Albany's footman
Sir: Mr Hughes-Onslow's mean little article about Albany (February 22) tells me very little about Kenneth Rose, but a great deal about Mr Hughes-Onslow. I was reminded of Emerson's comment: 'Who you are sounds so loudly in my ears that I cannot hear what you say.' As he so clearly disliked the ten months he spent working for Mr Rose, he may also care to be reminded of the old Naval saying: "If you don't like it, you shouldn't've joined."
T. M. Higham Crayke Castle, York
Sir: I was saddened to read Mr James Hughes-Onslow's spiteful article (February 22) critising Mr Kenneth Rose,
Mr Hughes-Onslow worked with Mr Rose on the Albany column of the Sunday Telegraph for some ten months. I first met Kenneth Rose over thirty years ago at Oxford and we have been friends ever since. May I therefore, as one who has also contributed articles to The Spectator, emphasise that Mr Hughes-Onslow's jaundiced views of Mr Rose are in no way shared by those who know him well.
Hugh Leggatt 30 St James's Street, London SW1
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