Wednesday February 25, 1981

   _. The wedding errors in the press: the YP have married James II to his mistress Henrietta Churchill. We also state that Lady Diana has five illegitimate lines of descent from Charles II, and one legitimate line. Charles II of course left no legitimate descendants. Poor Catherine of Braganza couldn't conceive. 

The Times says that the London-born Queen Mother is 'Scottish', and that Queen Mary, wife of King George V, was German. Yes, her title was German - Princess of Teck, but of course born at Kensington Palace, in May, 1867, and raised there. The newspapers are full of the engagement. Some of the worst headlines: 'MY SHY DI' and 'CHARLES LOVES DI - TRUE'. Oh, dear. The palace has released a wonderful portrait of Lady Diana by Snowdon. She will blossom into something more amazing, I'm sure. The Times put the match down to the Queen Mother scheming. The couple were photograped in the palace grounds. Diana looking bewildered, peering through her fringe at the sea of cameras. Looking at the photos I'm guessing Lady Diana is about 5'10. One thing's for certain, the Prince of Wales couldn't have left it much longer.

Cold again. Ally came at 7:30. I re-organised my bedroom. Saw the final, gruesome episode of 'Sons and Lovers'. We chose some brass handles for the chest. Ally goes at 10:45. Bed at 12:10am.

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