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- ↑ Derek Peter Francis Wheatley
- ↑ Univ Old Members: Books, University College, Oxford.
- ↑ Wheatley, Derek, The Silent Lady (Mona Lisa), Cambridge: Vanguard Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84386-425-7.
- ↑ Derek Wheatley QC "Meet The Author", YouTube. (8 parts.)
- ↑ Derek Peter Francis Wheatley
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