Mary Killen Mary Killen

Your Problems Solved | 12 November 2005

Etiquette advice from The Spectator's Miss Manners

issue 12 November 2005

Dear Mary…

Q. My wife and I have an old and dear friend who lives abroad. She divorced her husband some years ago and lives alone. We are both very fond of her and are usually delighted to see her whenever she is in England. My wife has a timeshare in the Lakes which we go to at the same time each year.

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