Henriet wanted to cry out in sheer horror, but she managed to stifle it.
Then Caterina said quickly,
“He will have to do that after the shops close. He can hardly expect poor Henriet to start married life with out of date old gowns, which will certainly not impress the English when they see them.”
“Then it is off shopping you must go,” the Prince conceded and his eyes were twinkling.
He knew that Caterina was very cleverly preventing Henriet from having to be alone with the Duke.
Fortunately luncheon was announced a few seconds later and they went into the dining room.
It had been the policy of the Prince since becoming a widower to have the Lord Chamberlain, equerries and other members of the Royal Household to take luncheon and dinner with him.
When he was married, he and his wife
