Tuesday March 31, 1987

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds LS11 5NQ

The Earl of Arundel and Surrey, heir to the Duke of Norfolk, is engaged to Georgina Gore. Ally and Dad think I am very eccentric poring over Burke's Peerage and Debrett's checking out Lord Arundel's fiancée. The future Duchess of Norfolk is a kinswoman of the Earl Temple of Stowe and a granddaughter of Lady Barbara Gore (b. 1909), and a great-granddaughter of an Earl of Eglinton & Winton. Born 1962.

Quiet day. Ally cannot understand quite how everything is finished and in order. i.e. no washing, ironing, cleaning, cooking &c. So much so that after our lunch we were twiddling our thumbs and I snoozed beneath the Daily Telegraph. Out at 8 - pouring rain - to Terry and Doreen's in Longroyd Place, for dinner of pâté, chicken breast in garlic and parmesan cheese, 'Arctic Roll', and rum &c. A tiny terrace house with rooms underground, like a rabbit warren. They do talk a lot. We were given lashings of brandy and gin &c. A nice couple. Much talk about Wenher, or 'Schultz' as they call him. A pleasant night. Home for 1am. Clementine had only just woken. Dad is a brick. He switched on the baby alarm and joined them below for a dink in the bar. It was a busy Tuesday. A coach-load of Chinese appeared in the tap room. I drank a gallon of iced water before bed to ward off any hangover.

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