Saturday February 8, 1986

 Chillandham Cross, Itchen Abbas SO21 1AS

The Old Vine.

We went out to Winchester leaving Samuel with granny. We sat in a pub for a few hours (the Vine?), just watching people. Ally in her raincoat and 'Queen Mum' felt hat. Very county. She ate a giant baked potato covered in chilli whilst I looked on with a pint of Stella Artois. We looked at the shops and browsed. 

The Daily Telegraph has me even more agog re Sarah Ferguson. Major Hugh Lindsay, personal equerry to HM, has been despatched to Switzerland to protect poor Miss Ferguson from the Press. It really must be on. I would really like to spend an hour with my Burke's Peerage. I do miss my 'bible'. In future my reference books will have to accompany me on tours. I cannot accept that Major Ron Ferguson is a FIRST cousin of Princess Alice, but we shall see. 

Tonight we went out. To Chandler's Ford and to a new pub, all Laura Ashley and pine. It won't last. Then to the Otter at Otterbourne, and the funny old Percy Hobbs. Home late. Ally wants to go to Graham's tomorrow.

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