Saturday June 21, 1986

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds LS11 5NQ

Longest Day

Fox & Hounds, Starbotton

Prince William of Wales is four. We went out at 4pm to Hilda's where she has Hayley and Thomas for the afternoon. Samuel played with Hayley digging up Tony's flower beds and dropping bricks into the ornamental pond. ______. Hilda offered to have Samuel if Ally should have to go suddenly to hospital, and if we have no other babysitters. In the post we received details of the pub at Starbotton. It's on the market for £160,000. Over priced, but Ally phoned Frank to enquire about loans, and he quipped that one day we will have all the money we need, i.e. when he's dead, which Ally found morbid and not in the least bit helpful.

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Friday June 20, 1986

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds LS11 5NQ

That demure Danish girl the Duchess of Gloucester is 40 today. In another, less tranquil wing of Kensington Palace, more bother from Princess Michael of Kent, who announced yesterday in a published notice that she and Prince Michael would be attending Roya Ascot. This broke protocol because attendance at Royal Ascot is a private engagement. Poor Marie-Christine.

Janette phoned this morning with her wedding plans. It is the Yorkshire Rose, as mentioned by Dad the other day. She says her mother is now to boycott the marriage because it's taking place on English soil. 

I went through my address book and invited people to a fancy dress "When England Win the World Cup" party for next Friday, no Saturday June 28. I spoke to Sarah Collis, who was at Delia's. She says she will come but I cannot bring myself to believe this.

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Thursday June 19, 1986

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds, LS11 5NQ

Shibden Hall.

Mum and Dad married 32 years ago today. So sad. Day off in Bradford. Ally had a scan at 9:30 and Samuel and I went in for the performance. Pictures of the baby flashed on a screen but I could make nothing of them. The midwife says baby has its head down and is all in place and looking good. Afterwards we had a drive out and ended up at Shibden Hall, near Halifax, where Samuel bounced on a 'jumping castle' and then we went on a miniature train , walked round the lake, ate ice-creams, &c. Very pleasant. I know Shibden Hall from old, but had quite forgotten about the place. Had a pizza in town at Giuseppe's Backyard.

News: The Kents attended the Channon funeral yesterday. A baby Bowes Lyon and future Earl of Strathmore has been born to Lady Glamis, who is a sister of Mrs Nicholas Soames. Pool match here.

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Wednesday June 18, 1986

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds, LS11 5NQ

Waterloo, 1815. Jennie Rawnsley, 1969. LG came in and grimly announced that I have missed this years bonus by a fraction. Trade didn't pick up until the beginning of May - too late to save me apparently. Phoned Dad. He says Hilda has phoned him to say she's heard from John and Janette re the wedding plans and that they are having the reception at the Yorkshire Rose, Guiseley. It's news to us. Dad wants to go to Lanzarote with Arnold and may even be away for his sons nuptials. 

The Queen met Mrs Barrantes in the Royal Enclosure at Ascot yesterday. Major Ferguson was injured while playing polo when an opponent's stick broke giving the him a gash on the forehead. At Ascots all the ladies were in spots.

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Tuesday June 17, 1986

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds, LS11 5NQ

Royal Ascot. Lady Diana Cooper has shook a seven. She only survived her old friend the Duchess of Windsor by a few weeks. Lord Althorp has gone on TV-AM to make an anti-drugs plea following the death of his friend Olivia Channon. Evidently, he saw Miss Channon on the day before her untimely death. "Champagne" Charlie Althorp has a 'fast' reputation, I fear. Susan Barrantes has flown in for next month's wedding with her Argentinian polo playing husband, who is also a guest. Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd writes in the DT on the subject of Prince Andrew's surname and whether or not he'll use the Mountbatten-Windsor appelation on his marriage certificate. Charles didn't. Anne did. The name should not come into use until Andrew has a grandson in the male line. Will I be here?

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Monday June 16, 1986

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds LS11 5NQ

Hot. Summer's here. Yesterday was the hottest day of the year. 81F in London. Bill Foggitt says we will enjoy good weather for the rest of June based on the high activity of ants in the gardens. 

Duke of Kent: KG

Samantha has a middle name. It's Kay. They picked it out of the blue.  This afternoon we walked up to the nursery school or kindergarten thing on Hunslet Hall Road where we were told Samuel is no nearer getting a place. One would think it was Millfield. Sod them. Bessie phoned. 

News: the Duke of Kent was installed at St George's Chapel as a KG wearing the robes that belonged to his father and have been packed away in a box for half a century. Prince George was appointed to the order in 1923 on his 21st birthday, but his son has had to wait until he is 50. Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson attended the wedding on Saturday of the Hon Peter Pleydell-Bouverie, son of the Earl of Radnor, to Jane Gilmour, daughter of Sir Ian Gilmour, and a descendant of the ducal Abercorns, from whom Fergie and Diana also stem.

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Sunday June 15, 1986

  Moorhouse Inn, Leeds, LS11 5NQ

3rd Sunday after Trinity

Father's Day

Up for my Sunday papers and sat over breakfast reading about the Prince of Wales who has expressed serious concern about the discrimination against blacks in the Guards regiments and the Household Cavalry. ___________. Dad moved on. We went to Sue's and drank beer in the garden. Jim and Margaret are queer. They took the boys on the moor at Burley Woodhead leaving Sam wit us. Busy tonight. We took £400. It was Father's Day.

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Saturday June 14, 1986

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds LS11 5NQ

The Queen's Official Birthday.

Twooping the Colour. Sunshine. That old horse called Burmese. Fergie. What joy. Ian MacGregor is knighted. Bill Deedes of Private Eye's 'Dear Bill' is a peer. Thank God Dad was here. Samuel is devoted to his grandad and off they went to the park. Fergie on the front page of the DT watching the tennis at Queen's Club where Boris Becker was beaten 6-7, 7-6, 6-2, by Tim Mayotte.

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Friday June 13, 1986

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds, LS11 5NQ

Hectic. A retirement buffet at 12:15 for 50 folk or so. Very successful. Kenmar came and removed the fruit machines and in came Bell Fruit. The papers are full of Olivia Channon. Sex and drugs and rock and roll. Dad stayed today and was invaluable. He is staying on tomorrow when Margaret Young's 21st bash will dominate our tap room.

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Thursday June 12, 1986

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds LS11 5NQ

Fox & Hounds, Starbotton.

Ally to the clinic and me to Dr York re my allergies. He is not happy about the effectiveness of injections (50/50) and yet he is sending me to the BRI to see a specialist. Once allergic to animals, always allergic to animals, he says. We spent the morning at Club Street. At lunchtime we went to Starbotton, where the pub is for sale for £160,000. Dad phoned from the Moorhouse where he had landed on impulse and was in the bar nattering with Audrey and Ann (Wilkinson). We came back to join him and had a few drinks together.

Olivia Channon, daughter of Paul Channon and a Guinness heiress, has been found dead at university. Her step-brother recently became engaged to a Rivett-Carnac from Martyr Worthy.

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Wednesday June 11, 1986

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds, LS11 5NQ

The Bakers flew to Majorca yesterday for 2 weeks. Here: World Cup - England 3 v. Poland 0.

The Duke of Edinburgh became an OAP yesterday. Bus pass, &c. And on June 9 the Queen Mother attained the great age of 85 years and 304 days, and became the oldest lady to have been the Queen Consort, and indeed she is already older than our oldest sovereign (Queen Vic) by 4 years. The Queen Mother has now surpassed Queen Mary in age.

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