From GDP/44 DM At the time of writing this entry, DM was in her early 40s and lived in Southern England with her husband, who was a Naval officer, and four children. Here, she describes the family’s Christmas. 25 December 1963 C [the youngest of the diarist’s three daughters] and R [the diarist’s son and youngest child, aged 11] came to open their stockings in our bed – positively the last appearance of Father Christmas we have told them. Usual clear-up after breakfast then all went to Matins at Warblington, which was very full. Home to get cold lunch for [...]