Some Day My Prince ...

So tomorrow is the big day, when Kate becomes Princess Catherine - will you be watching? Personally I was only ever called Katharine when I was naughty - I guess it is more dignified for a new Royal, but I think Miss Middleton will always be 'Kate' to her public, like Queen Bess, and tragic Lady Di. I reminisced last night with some friends about the day Charles and Diana married ... there was such hope and romance. For me, it led to a disastrous 'Lady Di' haircut (French customs asked my father that summer 'where is your other son?' when they looked at my passport ...). I wonder if Kate will inspire the same adulation Diana did. What will she do next?

All the Brits on the compound are gathering to watch the wedding in the cinema, so it should be fun tomorrow. What will Kate be wearing ..? My money is on McQueen. In the meantime, we have a few stops on the blog tour today. Why not start with a visit to Arleigh's brilliant Historical Fiction site in the US, where I talk to her about the real inspiration behind The Beauty Chorus? If you love historical fiction, you'll enjoy her site. When you are weaving in factual events, you have to be selective - as someone said to me the other day, there wouldn't have been much of a story if the girls just jumped in their planes, flew straight and level and had an early night. Of course you focus on the most surprising and dramatic events - that's what makes a great story, and that's what inspired me. As the old saying goes - well behaved women seldom make history.

Then, over at Novelicious in the UK, I'm interviewed by the lovely Deborah Carr, who is not only a cracking writer, but owner of the most envied writing shed in the whole of the UK. Novelicious is a treasure trove of interviews with authors of women's fiction. Enjoy - and enjoy the wedding. Let's hope this is one story that ends happily ever after.