29 JUNE 2002, Page 63

Q. I was very fond of the Queen Mother and

would love to know what is happening to her old clothes. I am taller than she was but I daresay I could have some of them adjusted to fit. Have you any inside information, Mary?

N.H., London SW3 A. It has not yet been decided what to do about the full bulk of the royal wardrobe, but I can release the scoop that this summer the Castle of Mey will be open to the public, and a rotating selection of her magnificent outfits will be on view within glass cases.