Sunday June 8, 1986

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds LS11 5NQ

2nd Sunday after Trinity

Over to Guiseley this afternoon to sit in the garden with Lynn and Sue. Discuss the events of last night. ______. We left hurriedly at tea time when Samuel was taken violently ill. Vomit everywhere. Poor boy. Ally had a terrible night with him. Vomit all over his bed, &c.

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Saturday June 7, 1986

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds LS11 5NQ

New Moon

Ally went to her dentist at Shipley for 10am taking Samuel along. He sat as quiet as a mouse in the room as the white coated Mr Roberts (?) probed around in his mother's mouth. It was a shameful evening. Janette phoned to say they would be coming across to discuss the forthcoming wedding and Ally and I waited all night. Sure enough John and Janette came in with George and Jayne at 10:30. After closing we sat in the tap room where the plan emerged that they want 70 guests here for champagne and smoked salmon, guests including ________________. We blew up. No way am I entertaining that cow in my home. I explained it wasn't the done thing.

(The evening ended in chaos and ill -will. I say things about living people not suitable for publication).

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Friday June 6, 1986

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds LS11 5NQ

Poor Ally. What a dreadful time she has had with this baby. For months now I have been up before her, often grumpily and grudgingly to bring her some morsel of food to bed to try and quel her nausea. She is large, and stretched. My God, the things we inflict upon our loved ones.

Lt.-Col. Sir Peter Farquhar, 6th Baronet, has kicked the bucket along with David Colville (see Colville of Culross), a brother of Sir John Colville, whose 1939-55 diaries I am desperate to read. I believe Ally has ordered the volume from our book club.

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Thursday June 5, 1986

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds LS11 5NQ

I am very worried about my appearance. The FLAB, it hangs over my trousers in a disgusting paunch. It is the sort of thing I laughed at in others in my more slim-line years but now I am a leading candidate in the Cyril Smith stakes. My face is round too, hideously so that my chin has now merged into my neck. Oh God. See in the Daily Telegraph that speculation is rife re the forthcoming honour for Bob Geldof. They suggest the OBE. Jimmy Savile received this award for raising £10m for Stoke Mandeville hospital ten years or so ago. We'll see.

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Wednesday June 4, 1986

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds, LS11 5NQ

Mummy Dixon's birthday. She's in deepest Italy. Derby Day. The race was won by the Aga Khan. The Princess of Wales wore polka dots and looked chic. It was also the unveiling of Sarah Ferguson - the future Princess Andrew. Let me say this. The Birthday honours next week coud see the announcement of Andrew's elevation to the dukedom of York. The two previous dukes of York were so created in the birthday honours of 1892 and 1920. Prince Philip was gazetted a duke on the morning of his marriage in November, 1947. However, the Queen took over 6 years to create Charles Prince of Wales. And Anne has yet to be designated Princess Royal despite the title being available since 1965.

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