This, however, must not prevent you from coming to my party on Thursday night to which the Prince of Wales is invited.
I know that he would love to meet you, just as I and my husband are looking forward to greeting you after you have been abroad and out of England for so long.
Yours most sincerely,
Catherine Littlewood.”
“Now that’s nice letter,” Colena said to Elizabeth.
“I am just wondering if she has a son,” Elizabeth replied.
They both laughed.
“I have a feeling that she has at least three or four,” Colena said. “You can look them up in Debrett’s Peerage and then see which one is more or less the right age for you!”
“It’s not really a joking matter,” Elizabeth replied. “But now comes the test of whether we will be successful or not.”
She then added,
“While we are prepared to
