My Dearies,
What terrible shock, coming home on my Honda after being away on a special spy-mission to find the palace totally empty.

THE WHOLE COURT - GONE- MOVED- VANISHED. No message left on the doormat, nothing, rien, gar nichts, thank you very much!!!
Vanja the kitchenboy knew the whereabouts of Tsar D. and his entourage and with hardly no fuel left, I made it to the winter residence.
Dearies, don't ever do that to me again

I don't have a clue what happened during my absence. I hope I didn't missed a ball, a special sale of blinkety blings or a great part in a new movie of Dougie dear.
Unfortunately I can't stay for long, I'm moving to a new palace and celebrate Christmas and the New Year in my good old country of Tulips (special invitation of QB).
When I'm back I hope you guys didn't eat the all the Christmaspudding and left a drop of New Years bubbles.
So I'm wishing all my dearies a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.
Hoping we'll have a great 2006 in our enchanting world.
Hugs,
Grand Duchess/Spy Anna

Ps: My secretary Zoya Hilariouskaya sends you all her best wishes.
Dearie me, she's planning to stay next year
