Moorhouse Inn
Princess Michael of Kent, clad in sackcloth and ashes, was on TV-AM talking about the discovery that her father, Baron von Reibnitz, served in the Waffen-SS. The poor girl did a good job. How can she be blamed? Blimey, Prince Philip's sisters married German officers. So what? The war ended in 1945 for goodness sake. It would be a far worse and more deeply upsetting thing if it was revealed that the Queen Mother's father was once a Labour voter. I suppose it all depends were ones political affiliations lie. The BBC used Marie-Christine's interview and later TV-am obtained a high court injunction to halt this so called broadcasting 'piracy'. Prince Michael is a pal of Tim Aitken, the TV-am chief, and is on the board of Aitken Hume. I am not too sure about royals going into the business world. Look what befell poor Angus Ogilvy in '76?
We had a visit from Bob Walker's side-kick. They are taking down our shutters. To Bradford at 2. Dad had just returned from Horton where the carpets had be re-laid (£500!). Mum in bed, drowsy, looking old. We gave Samuel tea and returned to Leeds at 5. I am glum. Our night off. Had chilli con carne and watched 'Dallas'.
It was the palace banquet for President Banda tonight. Princess Michael was escorted into dinner on the arm of the Duke of Norfolk.
We went to bed at 10.
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