sentences:  This contact continued after the death of her husband, as her knowledge of Kuwait and the feuds and rivalries among the kingdom's 600-strong royal family made her an indispensable resource for British ambassadors and visiting diplomats.In 1976 Violet's 80th birthday party was a notable event for the British expatriate community in Kuwait.Violet Dickson had a son, diplomat Hanmer Yorke Warrington Saud ("Dickie") Dickson, MBE (died 2005), and a daughter, (Irene) Zahra Freeth (née Dickson), also an author on Middle Eastern topics.