Louise Cordet

Louise Cordet (born Louise Boisot;

Early life Louise Cordet is the daughter of Captain Marcel Boisot of the Free French Air Force and France-born Greek actress Hélène Cordet (née Foufounis).

In 1940, as a trainee cadet pilot with no more than 20 hours' flying time, her father flew a Morane 315 training aircraft without navigation equipment or maps from Meknès in Morocco to Gibraltar in response to Charles de Gaulle's appeal of 18 June.

Cordet is a goddaughter of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and was educated first at the French Lycée in Kensington, London, and then at a convent school.

Cordet undertook tours with the Beatles, Roy Orbison and Gerry and the Pacemakers. Gerry Marsden is said to have initially written the song "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" for Cordet, but by 1965 she had stopped recording. Decca (France) EP 457.022 (1964): "Pour Toi", "Laisse le Soleil Sécher tes Larmes", "J'Aime Trop Johnny", "Dix Mille Fois"

Compilation albums Harkit HRKCD 8358 (2010): I'm Just a Baby RPM Retro 890 (2011): The Sweet Beat of Louise Cordet: Complete UK Decca Recordings