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Hi, Rusty!
Now......I have Googled Alice and Dinah........ it seems that Dinah is Alice's pet kitten in "Alice in Wonderland".
I am somewhat shocked that I have no recollection of that!
I have read "Alice in Wonderland", although a very long time ago.
And I simply cannot recall Dinah!
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone , was a member of the Royal family.
I think she was the last surviving grandchild of Queen Victoria?
And Princess Alice of Battenberg, great- granddaughter of Queen Victoria, was Prince Philip's mother?
I think I have that right?
But as regards the crossword ...I am sure it was Alice in Wonderland to whom the clue referred!
I have "Broadchurch" to watch tonight.....the plot is getting very complicated!

Hello, Elle!
You seem to be on the ball regarding Alice.
I had a suspicion it would not be Princess Alice.
I think the Royals prefer dogs to cats.
I have no knowledge of Prince Philip's parents, though.
But, now you have mentioned it, are Alice in Wonderland, and Alice and the Looking Glass, connected?
Is it the same Alice?
Christopher Robin had an Alice, too?
Update on Sagan.
I saw more film today which confirmed that it was a spectator's jacket that brought him down.
It caught in his bars.
Mind you, Elle, he chose to ride close to the barrier.
The road was plenty wide enough.
Good luck with Broadchurch!

As I remember, Alice is very infectious - Christopher Robin wnet down with it :)

Hey, Rusty!
Yes, the same Alice in ""Wonderland" as "Through the Looking Glass.
In the first book, Alice popped down a rabbit hole; in the second, she went through a mirror.
I'm not sure who was Christopher Robin's "Alice"?
Did you know that Christopher Robin was A.A. Milne's son?
He was the character in his father's "Winnie-the -Pooh" stories and the books of poems.
The more I hear about cycling accidents/ incidents, the more I dread watching a bike race!
I know Pete Sagan wasn't injured as such, but he so easily could have been seriously hurt.
Do you wonder I do not want to watch---I cannot stand waiting for an accident to happen!
The plot thickens yet again on Broadchurch!



Hello, Chris!
Good one!
Yes, I like that!
For the uninitiated......
"They're changing guards at Buckingham Palace,
Christopher Robin went down with Alice!"

There's actually a wonderful rhythm to the poem


"...says Alice"!

Hello, Elle!
Sagan is as tough as old boots!
He'll be fine! (I hope so. I have just backed him to win on Sunday!)
Definitely do not watch on Sunday.
There will be many crashes, especially if the rain makes the cobbles slippy.
There are always crashes in bike races.
It is part of the job.
And nobody in racing handles a bike better than Peter Sagan!
Sunday is Paris-Roubaix! I cannot wait!
The winner is awarded a cobble, you know?
Well, The Times setter has provided plenty of stuff to investigate with his "Alice"!
There are superb pictures coming from the loch tonight.
Close-ups of Lassie. She was standing in the nest, sleeping.
I think her first egg must be due soon!

Alice was CR's nanny (or nurse) and was going to marry one of the guards.

Hi, Rusty!
Now....I have some info on Christopher Robin's "Alice"......
She was - as Kenyatta has kindly reminded us - Christopher R's nanny in the poem.
However, in "real life" she was Olive Rand, called "Nou" by the young Christopher Robin.
But she was to become known as "Alice" to the world, simply because it rhymed with "palace"!
"They're changing guards at Buckingham Palace ,
Christopher Robin went down with Alice........"
Olive remained with the family , until Christopher went to boarding school in 1930.
Right, on that note...I am going to my bed!
I shall look in on Lassie tomorrow.........it is too late now!



Thank you, Kenyatta.
You prompted me to further research the issue!

I'm gettong an error message from the loch this morning. Is it working for anyone else?

I'm getting an error message also. Even on Micosoft Edge, which is generally better than IE.