IN THE year 1440, during the height of Italy s Renaissance, the Signoria in Florence sent a letter to Limerick, heralding the arrival of a young Florentine name.
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Lord Rossmore, the Irish society photographer, has died aged 90.
He could not have been a more different suitor for 1960s It girl Marianne Faithfull than her former partner, the Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, but Patrick Paddy Rossmore, the 7th Baron Rossmore, somehow captured her heart during a brief romance at Glin Castle in 1970. Within days, the couple, whose age gap was 16 years, were engaged, though it never produced a marriage.
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As Olda Fitzgerald, Glin s châteleine in the Sixties, told
Tatler: Mick and Marianne came to stay - it was all very easy, very relaxed and jolly. And then she gave us a terrible fright and said she d fallen in love with Paddy Rossmore.
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The Irish aristocrat wore her golden tresses loosely tied behind her head and let her signature fringe stylishly frame her face while relaxing at her ancestral home.
The snap, which was posted by Glin Castle s Instagram page, was captioned: There s nothing quite like a warm fire burning in the hearth at this time of year. We love this photo of Catherine! We hope you re all enjoying the break.
Merry Christmas: Catherine recently shared a socially-distanced festive snap from her family home with Dominic, 51, and their kids - Dora, 13, Senan, 12, Francis, 11, and Christabel, seven
Catherine recently put on a united front with her husband Dominic, 51, after sharing a socially-distanced festive snap from her family home.