He agreed with George V: "Grandma would never have allowed this." When his son-in-law, George, left the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) garden at Wisley to fight in the Great War, Harry, now a widower, joined his daughter and her baby son in their RHS cottage.
Unusual for the time Gladstone was present at the birth of each of their eight children and Catherine insisted on feeding them herself. Mrs Gladstone's primary concern was support of the poor - in particular those suffering from cholera, near-starving mill girls and homeless orphans.
Over a cobbler's shop in Islington life began for Florrie Dawson. She became known throughout the world as Florence Desmond, the entertainer. Surrey remembers her as the Mistress of Dunsborough Park, Ripley. Helicopters whirled overhead depositing the great, the good and the famous. In the 60s Miss Desmond successfully masterminded Guildford St Luke's Hospital, Betatron Appeal - saying if the machine had been available cancer may not have killed my beloved father. In 1993 she died and is still remembered with great affection.
A biography of Yvonne Arnaud, actress and musician.