Titania had learnt what had been said from Nanny, who had been told it by Martha as she had heard the Duke telling his wife the story when he returned home.
They had forgotten that Martha was in the room, or what was more likely, Titania thought, had imagined as so many employers did that their servants were blind, deaf and dumb.
The story had of course quickly gone round all the senior servants of the household, who thought that Lady Sophie was very fortunate to make such a brilliant marriage.
Only Titania thought that it was rather sad with Sophie being just second fiddle for a Crown Prince who could not catch a Princess.
Prince Frederick, dressed in a spectacular uniform covered in medals, was waiting for them when the ship came into port.
He was the first person to step aboard and
