During her time in Cairo, Elizabeth had a series of romantic attachments, falling in love with a young officer, Peter Laing, who she would have gladly married had he not been seriously wounded and forced to return to his native Canada. Reaching the age of thirty, Elizabeth felt she should find a husband and therefore accepted Lieutenant Colonel Anthony David’s proposal of marriage. They were married in Cairo on 30th August 1944 and within a year Anthony David had been posted to India. Elizabeth followed him early in 1946 but did not enjoy life in the British Raj. Suffering from severe sinusitis, Elizabeth returned to England in August 1946.