From De Gaulle Mon Père by Philippe de Gaulle (translated by me):
Contrary to popular legend, my father was in fact generous with my mother... In later years, he would sometimes arrive home with a bouquet of flowers and a bottle of scent or a handbag. Naturally, he hadn't actually bought them himself. Instead he sent out his aide de camp to Guerlain or Hermès. Or he would write to me with the instructions: "Go out and get me something for your mother's birthday."
Contrary to popular legend, my father was in fact generous with my mother... In later years, he would sometimes arrive home with a bouquet of flowers and a bottle of scent or a handbag. Naturally, he hadn't actually bought them himself. Instead he sent out his aide de camp to Guerlain or Hermès. Or he would write to me with the instructions: "Go out and get me something for your mother's birthday."
Every boss I ever worked for sent me out to buy presents for t'wife.
ReplyDeletePresumably t'wife bought those M & S tokens for my Christmases too !