21 JUNE 1969, Page 30

Sir: Sir Denis Brogan says (9 May) that he has

never seen a cardinal with his official hat in any public ceremonial.

When the newly created Cardinal Hee- nan returned from Rome and was solemnly received at Westminster Cathedral, not only was his hat carried in procession but so also was his hatbox.

A. G. L. Turner Esq. Washington y Sarmiento, Asuncion, Paraguay