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“He was so friendly and warm — i vith such a kind sense of humor.” And so began a courtship that was to end in London’s old Caxton Hall where, on February 21, 1952, Liz became Mrs. Michael Wilding. Their honeymoon home was Mike’s bachelor apartment
But their permanent home is to be in Hollywood. Liz has found her man now — “it is the beginning of a happy end”
to become. But far from thinking of romance, your early ambition is to be an animal trainer, and the hearts you want to win pre in the London Zoo.
In 1935 when you’re three years old, you make your first public appearance on stage in a benefit dance recital in Queen’s Hall. The then Duchess of York and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose are among your audience. You give a command performance — but by your own command.
In your white dress and wings, along with the other little angels and fairies, you follow instructions, and facing the Royal Box, you curtsy to the floor and keep fluttering your wings. When the other little angels go
off the stage, you’re still flat on your face fluttering away. When you finally realize you’re alone out there, you give an encore. The group applauds and you have your first curtain call.
The applause will grow — and soon. But at three, the sound of a pony’s whinny is still sweeter music to your ears. And your favorite stage is the flower-filled meadow back of an old fifteenth century lodge. It’s your summer home on your godfather Victor Cazalet’s estate. You love the picturesque little lodge. Your family renovate it and name it Little Swallows. You’re enchanted by the tales old-timers tell about it, and you spend happy adventurous childhood holidays ( Continued on page 99)
“Beau Brummell,” took Liz, here with James Donald, to London again. And on second honeymoon with Mike — and Jr.
Today, Queen Liz of Hollywood has come of age — as actress, wife and mother. “I’ve enjoyed the twelve years Tve been in movies,” she says. “I’ve loved every minute of them. But my husband and my baby — they are most important in this world to me”
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