Global: Betjeman's jilted lovers

To anyone not involved in the febrile business of writing biography, the recent row over John Betjeman's literary remains must seem like a storm in a rather fine porcelain teacup (it would be hard to imagine Betjeman with a mug). Two years ago, AN Wilson, who has recently published a one-volume biography of the late poet laureate, received a transcript of what appeared to be a passionate letter, written by Betjeman, to a woman called Honor Tracy.