When Prince William was born in 1982,
I decided to send a little something to the future King of the British Empire to mark the occasion. So I drove over (this was way before ordering at Disney.com) to the gift store at Disneyland, and bought a toddler sized one of these in powder blue and sent it across the pond.Well, guess what came in the mail 3 months later! A letter of thanks on embossed paper with the seal of Buckingham Palace, signed by Hazel West, Princess Diana's lady in waiting.
~Double click on the letter for a better view~
Short, sweet, and to the point. I was a little disappointed that it didn't specifically mention the sweatshirt. For the next few years, I pored over every issue of People Magazine looking for pictures of William. I never saw him wear it. Not even once.
P.S. Just for kicks and giggles, I googled Hazel West and found this at Yvonne's Royalty Home Page (!):
Diana, Princess of Wales' Ladies-in-Waiting:
N.B.: The ladies-in-waiting are listed in alphabetical order by surname.
Mrs. George Alston-Roberts-West (née Hazel Elizabeth Margaret Cook)
Born: 23 May 1944
Parents: Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Thomas Cook and Gweneth Margaret Jones
Spouse: Lieutenant-Colonel George Arthur West (great-grandson of the 1st Duke of Westminster)
Notes:
• Extra Lady-in-Waiting from 1981.*
* Buckingham Palace announced her appointment on 25 September 1981. It was published in The London Gazette of 6 October 1981.
I would so love it if Hazel read this post and sent me a message!
