Valentine's Day: how val - Telegraph The Duchess of Cambridge is to be presented with a Valentine's Day card and roses today by an eight-year-old boy. Jacquie Johnston-Lynch, head of service for the charity Action on Addiction in Liverpool, will welcome Kate to The Brink - a dry bar for recovering alcoholics - in the city. Speaking shortly before Kate's arrival, he said: "I wrote in the card 'Dear Kate, Happy Valentine's Day, I love you, from Jaqson'. The Duchess will also help make a non-alcoholic drink, a smoothie named in her honour. Married bliss Romantics Beryl and Les Matthews are celebrating their 72nd wedding anniversary today - making them the oldest surviving couple to tie the knot on Valentine's day. Mr Matthews, 95 and Mrs Matthews 92, married in February 14, 1940 after meeting during a stroll around Eastville lake in Bristol. Their eldest son, Peter Matthews, 67, said: "I don't know what it is that has kept them going all these years, but they are a very romantic couple." Mr Matthews also revealed that because of wartime shortages the couple were unable to cobble together enough ingredients to make a wedding cake. The shortage of camera equipment and film also meant the retired painter and decorator and his wife's wedding day went undocumented. They didn't go on a honeymoon, but instead later went on a walking holiday in Wales. Celebrity Valentines Dermot O'Leary proved he has the X factor after he topped a poll of the nation's women asking them to name their top TV Valentine. The star, who is a regular fixture fronting the hit talent show, got 14% of the vote in the search to find the small screen's most fanciable man. He picked up more than twice the votes of his closest contender for the title, Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch, who got 6%, narrowly ahead of Strictly Come Dancing winner Harry Judd (5.4%). Holly Willoughby was clear winner in the search for the most fanciable female with 16% of the vote. Second place went to Karen Gillan (10%) who plays Doctor's Who sidekick Amy Pond, while Caroline Flack came in just behind her (9%). Researchers spoke to 2,000 adults for the survey, which was carried out on behalf of digital TV company Freeview. Dermot O'Leary The top 10 TV Valentines: Male: 1 Dermot O'Leary 14% 2 Benedict Cumberbatch 6% 3 Harry Judd 5.4% 4 Steve Jones 4.9% 5 Paddy McGuiness 4.32% 6 Mark Wright 4.02% = Simon Cowell 4.02% 8 Brian Cox 3.8% 9 Dan Stevens 3.73% 10 Philip Glenister 3.71% Female: 1 Holly Willoughby 16% 2 Karen Gillan 10% 3 Caroline Flack 9% 4 Nigella Lawson 7% 5 Louise Redknapp 5.1% 6 Fearne Cotton 4.7% 7 Tess Daly 4.6% 8 Tulisa Contostavlos 4.5% 9 Alesha Dixon 4.2% 10 Michelle Keegan 4.1% Amorous Prince? The Prince of Wales last night dispelled rumours that he had donned an outfit especially for Valentines Day to attend a dinner function at Windsor Castle. Charles joked that a red-trimmed dinner jacket he wore was not in aid of the February 14 holiday. He surprised guests at the black-tie dinner for supporters of the British Asian Trust by turning up in a navy jacket with red cuffs and a red collar. But the 43-year-old jacket was in fact a special garment worn only at the Berkshire castle, he said. He told guests: "I just wanted to say that some of you have been slightly surprised by my jacket that I am wearing this evening. Some of you think it is something to do with Valentines Day, I promise you it is absolutely nothing to do with Valentines Day, it is actually called the Windsor Coat. It goes back to the days of my great great great great grandfather King George III, who pinched the idea off Frederick the Great who used to dress his staff in this particular combination. My ancestor thought it was such a good idea that he adopted it and it became the Windsor Coat and it is only worn here at Windsor so I thought I would clear up any suspicions you have in your minds. Royal correspondence A rare Valentine's day card sent by Diana, Princess of Wales is up for sale for £8,000. The pink personalised card, addressed to 'George' and signed by the Princess - was anonymously sent in 1989, when she was still married to the Prince of Wales. The card was not a romantic gesture to a lover, but a practical joke sent to loveless employees at the Royal household. George, whose surname has not been released by his family, is believed to have worked as a footman and valet in The Royal Household. The Princess secretly wrote the card to George and had it handed to him in a pink envelope. It is now up for sale after the family of George - who died recently - decided to part with memorabilia to help fund a new life abroad. Mark Riddle, who owns Memorabilia UK, tasked with selling the extremely rare card, said: "The family of George contacted me after his death saying they wanted to sell his collection of Diana artefacts. I was amazed when I saw it, not many people can ever have been handed a Valentine's card by a Princess, let alone one of the most iconic. George had a whole host of Diana memorabilia, often signed by her. It is believed to have been part of a few sent by Diana to cheer up loveless employees, but one, however, cannot imagine she gave out too many of these. The pinkcard - which measures 18x13cm - comes from the 1989 Andrew Brownsword collection and is called "Lady Di by Dino ..." It shows a teddy bear jumping among pink hearts and the printed message, "Hey Valentine! Not Many Men Receive a Valentine's Card From Princess Diana. Inside the message concludes, "And You're One of Them," and the Princess has written "to George, from Diana!" Memorabilia dealer Mark added: "You can only imagine the potential worth of this Diana Valentine card in say 100 years time. It really shows the Princess's sense of fun and girlishness. Like many rare collectables it is a hard thing to accurately value, but we have currently pricing it at £7995. Hopefully this treasure can be safeguarded for the next generation to enjoy.