If you want to see what that romance was like to those nearby, pick up the first two volumes of the the Chips Channon Diaries. I enjoy that period of British history (1910-1945) and have read other diaries of the era. Chips was a wealthy American bounder who married the Guinness heiress, was a part time fag, an MP and the biggest social climber in the British royal circles.
It is out with a great job of editing and he has an abundance of vile opinions.
Thanks for the tip.