ADRIAN...

Darling Mands,



Firstly, I would like to say how sorry we are not to be with you on such a special day. I am sure that you can imagine the size that Ems has become over the last few weeks and we only have another 3 weeks or so until the due date.



I thought that I would take this opportunity to wish you a very Happy Birthday! I can't believe that you are still 21! It doesn't seem that long ago that I was rammed into a car with you, Ma and Pa heading down to Exeter with all your kit at the start of term. You seemed so grown up back then. Strange to think that you were only a teenager! Things have changed so much since then and you have achieved so much. From the dizzy heights of wearing orange boiler suits on board a Dover to Calais ferry to the dark halls of the European parliament you have always worked hard and it is wonderful to see that you have such an amazing family in Spain. You really deserve it.



I hope that you have a truly brilliant day and Ems and I will come to see you in a few months when the baby is a little bigger. In the meantime, my love to you all and do keep in touch.



Happy Birthday!!!



All my love,



AD