2nd July 1937

2nd July 1937

Leutstetten to 27 Queen Square

Dear Madeleine!

I have great news to tell you. Deidi is engaged. Now please don’t get struck by the lightning but she really is. He is called Prince Pierre Henri of Orleans-Braganza and is 28 years old. He is very nice and good and they are awfully happy together. He is not tall, and brown and very sympathetic. He used to live near Cannes on the Riviera but he really is half French, half Brazilian. You see his great grandfather or grandfather has been Emperor of Brasilia. I believe they are going to live at Mandelieu near Cannes or somewhere on the Riviera. But they have not made up their minds to that yet. They want to become married on the 17th August, but they are not quite sure as to that as a cousin of his is to be married at almost the same time. Anyway we shall not return to Sarvar before September. They fell in love at Lindau because he is a cousin to some of our cousins there. That is why we have been staying so much at Lindau. Now what about you coming to the continent and to Germany? Why not come to Lindau for a few weeks. It is a lovely old town on the lake and you may go swimming and rowing or paddling or sailing as much as you like. And then please come to Munich. It has got the most beautiful buildings and picture-galleries and museums. One could spend month’s sight seeing. I am sorry not to be able to invite you for a stay at Leutstetten but we really have no room. We should be glad to see you for a day here and meet you at Munich and at Lindau. We are not going anywhere this summer. Now we are busy preparing for the Silver Jubilee of our parents. It will be next week and we have heaps to do. We shall have about fifteen to twenty guests. Then we shall arrange Deidi’s wedding. It will be at Munich but we are not sure where. Maybe at Nymphenburg, a lovely Rococo chateau just outside the city. Deidi and most of us were born there. Our parents used to live there till after the war. Deidi’s fiancé is here now for a week or two. I shall snap-shot them and send you the foto. It was awfully exciting to see them fall in love at Lindau, you may be sure of that. Good-byes for today, please forgive my not writing earlier but I could not tell you before they were engaged, and it is so difficult not to tell at all.

Much love, Loll