To General le Duc Alain de Mylcandonai Palais Royal Rue St Honor� Paris Mon Cher Fils,
I'm writing to tender my belated congratulations upon your wedding. What a glittering affair it was! The Stag Party was probably the best attended event I've ever been to - the whole of Paris appeared to be there! The only incident that marred the proceedings was when the staff of the Fleur took it upon themselves to prevent four gentlemen from offering their congratulations to you personally. Did you ever get the bottom of that incident? I'm glad that the entertainment was so well received - the girls from Bendy Wendy's can put on quite a show, can't they? I must admit that I was a little hesitant about recommending them when Marquis de Sevigny first asked my advice - they way they shoot those balls at the chandeliers probably wouldn't go down too well at the Palace, I expect. (Still, a volley like that would soon send the Spaniards running, eh?) I thought they set the tone quite well for a Stag affair, however - I didn't notice any of your guests pining for their ladyloves unduly in any event... The wedding ball was a completely different kettle of fish, of course. I was positively dazzled by the number of medals and mass of jewellery present at the affair. It was an honour to be there in the company of Their Majesties, Their Royal Highnesses, the Cardinal all the various luminaries and dignitaries of France. (With one notable exception of course - I'm glad that blackguard Brouilles had the good taste to stay away). I'm sure that it will rank as _the_ social event of 1673, even if it was only January. Did you get chance to discuss the matter of Michelle's title with His Majesty, by the way? As the wife of Vicomte she should surely be accorded more respect than is currently the case? You also said you'd see if something could be done regarding the inappropriate title of the Princess' father-in-law, of course. When last you wrote you mentioned that His Majesty was considering policies to improve the availability of housing within Paris and to stimulate the coachbuilding industry (which has fallen into recession over the course of the past few years). Is any progress being made with this? The sooner he can address the much needed Military Justice reforms the better... In finishing, just let me thank you once again for the undreamed of honour of witnessing my only son marry into the Royal Family. Of course, if you and the Princess were to find the opportunity to visit, the southern nobility might actually believe it. Your Proud Father, Lt.Colonel (Retd) le Chevalier Marcel de Mylcandonai P.S. Have there been any developments regards the purchase of Petite Masure?
