Lord Darnley and the Christmas Tree

<p dir="ltr">In 1943 I was 8 years old. As my mother was a maid at Cobham Hall, she asked Lord Darnley if she could have a Christmas tree. He had a Christmas tree sent to her, but it was 16 feet high, and our room was only 8 feet high! We had the top part, and let the neighbours have the rest. You couldn't get Christmas trees during the war.</p><p dir="ltr">When my mum told Lord Darnley what she'd done, he was very impressed that the tree hadn't been wasted.</p><p dir="ltr">When I was 8 and in hospital, Lady Darnley had a friend who lived in Cobham Village, and she used to bring me comics in.</p>