Katie Hickman on Britain's Diplomatic Wives [75min]

Personal stories from the wives of diplomats show their lives are not always idyllic. Episodes 6-10 of 20 from Katie Hickman's Daughters of Britannia: The Lives and Times of Diplomatic Wives, including: Isabel Burton is plagued with rampant Brazilian boils; even the most party-loving diplomat's wife found that immense stamina was needed at times with the never ending social whirl; and the relationship between a diplomat and his wife was important, and a successful one realised that it was a three-way affair.