Identity area
Reference code
Beaton/A/A1/443/10
Unique identifier
Title
Date(s)
- 4 Dec. 1939 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
8p paper
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Is now on the point of leaving. It has been fixed for Thursday. On Saturday noon she will be in Athens and Beaton can write her "Grande Bretagne" once more. Hopes Beaton has received all of her letters. Describes a nightclub she visited with Michael Colefax. What a surprise it was to get "My Royal Past"! Never expected anything so wonderful. She "almost tore it to pieces in my excitement to get at it!". Discusses the various papers and letters that she has read. Has not been able to show Beaton's book around yet as she has been in bed with tummy pains. Princess Olga is sitting writing madly to catch the post. There is still the Christmas shopping for her boys to see to. Has spent her week writing letters of sympathy. There were so many losses in town, mostly elderly and sick people. Doesn't believe she will be able to find a flat in Athens with hot water. There are never enough cupboards in winter, with thick coats. Would like to stay on in Greece for two to three months. By then, unfortunately, invasions might cause them to take certain steps. Hopes these things will not happen, as like illnesses that one hears of, these things "always seem to be destined for others". Feels she has been poisoned by a dish she has eaten. Sends Beaton endless love.