Heirs To Queen

Uni Tour

July 1971

"Ally, up! It's holiday day," Alyssia jumps out of her bed and toddlers over to Alice's climbing on top of her sleeping form.

She gets no response besides a grumble, Alice not a morning person like Alyssia is, "We go wake Uncle Wog. Daddy up already."

"We jump on him?" Alice pulls the blanket away from her face peeking at her friend.

Alyssia nods and they both get up exiting the bedroom to find Brian coming towards their room probably intending to wake them, "Oh morning girls, what are you two up to?" He does not miss the mischievous sparkle in their eyes.

"Going wake Daddy, Oinke Brimi. We jump on him," Alice bubbles with excitement.

Smirking Brian stands aside, "Then don't let me stop you, we need to leave soon anyway," He's already knocked on the drummer's door to wake him up but no response.

Giggling the girls sneak over to Roger's door and push it open, he's still fast asleep on the bed. Excitement bubbling over Alice races onto her dad's bed jumping, Alyssia on her tail shouting, "Holiday day!"

Roger groans, pulling the covers over his head.

Unhappy about this, the pair stop jumping and fall on him instead causing a large groan. Alyssia lies onto over him while Alice crawls under the covers and puts her face to his, her little hands on his cheeks, "Up Dada, it's holiday day."

Roger peeks one eye and nearly jumps at how close she is but he lets it out in a sigh, "It's not a holiday Monkey, it's for the tour remember."

"But you said Cornwall and Oinke Brimi said there's a beach," She pouts, "That's a holiday."

Sighing again he wraps his arms around her pulling her into a cuddle and pushes the covers off his face, "I guess it's a holiday for you and the girls. Morning Lissy," He smiles at her as she rolls off to find Brian.

Once the four are ready to go, they pile into the van picking up John and Lilliana then Freddie and Amelia.

Because there are eight of them this time they are staying at Roger's dad's holiday rental in Cornwall rather than at Roger's mum's though they will stop by so Alice can see her aunt and Grandma.

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While the four band members had no choice but to bring the girls on tour with them, they expected chaos for most of the trip however having each other to talk to and play with keeps the girls happy and well behaved.

On the 26th of July, they're in Penzance and decide to spend Roger and Lilliana's birthday on the beach.

Set up on the beach, the girls get their first experience with sand and the sea. Alice and Alyssia play in the water while Amelia and Lilliana play in the sand, "Milly, look," Lilliana beckons her over pointing to a big shell in the sand.

"Ooo, pretty," Amelia picks it up putting in the bucket of collected shells, "For the door, come on."

They head back to where they've built a sand castle, not just your average small sand castle but they've managed to build a big one with Roger's help. Now they have to decorate it.

"Nice work lovies," Freddie compliments once they've finished, "A castle fit for a Queen."

"Four Queen's," Lilliana corrects.

"Hmm... it's a bit small for four Sweet Flower, perhaps a better size for four little princesses instead."

"Yes!" Amelia and Lilliana agree. They then sit quietly leaning against each other watching Alice and Alyssia play in the water.