Mrs. Grandell was listening with an astonished expression in her eyes.
“But, surely ‒ ?” she began.
“Allow me to finish please,” the Princess interrupted. “You may have heard of Prince Eumenus of Malia, who has just died. He is to be buried in Athens and his body is being embalmed in order to give the prestigious people of Europe time to attend the Ceremony.”
Princess Marigold had been watching Mrs. Grandell as she spoke.
She thought that there was a flicker in her eyes which told her that she knew who Prince Eumenus was.
“Malia is, I believe, only a small island, but Queen Victoria has decided I must represent her at the funeral of this Prince.”
“Surely,” Mrs. Grandell said a little tentatively, “Her Majesty could find someone older than Your Royal Highness for what is inevitably a
