dead Clarissa Eden

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarissa_Eden

 

Noticed there wasn't a thread for Clarissa Eden, the widow of Former UK Prime Minister Anthony Eden who was forced out of office in the 1950s over the controversial Suez Crisis. 

 

Now aged 96,I feel she is worthy of her own thread so here it is! 

[msc 18,434]

Her book is alright, though it ends when Sir Anthony dies, as if that was the end of her notable life.

 

She might feel it was, but a postscript of "I'm now 90-something, have lots of cats and read a lot" would have been nice...

[maryportfuncity 10,639]

 

 

Nice photo and..

 

Her Wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarissa_Eden

 

 

 

[msc 18,434]

There was a documentary a few years back in which Cherie Blair interviewed the living PM's wives, including Clarissa and (Pan Breed favourite) Mary Wilson. Alas, I missed it at the time, and have never found it sneaking online.

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3 hours ago, msc said:

There was a documentary a few years back in which Cherie Blair interviewed the living PM's wives, including Clarissa and (Pan Breed favourite) Mary Wilson. Alas, I missed it at the time, and have never found it sneaking online.

I recall that and whilst Cherie Blair and Mary Wilson seemed to get on like a house on fire I got the distinct impression from her body language that Clarissa Eden was not a fan of Mrs Blair and didn't really approve of her as a person! 

Could just be my bad mind! 

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Tony Booth used to campaign for Labour so its possible Mary Wilson has known Cherie since she were a small wean.

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6 minutes ago, msc said:

Tony Booth used to campaign for Labour so its possible Mary Wilson has known Cherie since she were a small wean.

Oh very possibly yes but in terms of Clarissa Eden and Cherie Blair I didn't sense that her dislike was for party political reasons I just sense that she found Mrs Blair baffling, unimpressive and overgrand. 

 

I know Cherie Blair wrote a book about the wives of UK Prime Ministers and I think the BBC documentary was based on this book. 

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1 hour ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

Oh very possibly yes but in terms of Clarissa Eden and Cherie Blair I didn't sense that her dislike was for party political reasons I just sense that she found Mrs Blair baffling, unimpressive and overgrand. 

 

 

Like most of us then 

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17 minutes ago, JR976evil said:

Like most of us then 

I quite liked her until her excessive avarice became apparent. 

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Here's a picture of Clarissa Eden (far right) taken in the early 2000s with Norma Major, Mary Wilson and Cherie Blair 

[maryportfuncity 10,639]

6 hours ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

 

Here's a picture of Clarissa Eden (far right) taken in the early 2000s with Norma Major, Mary Wilson and Cherie Blair 

 

 

Slam it to the left
If you're having a good time
Shake it to the right
If you know that you feel fine
Chicas to the front
Uh Uh go round
Slam it to the left
If you're having a good time
Shake it to the right
If you know that you fell fine
Chicas to the front
Hi Ci Ya
Hold tight!

 

 

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http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/08/31/7-living-spouses-of-uk-prime-ministers/

 

Interesting article here on the living spouses of ex UK  prime ministers. 

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Still allegedly “on form” https://mobile.twitter.com/tomhatton1/status/939554965022011392

[Sir Creep 7,070]

If you need to explain who the person is in the subtitle, they don't deserve a fucking thread.  

SC

[Sean 6,309]

If it was the wife of a dead us president you wouldn't complain.Fact is she has outlived almost all her generation so not many people remember her.Still significant.

[msc 18,434]

^ Aye, Sir Anthony died 40 years ago!

 

She's the British equivalent of a Lady Bird Johnson. The thread is fine.

 

I do think if Eden or (Pan Breed favourite) Mary Wilson were going to appear on the Deathlist, however, they would have done so by now.

[Sean 6,309]

She is also Churchill's niece.

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1 minute ago, msc said:

She's the British equivalent of a Lady Bird Johnson. The thread is fine.

 

I do think if Eden or (Pan Breed favourite) Mary Wilson were going to appear on the Deathlist, however, they would have done so by now.

Yeah but Luise Rainer had to wait until she was 104 until she got on the list.

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Just now, Sean said:

Yeah but Luise Rainer had to wait until she was 104 until she got on the list.

 

And that was a surprise call up, too!

 

Naturally I'd never complain if Mary got a call up (or Crowdsourced points)...

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I cannot even get a decent anagram out of her name. That is how dull she is.

 

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16 minutes ago, Bentrovato said:

I cannot even get a decent anagram out of her name. That is how dull she is.

 

 

Caners Ladies

 

Caress Denial

 

Doubt either really applies to her but they - kind of - work

[maryportfuncity 10,639]

Oh aye, and re an anagram

 

Scandal Ere Is

 

You never know, when she dies summat might emerge

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8 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said:

 

Caners Ladies

 

Caress Denial

 

Doubt either really applies to her but they - kind of - work

nice (but terrible) try

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I wonder if the committee will plump for the rather overlooked but worthy and guaranteed qualifying  obituary candidate of Clarissa Eden next year? 

 

I hope she appears on the list regardless of her low profile. 

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http://www.spearswms.com/71966-2/

 

Clarissa Eden gives a rare interview aged 97 and she certainly comes across as having her mental faculties in good form.