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By Anonymous (not verified) , 7 October, 2023
My breed is extinct now and in any case this tale is coming to you from the cloud of history. I don’t speak up often. But there has been so much talk across the centuries about whether the Duchess was poisoned that I have decided to set the record straight. Was the dear lady, in her silken cerulean gown, with the silver lace glinting in candlelight, actually poisoned?
By Anonymous (not verified) , 7 October, 2023
A faded photograph of a mother and daughter with the palace of Versailles in the background.
Supplied (above), Joseph Mayers (below)
The biggest influence on Sri Lankan–Australian Anandavalli’s international dance career was the implacable determination of her mother, Lingambikai.