Geoffrey Roberts
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 18 Jun
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I'm not sure that I would describe Cathy as Avril's advisor, but he's certainly someone that he talks to all the time.
They're constantly talking.
And what they're talking about is the war and is about politics.
So this is the other thing to remember about Catherine.
I think you'll appreciate this, Anthony.
She's a very political person.
She's interested in politics, interested in what's going on, trying to understand the way events are actually developed.
So I think Catherine is a very important sounding board.
as far as everyone's concerned.
But also, what's also true is that a lot of her own views and perceptions are shaped by the conversations that she has with her father, because her father is obviously a very powerful, but actually very powerful person
influence on that, but not actually overly dominating.
You read the letters.
Yeah.
I mean, he's a central figure in the whole correspondence, but he's not completely dominating by any means.
She retains her independent self and separation from her father.
Yeah, because Avril wasn't a diplomat.
Or actually, he wasn't a politician.
He was a businessman.
He was also quite close to Roosevelt.
He was one of Roosevelt's special envoys, personal envoys, right?
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