THE PRINCESS AND THE ARCHBISHOP
Randolph Churchill once more repeats, as the truth,' that when Princess Margaret saw the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace on October 27, 1955, Dr. Fisher 'had all his books of reference spread around him carefully marked and cross-referenced. When Princess Margaret entered She said, and the words are worthy of Queen Eliza• beth I, "Archbishop, you may put your books away; I have made up my mind already." ' Mr. Churchill, still quoting himself, goes on : 'It seems in the interests of her Royal Highness, of the Archbishop and not least of history that this fact should be known.
Will Mr. Churchill please tell us what were these books of reference that the Archbishop had spread around him carefully marked and cross-referenced? Until he does, I shall con,tinue to think that this story is not- a 'fact' which deserves to be preserved in the interests of history, but a myth. • The meeting in question was a private one between the Princess and the Archbishop. If Mr. Churchill is really concerned to establish the right of the individual to privacy, I suggest in all seriousness that he Shoffid not himself circulate tittle-tattle.---• Yours faithfully,
GEOFFREY MURRAY
Religious Correspondent
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