The Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones household

Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones

Only child, seven and three-quarter years of age

Cecelia Highton-Smith

Alice-Miranda’s doting mother

Hugh Kennington-Jones

Alice-Miranda’s doting father

Granny Valentina Highton-Smith

Maternal grandmother

Aunt Charlotte Highton-Smith

Cecelia’s younger sister

Lawrence Ridley

Famous movie actor and Aunt Charlotte’s fiancé

Dolly Oliver

Family cook, part-time food technology scientist

Mrs Shillingsworth

Head housekeeper

Granny Bert (Albertine Rumble)

Former housekeeper, lives on the property in Rose Cottage

Daisy Rumble

Granddaughter of Granny Bert – lives with her in Rose Cottage and works as a maid at Highton Hall

Friends and family of the Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones family

Aunty Gee

Granny Highton-Smith’s best friend and Cecelia’s Godmother (among other things!)

Lady Sarah Adams

Cecelia and Charlotte’s cousin

Lord Robert Adams

Lady Sarah’s husband

Annie Adams

Eldest daughter of Sarah and Robert

Poppy Adams

Youngest daughter of Sarah and Robert

Millicent Jane McLoughlin-McTavish-McNoughton-McGill

Alice-Miranda’s best friend and room mate

Jacinta Headlington-Bear

Talented gymnast, school’s former second-best tantrum-thrower and a friend

Lucas Nixon

Lawrence Ridley’s son and soon to be Alice-Miranda’s cousin

Septimus Sykes

Lucas’s best friend and brother of Sloane

Sloane Sykes

Ex-student at Winchesterfield- Downsfordvale

Crew of the Octavia

Admiral Teddy Harding

Commander of the Octavia

Whitley Prendergast

First Officer

Henderson

Steward

Winterstone

Steward

Dr Nicholas Lush

Ship’s doctor

Alexander Lushkov

Band member

Others

September Sykes

Mother of Sloane and Septimus

Smedley Sykes

Father of Sloane and Septimus

Neville Nordstrom

Young lad

Leonard and Sylvia Nordstrom

Neville’s parents