Pamela Harriman, born into English aristocracy, built her life through a series of calculated relationships. Introduced to Hitler by Unity Mitford, she divorced Winston Churchill’s son and became a confidante to world leaders like JFK and the Gorbachevs. By 1997, she was serving as President Clinton’s ambassador to France, a testament to her influence.

That February afternoon, at seventy-six, she stepped from her Paris home and arrived at the Hôtel Ritz. Moving with the grace she had long mastered, Harriman gave the staff her familiar smile—one that masked decades of political maneuvering.

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Pamela Digby, 18 June 1938 Coming of Age cover, Tatler. Public Domain.