Wednesday 3rd September 2025

South Lawn Hotel. Milford Road, Milford on Sea, SO41 0RF

Monthly Meeting

Steve Herra is a third generation Cunard employee and his last ship was the QE2 where he was Purser.  Last year he gave us a most interesting talk on Coco Chanel during which we learned much fascinating information about the life of the fashion legend.

His talk this time is about the affair of the Prince of Wales (soon to become Edward VIII) with a French prostitute Marguerite in the 1920's.  We will learn about the letters he wrote to her and how she reacted when the Prince ended the relationship; her marriage to the wealthy Charles Laurent and her shooting Ali Fahmy.  Lastly, was she found guilty of murder, manslaughter or acquitted?