Dame Victoire Evelyn Patricia “Paddy” BennettAge: 88 years1921–2009
- Name
- Dame Victoire Evelyn Patricia “Paddy” Bennett
- Surname
- Bennett
- Given names
- Dame Victoire Evelyn Patricia "Paddy"
| Birth | October 11, 1921 39 |
| Death of a mother | Edith Marion O'Shaughnessy June 18, 1963 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a husband | Sir Julian Errington Ridsdale C.B.E. July 21, 2004 (Age 82 years) |
| Death | December 16, 2009 (Age 88 years) |
| Burial |
| Family with parents |
| father | |
| mother |
Edith Marion O'Shaughnessy Birth: about 1882 Death: June 18, 1963 — Kensington district, London |
| herself |
Dame Victoire Evelyn Patricia “Paddy” Bennett Birth: October 11, 1921 39 — Claridge's, London Death: December 16, 2009 |
| Family with Sir Julian Errington Ridsdale C.B.E. |
| husband |
Sir Julian Errington Ridsdale C.B.E. Birth: June 8, 1915 48 — Westbourne district, Sussex Death: July 21, 2004 — Kensington and Chelsea district, London |
| herself |
Dame Victoire Evelyn Patricia “Paddy” Bennett Birth: October 11, 1921 39 — Claridge's, London Death: December 16, 2009 |
| daughter |
Penelope Ridsdale |
| Note | Personal secretary to Ian Fleming during World War II and, assisted Fleming with counter-intelligence operations, including the fictitious identity of a body washed up in Spain, on which the subsequent film "The Man Who Never Was " was based. Believed to be the model for Miss Moneypenny, secretary to "M", James Bond's boss. Appointed Dame of the British Empire in 1991, ten years after her husband's knighthood. |