Mary Killen Mary Killen

Dear Mary… | 17 June 2006

Etiquette advice from The Spectator's Miss Manners

issue 17 June 2006

Q. I recently celebrated my CP (civil partnership), having been with my boyfriend for almost 21 years. I had planned it for months and arranged a flamenco evening at a smart venue in St James’s in London. We were restricted by the number of people we could ask, so I expected that all those who RSVPd in the positive would definitely show up.

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