Her mother was a Rutherford. The family came over in the ark, and were connected by marriage with Henry the VIII. On her father's side they date back further than Adam. On the topmost branches of her family tree there's a superior breed of monkeys with very fine silky hair and extra long tails.
Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy (ed. Penguin, 2004) - ISBN: 9781101495575