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"She will always be part of the history in our first Champions League game at Old Trafford. She deserves that romantic part, because that's lovely."

Meanwhile, the reality of sharing a sleeping compartment with up to five other people, snoring or not, can be at stark odds with the romantic view of such travel seen in golden age films.

The Chandos portrait, which is a far more romantic depiction of the playwright and would have been done by a contemporary, hangs in the National Portrait Gallery, London, which itself provides considerable credibility.

The writer - known for her steamy romantic novels such as Riders, Rivals and Polo - was found by family at her home in Bisley at about 17:00 BST on 4 October.

“They were friends before it turned romantic,” a source told Us Weekly in mid-July.