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Beaton/A/A1/165/4
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- 11 Jan. 1938 (Circa. No year given.) (Creation)
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19p paper
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Christmas was a great success. Describes their Christmas celebrations. Oggie was spending Christmas with the Admiral in Paris. After Christmas the house became a hospital. Nanny is in bed with bronchial pneumonia, Delly with 'flu and Micky Renshaw with jaundice. They are excited about Michael's play, written in collaboration with Stephen Calne. Extended discussion of the play. "Midsummer Night's Dream" is a lovely production. Vivien Leigh is 'exquisite' as Titania. Discusses other characters and those who played them. Duff and Charlie Birkin had a pay party last week. Extended discussion of the party and the guests. Most people have gone back to London now. Diana has only gone for ten days. Diana is sad about her mother. Does not have any particular Windsor news except they are becoming more embarrassing and the paragraphs about them in the London papers are getting smaller. Discusses plans for her land in Wiltshire. Loved the story about the duck. Gives news of Anita.