How did you first meet? How old were you? What were you both doing at that time? Your grandfather and I first met in April 1962 at Pinner, Moss Lane, Tennis Club. He had joined to find a wife but I had joined to play tennis! In fact when someone told me the club was a marriage bureau, I was very scornful. What was your first impression of each other? My impressions were mixed. My first vision of your grandfather was of him playing tennis, rather flatfooted and wearing long floppy shorts. However, off court, I changed my mind very quickly and found him attractive, unusual and very interesting to talk to. In fact, I think, it was almost love at first sight! We discovered we had been to the same school. He invited me out to the Planetarium as he had never been there! How long were you going out together before you became engaged? We went out for one year. Were you still living with your parents? How did your parents greet the news of your engagement? Yes, at 506, Uxbridge Road, Hatch End. Mostly with delight. However, my mother had a few inhibitions. These were mainly because he was thirty -two and to have got to that age (in those days) without being married suggested you might be a difficult person! She thought that perhaps he might not settle down to married life and that he may have been spoilt by his mother! My father thought he spent too long working at building Polybags up. How long was your engagement? We were engaged also for one year.