Susan Mary ("Shoe") Guinness-Taylor, mistress of Lord Moyne

Michael Rhodes

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Jul 22, 2003, 9:57:28 PM7/22/03

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Susan Mary "Shoe" Guinness-Taylor, who died 17 July, 2003, was the
"hippy" mistress of the 3rd Lord Moyne (aka Jonathan Guinness), and
mother of three of the peer's children, Diana, Aster amd Tom.

"Shoe", a butcher's daughter, was christened Susan Mary Taylor. Moyne
met her in Spain in 1978, she had left England to see the world
inspired, curiously, by "The Sound of Music". What Shoe did next was
not Rodgers amd Hammerstein. She rode a hermaphrodite circus elephant
in Lebanon, worked topless as the "strongest woman in the world", did
time in Holloway Prison for drugs and suffered for a time from
bulimia.

In 1980 she became pregnant with Moyne's child. She later lived in
Cornwall, and Lord Moyne pays for the rent and for the upkeep of their
three children.

When asked in a Daily Telegraph interview in 1997 whether he would
ever marry his mistress, the twice-wed Lord Moyne said: "I don't know
what will happen in the long term. Shoe is just there and that's
that."

"My wife is accustomed to the situation. I don't think infidelity is
cruel."

The committal takes place at Rodmarton Village Church, on Thursday 24
July, 2003.

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Michael Rhodes

Hyfler/Rosner

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Jul 22, 2003, 10:02:42 PM7/22/03

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"Michael Rhodes" <mig73alle...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Susan Mary "Shoe" Guinness-Taylor, who died 17 July, 2003, was the
> "hippy" mistress of the 3rd Lord Moyne (aka Jonathan Guinness), and
> mother of three of the peer's children, Diana, Aster amd Tom.

Any insight into the nickname?

MadCow57

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Jul 23, 2003, 4:29:40 AM7/23/03

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> Susan Mary "Shoe" Guinness-Taylor, who died 17 July, 2003, was the
> "hippy" mistress of the 3rd Lord Moyne (aka Jonathan Guinness), and
> mother of three of the peer's children, Diana, Aster amd Tom.

>>Any insight into the nickname?<< -- Hyfler/Rosner

Maybe she was as comfortable as an old shoe.

Michael Rhodes

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Jul 23, 2003, 5:21:02 AM7/23/03

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"Hyfler/Rosner" <rel...@rcn.com> wrote in message news:<bfkqbl$9mg$1...@bob.news.rcn.net>...

A corruption of Sue ?

Michael Rhodes

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Jul 23, 2003, 6:39:55 AM7/23/03

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A link to some bio of Lord Moyne:-

http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2001/02/11/story297026.asp

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Michael Rhodes

Sarns

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Jul 23, 2003, 7:30:47 AM7/23/03

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"MadCow57" <madc...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Obviously NOT straight laced LOL

Sarns

cugina

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Jul 23, 2003, 9:22:59 AM7/23/03

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in article beb1d3e8.03072...@posting.google.com, Michael Rhodes
at mig73alle...@yahoo.co.uk wrote on 7/23/03 4:21 AM:

Maybe she liked having a...um...size 7...

Robert Feigel (aka Bob)

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Jul 23, 2003, 5:15:56 PM7/23/03

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On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 23:30:47 +1200, "Sarns" <rac...@ya.nosey.bugger>
wrote:

Good one, Sarns.

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Sarns

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Jul 24, 2003, 2:09:00 AM7/24/03

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"Robert Feigel (aka Bob)" <rrfe...@earthsea.co.enzed> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 23:30:47 +1200, "Sarns" <rac...@ya.nosey.bugger>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"MadCow57" <madc...@aol.com> wrote in message
> >news:20030723042940...@mb-m11.aol.com...
> >> > Susan Mary "Shoe" Guinness-Taylor, who died 17 July, 2003, was the
> >> > "hippy" mistress of the 3rd Lord Moyne (aka Jonathan Guinness), and
> >> > mother of three of the peer's children, Diana, Aster amd Tom.
> >>
> >> >>Any insight into the nickname?<< -- Hyfler/Rosner
> >>
> >> Maybe she was as comfortable as an old shoe.
> >
> >Obviously NOT straight laced LOL
> >
> >Sarns
> >
> Good one, Sarns.

heh heh.... EYELET you thank me if u want :D

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PirateJohn

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Jul 24, 2003, 2:07:40 PM7/24/03

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Did I miss it, or was there ever any mention of how old she was, and what she
died from?

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Michael Rhodes

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Jul 24, 2003, 9:49:17 PM7/24/03

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pirat...@aol.comNOSPAM (PirateJohn) wrote in message news:<20030724140740...@mb-m04.aol.com>...

> Did I miss it, or was there ever any mention of how old she was, and what she
> died from?

She was born circa 1944. Dunno what killed her.

PirateJohn

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Jul 24, 2003, 10:43:34 PM7/24/03

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>She was born circa 1944. Dunno what killed her.

Thanks!

cugina

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Jul 24, 2003, 11:44:43 PM7/24/03

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in article beb1d3e8.03072...@posting.google.com, Michael Rhodes

at mig73alle...@yahoo.co.uk wrote on 7/24/03 8:49 PM:

"Shoe" probably loved a ... size 7 ...and encountered a size 12...

Michael Rhodes

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Aug 16, 2003, 6:34:37 AM8/16/03

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mig73alle...@yahoo.co.uk (Michael Rhodes) wrote in message news:<beb1d3e8.03072...@posting.google.com>...

> A link to some bio of Lord Moyne:-
>
> http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2001/02/11/story297026.asp

Shoe Taylor's Telegraph obituary, Aug 16, 2003:-

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&targetRule=10&xml=%2Fnews%2F2003%2F08%2F16%2Fdb1601.xml

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Michael Rhodes

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hi ho Shoe, much loved doyen of Chelsea C.1970 etal, sparky, Spartan, lived with us in Beaufort street, mostly nocturnal high body count and laughs. Loved by all, but fleeting time capsules all. All survivors, no waste, no time to tell the tale. All love, johnny Martin Jan. 2016