Amid toasts drunk in sauterne or tea, they sent a copy of Love Ledger, a bride's first-year book, and a hand-stitched sachet pillow to Princess Elizabeth.
The young guests sat on the floor between dances in the East Room, sipped pink lemonade, ice water and a mild sauterne punch that would not have harmed a milk-barfly.
He ate heartily, drank only half of his glass of California sauterne, and sat thoughtfully oversmoking through the banquet.