Mellotronists

jonesalley wrote:

> Wasn't the princess' Mellotron repossessed?  I seem to recently recall a
> mention of some sort of ruckus about that back when.
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> Hi Jon and gang,    I sent the royal family a sympathy card and letter in
> 1997,
> after the untimely death of  Princess Diana (England's Rose) in Paris.
> I also just happened to make mention of Princess Margaret's Mellotron.
>
> To my surprise, I got an answer from her secretary (on royal lithographed
> stationery,of course ) !  She (PM) acknowledged that fact that she owned the
> Tron once, but didn't specify anything further. I think JB mentioned once that
>
> an attempt was made to reposses the Tron but failed.  So I wonder if that
> classic keyboard is sadly in storage somewhere far beneath the walls of
> Buckingham Palace.
>
> Cheers,  --JK-- (a bit moldy from basement storage too)