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  Dealing with Love Letters Then and Now Monday 28 July 2003  
Dealing with Love Letters Then and Now A love letter, according to the wife of the poet William Wordsworth, is "the breathing of thy inmost heart upon paper".

But how has the tradition of sending written messages of love has changed? With the criticism of James Hewitt for trying to sell off Princess Diana's letters, what is the modern etiquette for keeping your old billets-doux.
Relationship writer Judy James and author Phillippa Gregory join Jenni to explore how the tradition of sending written messages of love has changed.

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