![]() ![]() ![]() Jimmy's sexual exploits - until he met the Duchess - were strictly homosexual, at a time when the homosexual act was still illegal. His Fifth Avenue apartment became the backdrop for a series of infamous parties. He would shower friends with expensive gifts and flowers, seize bills in clubs and restaurants and lavishly tip waiters. People loved his wit, charm and generosity. He was loved and, within the confines of America's upper class, he was notorious. ![]() He could fly a plane, speak several languages, play the piano, tell marvellous jokes. Jimmy Donahue was 35 when he met the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. This book is the remarkable story of their extraordinary friendship. In 1950, James Paul Donahue inherited a $15 million Woolworth's fortune and on the same day met the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. He would shower friends with expensive gifts and. ![]()
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