“What?”
“The daughter of the Marchioness of Meade is engaged!”
“Yeah, Lady Cordelia,” I say, looking at the picture of her standing next to her fiancé at some posh London event, a huge diamond sparkling on her left hand. “I saw that last week.”
“I can’t believe I didn’t know about this!”
As much as I don’t really appreciate my mum interrupting my work to tell me a celebrity is engaged, I understand why she’s so excited.
Lady Cordelia Swann is one of those household names that every generation knows, from parents to teenagers. The only daughter in one of the oldest, most aristocratic families in Britain, not to mention one of the wealthiest, she’s been in the society pages from the age of two. Girls at my school were obsessed with her and her best friend, Lady Annabel Porthouse—they were our age and always went to the coolest parties, had famous boyfriends, wore the best designers. Lady Cordelia’s mum had been a model in the sixties and a socialite before she married the marquess. Lady Cordelia has kind of faded from the public eye over the past few years, becoming more private as she got older, but the Swann family are still very well known.
They even made a TV movie about Lady Cordelia’s life, focusing on the period she lived in her Chelsea town house during her twenties with a famous rock star. It was calledLady Cordelia Swann: The Wild Years.It was about as good as it sounds.
“This will be the wedding of the century,” Mum continues,looking at me hopefully. “That’s why I thought you’d be interested. You should write to Lady Cordelia Swann and offer your services.”
“What? Don’t be ridiculous. She’ll be hiring the most expensive wedding planner in the country.”
“Well, she’s a fool. You’re the best person for the job.”
“A typical thing for a mum to say.” I smile at her. “But thanks all the same.”
She takes the magazine back and gives a drawn-out sigh. “Shame. Imagine working on a wedding like that.”
“Yeah,” I say, getting back to my email. “Imagine.”
WhatsApp Group “Clare’s Hen”
Hi everyone! Super excited to celebrate
Clare’s hen with you all in a couple of weeks! When you have a moment, please can you click on this link and fill in your menu choices and any dietary requirements for the Saturday night meal. Thanks! And a reminder that Clare has asked for the theme to be RAVE so please bring bright colorful outfits and I’ll supply glow sticks and plenty of neon face paint!
Thanks so much xxx
http://marcosrestaurantbrighton.co.uk/
Jessica
Excitingggg! I’m gluten-free, hope that’s OK!
No problem at all!
Just fill that in on that link
Corinne
OMG CAN’T WAIT! Is there a vegan option?
Absolutely! If you follow that link it
shows all the options
Rachel
EEEEEEEE!! Woop woop! So excited for this!
Can I just ask what the dress code is? Do we need
to wear specific clothes?
