Margaret Rhodes, the Queen s cousin, recalled that following the 1936 Abdication - which resulted in her becoming Heiress Presumptive - Princess Elizabeth had prayed hard for a brother.
There is plenty about modern life to cause celebration and aggravation in equal measure.but it is never safe to make an assumption about how the different generations feel about anything, from vegans to scented candles.
The Dowager Duchess of Rutland, who has died aged 86, was the widow of the 10th Duke of Rutland and a hands-on chatelaine of Belvoir Castle for more than 40 years.