Way-Back-When-s-day

Apparently, in 1981, after Prince Charles and Lady Diana were engaged, if you had $1,500, you could have lunch with the father of the bride, Earl Spencer.

Barbara Cartland, the Earl's mother in law, wrote 300+ romantic novels and sold over 100 million copies. She negotiated a deal with a New York travel agency World of Oz. Besides lunch with the Earl, the tour included a stay at Althrop, Lady Di's family home, tea with Barbara, and visits to several historical places, like stonehenge, and Shakespeare's birthplace.

Diana's family received a lot of flack for the tours. But, they claimed that the deal was made before the couple was engaged.

Here's the link to the actual article. It appeared in the Chicago Tribune on April 6, 1981

Chicago Tribune 4-6-1981

Diana and her father