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Book SynopsisIn the Fall of 1947, an eighty-four-year-old woman receives an extraordinary invitation. Though much that happened was a lifetime ago and in a different world, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, now the Dowager Marchioness of Milford Haven, holds the heavy vellum envelop for a moment in her hands. Within is the end of a long journey seeking vindication for a husband who gave his life to the service of the Royal Navy and received, in return, ingratitude. Within is the reminder of a life lived with her family that is mostly gone. However, for one exquisite moment, it returns as she opens the envelope:_The Lord Chamberlain is commanded byTheir Majestiesto invite The Dowager Marchioness of Milford Havento the Ceremony of the Marriage ofHer Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth,withLieutenant Philip Mountbatten, Royal Navyin Westminster Abbey,on Thursday, 20th November 1947, at 11.30 o'clock, a.m._Thus begins the story of Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine. Victoria, the eldest d
