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Nancy Astor A Life in Photographs

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‘My early life in Virginia’ by Nancy Astor (edited by Emily Astor)

Posted on
3rd December 2020

I was born in Danville Virginia and had three brothers and four sisters , all of whom I adored Lizzie was the eldest , she had pretty eyes and lovely…Read More >

‘My early life in Virginia’ by Nancy Astor (edited by Emily Astor)

The Astors in Scotland: 100 Years on Jura by Emily Astor

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7th August 202010th August 2020

The Astor family name is synonymous with Cliveden and Plymouth however, Scotland was very important to the family too. Waldorf and Nancy Astor first spent time in Scotland shortly after…Read More >

The Astors in Scotland: 100 Years on Jura by Emily Astor
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