Rome trip

Bad news this morning. Liz's mum fell and broke her hip. The added complication is that she's in Rome, on a special 80th birthday visit. Don't know the details, but she's in safe hands with not only Nick & Kate, but also Sister Margaret who's based in the St Cecilia convent there. She'll have to have a hip replacement op, and stay for a while to convalesce. What a shame. Could so easily have happened to mine when she visited Beijing...