10th Annual
Fairy & Human Relations Congress
Communication and Co-Creation with Devas,
Nature Spirits and the Faery Realms

June 25 - 27, 2010
Skalitude Retreat ~ Twisp, Washington

Daphne Charters:
A Short Biography

By Gay Burdett

Born February 24, 1910 in Berkshire, England

The youngest of 3

Father: retired army officer

Daphne had 'the brains of the family' and could successfully, either have continued her studies after leaving shcool, or have had a career. But in those days, neither option was open to a young girl whose parents were of independent means. Unmarried daughters simply stayed at home with their parents and participated in social life locally.

However, hobbies were accepted. Daphne was interested in painting; and during the pre-war years, attended classes at Cedric Morris' art school in Dedham, Essex. At that time, her parents lived not far from there, near Colchester.

During the war she successfully ran the food office in Colchester. (Food offices were responsible for ration books which were issued to everyone when food supplies were restricted.)

Also during the war, she married Jack Charters who was serving as a captain in the army.

After the war, they went to Canada where Jack died tragically as a result of being caught in a snow storm. No doubt it was Jack's death which prompted Daphne's interest in spiritualism.

In the late 1940's, shortly after Jack's death, Daphne returned to England and lived in Colchester with her widowed mother. It was during this period that she wrote her book 'A True Fairy Tale'. She also became a vegetarian, which led to her joining 'Beauty Without Cruelty' - at that time a pioneer organisation in the field of cosmetics free of animal substances, and therefore manufactured without causing the suffering of any animals.

After her mother's death in 1962, Daphne moved to London. This gave her the opportunity to participate actively in 'Beauty Without Cruelty'. She became manageress of their shop in central London, and on their behalf, promoted good quality simulation fur coats, by organizing dress shows not only in England, but also abroad.

For the greater part of her life, Daphne was not a physically robust person, and during her latter years she did not have much respite from problems caused by poor health. However, in spite of this, she continued to record, in writing, her experiences inspired by fairies. Unfortunately the last 9 months of her life had to be spent in a nursing home where she died on July 7, 1991.

She was wonderfully brave, was always good company and interested in other people, right up until the end.

She once said: "There is only one thing I regret in my life, and that is not to have had a career, because I know I would have made a success of it." And she would.

Daphne was more than a charity worker: She helped many people personally; but always discreetly, 'by stealth'.