Few aristocrats have had such a wide ranging impact on the world as Princess Elisabeth de Croÿ. She rubbed shoulders with the rich and famous including Salvador Dali, King Farouk of Egypt, Orson Welles, Henri Matisse and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. She was also a regular visitor to Hollywood and a guest at the home of President John F Kennedy and his wife Jackie at the White House.
Then her life changed and she became an ardent campaigner for animal welfare. She was also concerned with human suffering and visited such regions as Iran, Biafra, Algeria and Hungary, and Mother Teresa's hospital in India, to lend her support. But it was her concern for animal cruelty that ranked uppermost. She travelled to all parts of the globe, speaking out vigorously against inhumane treatment, be it livestock in Indian slaughterhouses or emaciated working horses in South America.
Her autobiography, Such a Nuisance to Die, uses diaries, anecdotal evidence, photographic and technical documentation to create a picture of an inspirational person and her life experiences.
Then her life changed and she became an ardent campaigner for animal welfare. She was also concerned with human suffering and visited such regions as Iran, Biafra, Algeria and Hungary, and Mother Teresa's hospital in India, to lend her support. But it was her concern for animal cruelty that ranked uppermost. She travelled to all parts of the globe, speaking out vigorously against inhumane treatment, be it livestock in Indian slaughterhouses or emaciated working horses in South America.
Her autobiography, Such a Nuisance to Die, uses diaries, anecdotal evidence, photographic and technical documentation to create a picture of an inspirational person and her life experiences.
