Shopaholic to the Rescue

Mrs. Luke Brandon

c/o The Pines

43 Elton Road

Oxshott

Surrey

Dear Mrs. Brandon,

The Queen wishes me to write and thank you for the good wishes which you have sent to Her Majesty.

I am glad to hear that Mr. Derek Smeath of East Horsley (formerly of Fulham) has proved such an invaluable friend, not just to you but to “the causes of love and justice.” I can well believe that he has made the world a better place.

However, I’m sorry to say, there is no “instant fast track” to a knighthood; nor does the Queen have any “spare OBEs” that she could “just put in an envelope for him.”

On behalf of Her Majesty, I thank you again for writing.

Yours sincerely,

Lavinia Coutts-Hoares-Berkeley

LADY-IN-WAITING