Chapter SixThe funeral was over and Ileana had to admire the way it had been arranged.
To cope with the arrival of the distinguished visitors and innumerable relatives everything had been perfectly organised by Vladilas.
She could see his hand in everything, from the funeral cortege, which was extremely impressive, to the order of precedence the Kings and Princes from other countries were received and accommodated.
Every relative, no matter whether he was important or unimportant, was welcomed and looked after.
She knew, although she disliked admitting it, that she would have found it a very difficult task to carry out herself and undoubtedly the Prime Minister and other members of the Cabinet would have made a mess of it.
The only people who were at all discomfited were the elderly G
