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Mr Mills, who owns about 50 Enid Blyton novels, then showed his 60-year-old wife, who turned the page and found the note she penned.

Steve Mills was rearranging his Enid Blyton collection at home in Hockley, Essex, when he discovered the handwritten message by spouse Karen.

It's a slightly retro-image, with autumn colours and Enid Blyton shorts, taken in woodland in Norfolk and showing Prince William kissing Catherine.

Prior to Grange Hill, Lord Grade likened youth television to "the world of Enid Blyton", featuring gentle storylines.

It has something of the quality of a children's story book from times gone by, like a scene from an Enid Blyton tale.