From the Historic Royal Palaces Facebook:
"Happy Valentine’s Day from Historic Royal Palaces! We’re getting in the spirit with our favourite romantic tale from the history of Hillsborough Castle.
The story goes that in the 1870s Annie Fortescue Harrison, a composer and daughter of a Conservative MP, visited Hillsborough Castle and fell in love with Lord Arthur Hill, son of the 4th Marquess of Downshire. The difference in their social standing meant their relationship was not encouraged and Annie left, apparently broken-hearted. Arthur soon married another woman (also called Annie!), who tragically died a year to the day after their wedding, having just given birth to their son.
Meanwhile, Annie Harrison had discovered the poem ‘In the Gloaming’ by Scottish writer Meta Orred, which seemed to perfectly encapsulate her feelings about Lord Arthur and her thwarted relationship, so she set the verses to music.
Some time later, Lord Arthur heard ‘In the Gloaming’ at a concert in London and was reminded of Harrison, only to find that she had written the piece! This lead to their reunion and eventual marriage in March 1877, and the song was published that same year. Annie went on composing, and she and her husband became leading lights in musical society in Ireland, with many of her works performed at Hillsborough Castle and at Belfast's Ulster Hall.
Today a copy of the ‘In the Gloaming’ score sits on the piano in the State Drawing Room at Hillsborough."
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If the Universe want to be with someone in the end you will!
