2nd September 1937

2nd September 1937

Leutstetten to 27 Queen Square, Bath

Dear Madeleine!

I made up my mind to write to you after all. As I don’t know your present address I send this letter to Bath. I almost hope for you that you are still in France and enjoying it. I have to thank you very much for the three letters you sent me during your journey in Italy and the last in Munich. I was so pleased to see you again after a years time. It was such fun to have had you here and talk the whole year over. Many things have changed for us, especially as Deidi married. But I do hope that you have found us the same. We have the best news of Deidi. She was at Cap Ferrat for some days, went even to Cannes and Monte Carlo, but was rather shocked by the casino. Then she went to Genoa, Florence, Sienna and finally to Rome. She is staying there waiting for an audience at the Holy Father and meeting her mother and sister-in-law. She is very happy only has got some fleas (this is the only word I looked up in the dictionary) and thinks Italia a pretty old place but rather dirty. I go bathing every day as we have most lovely warm weather. Then we went sailing again once or twice. Tomorrow we have to go to Munich to the dentist. I hate it. But as we are starting for Sarvar on the 6th our teeth have to be ok. I give you address of it in case you should not have it. Muck has got some new riding boots and she is very much in love with them. This morning when she was half sleeping I put them in her arms and she caressed them and nearly kissed them. Every time she came into our

Above: Deidi’s Wedding. On the reverse of the photograph Loll has written the names of those involved. From left to right: Princess Editha and Irmingard of Bavaria, Rasso, Princess Uracca of Bourbon-Sicily, Princess Hilda of Bavaria, Baby, Muck, Deidi, Princess Lucia of Bourbon-Sicily, Princess Gabrielle of Bavaria, Prince Pierre Henri of Orleans-Braganza, the husband, Loll, Princess Maria Pia of Orleans Braganza, Countess Therese Preysing, Princess Maria Elizabeth Croy.

room she has to put them on and walk around and admire them. I hope to go riding very much in Sarvar I am so fond of it. We go every morning for an hour or so. I have not fallen down very often, and I don’t mind it. A really good horseman should have fallen down 21 times unless he is good. So I am rather far from it, having only about 6 falls. Please have to good idea to go to Hungaria next year and meet us here. I should like it so much. I should be very glad to get a foto of these which were made. Tons of love

Loll

My name and the address is Sarvar, Var

Vas Megye

Hungary