Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Death of Lady Vestey cuts last ties to our greatest diva



TO THE world, Dame Nellie Melba was an opera diva, but to her only grandchild, Pamela Vestey, she was her loving, playful granny.

Lady Vestey, who died on Friday, aged 92, was one of the last ''living links'' to Melba.

She was not a city socialite or an overt philanthropist. ''She was very much a country woman, and very devoted to local affairs and people in Lilydale.'' A private Yarra Valley funeral will be held on Friday for Lady Vestey, a great-grandmother of five.

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