while serving in World War II.
Hace 1 día · In the Nancy Mitford novels there is a character called the Bolter. She is the narrator’s mother who lives in Kenya and parks her daughter on an unmarried aunt. She is always falling for unsuitable men, white hunters and people called Juan. The real-life Bolter was Lady Idina Sackville, and Frances Osborne is her great-granddaughter.
Frances Osborne, Sackville's great-granddaughter, reveals the shocking and fashionable story of the Edwardian troublemaker who divorced five times, had affairs, and inspired novels. Learn how Sackville defied society's expectations and lived outside the norms in Britain and Kenya.
4 de may. de 2010 · Idina Sackville's relentless affairs, wild sex parties, and brazen flaunting of convention shocked high society and inspired countless writers and artists, from Nancy Mitford to...
