Unity Mitford summered at the Berghof where she continued to discuss a possible German-British alliance with Hitler, going so far as to supply lists of potential supporters and enemies. At the 1939 Bayreuth Festival, Hitler warned Unity and her sister Diana that war with Britain was inevitable within weeks and they should return home. Diana returned to England, while Unity chose to remain in Germany, though her family sent pleas for her to come home. After Britain's declaration of war on Germany on 3 September 1939, Unity was distraught. Diana Mitford told an interviewer in 1999: "She told me that if there
Sisters of the Holy Family of Villefranche Sisters of the Holy Family of Villefranche The Sisters of the Holy Family of Villefranche (French: "Sœurs de la Sainte-Famille de Villefranche"; Latin: "Congregatio Sororum a Sacra Familia"; abbreviation: "S.F.") is a religious institute of pontifical right whose members profess public vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience and follow the evangelical way of life in common. Members dedicated themselves to instruction and education of youth, especially the poor. This religious institute was founded in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, France, in 1816, by st. Émilie de Rodat, and received pontifical status in 1869. The sisters have houses in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Philippines.