Last night, Agniya and I attended a grand dinner at the Spanish embassy. The guest-list was surprisingly exalted. Among those present were Cadogan and Plymouth with their wives, Sir Sidney Clive (marshal of the diplomatic corps) and his wife, Lord Robert Cecil and his wife, who usually stayed away from such functions, and a host of other diplomats and politicians. Taking into account the current situation in Spain, this was not at all bad. I even congratulated Mrs Azcárate,

The wife of Pablo de Azcárate y Florez, Spanish ambassador in London, 1936–39.

who sat next to me at the table, on the success of her dinner.