I had seen a job advertised which I found quite appealing - working in Cann's music shop selling records. What could be more wonderful than listening to music all day! So I applied for the job and got it. It has given me great pleasure in handing in my notice. Jimmy Clitheroe is staying here this week and Mr. Spitzer has given me tickets to see the show, otherwise the hotel is pretty empty. One of the guests - a foreign gentleman keeps asking to take me out, and offering me expensive looking jewellery. He tried to give me a lovely watch, but I refused, it didn't seem right to accept, somehow, (Mum has always said that I must not take gifts or money from strange men) and he became very angry.

November 4th - A Polish football team is staying here for two days and it is pandemonium! No one seems to speak English so it's really quite funny trying to communicate. They seem to think that they have to tip me every time they come in the lift, consequently my bag is full of pennies and ha'pennies. I wish I could somehow indicate to them that they do not have to - it's so embarrassing! Also staying here are ballet dancers Anton Dolin and John Gilpin, I knew who they were straight away, as I've seen them on television. They came towards the lift, walking toes first in a very balletic sort of way, I expected them to completely ignore me, so I was very surprised when John Gilpin put me at ease with a friendly smile and asked very politely to be taken to his floor. As they left the lift, they both turned to thank me and favour me with another smile.

Two more ballet dancers came to visit them - Andre Prokovsky and Jean Pierre Alban. They are all very handsome, and at first I thought they seemed a bit snooty, but they have turned out to be really nice and friendly.

It is my last day at 'The Grand', and I must admit, I am rather sorry to be leaving, every one is saying goodbye and wishing me luck. I shall miss meeting all the Stars. I'm disappointed to learn that singer, Dickie Valentine will be staying here next week, I think he is gorgeous and I would have loved to have met him. I shall write and tell him how sorry I am that I have missed meeting him. (The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles tells me that Dickie's 'Finger of Suspicion' was No1 in Dec '54 (15 weeks in chart), 'Christmas Alphabet' No1 in Nov '55 (7 weeks in chart). He had 19 chart entries with 92 weeks in charts.