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I'd quite like to have one place where I stay put. And I don't like living in cities all the time. In order to have ideas, you have to have some peace and quiet.
Daphne Guinness
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Daphne Guinness
Age: 56
Born: 1967
Born: November 9
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London
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Daphne Diana Joan Susanna Guinness
Daphne Suzannah Diana Guinness
Hon. Daphne Suzannah Diana Guinness
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