Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1936, Page 12

Duties as Wife and Mother First Consideration of Queen Personal Friends to Have bame Wel- come at Buckingham Palace They . . Enjoyed in An intimate story of the lives and personalities of the Duke and Duchess of York, who now have ascended the throne of the British Empire, is told here in a series of articles, of which this is the fourth. BY H. J. J. SARGINT. LONDONa December 14 (N.A. NA).—As the Duchess of York, the new Queen’s days were filled with so- tial engagements, some of them bor- Ing and irksome to her. but she al-| 'wavs carried them out with the charming and friendly smile which is famous throughout the British Em- Ppire. The new Queen of England, when -8he moves to Buckingham Palace, will ®aturally be more aloof from public gaze than hitherto, as it is only on very special occasions that the Queen of England attends public functions, but she already has told her personal friends that she expects to see them at the palace just as frequently as she did at her former home in Picca- dilly. Chief among these is Mrs. Ronald Greville, whose country house the present King and Queen had for their honeymoon. rs. Greville does 8 Jlot of diplomatic and political en- tertaining at both her town and coun- try houses and is a great favorite of both the King and Queen, who fre- quently visited her, while she general- Iy dropped in at 145 Piccadilly a eouple of times a week to have a chat. The royal couple, however, are es- | sentially home-loving and lead prob- ably the quietest and most domestic | life of any in the country. They very | seldom go out to either private or restaurant parties and only occasion- ally visit the theater and tinema, and, when they do so, they appear un- heralded and unannounced. Friends Assured Welcome. Other friends who had the right of entry at all times at 145 Piceadilly are Mr. and Lady Doris Vyner, Lord snd Lady Pembroke and Lord and Lady Annaly, at whose wedding the Queen wag a bridesmaid: Lady Plunk- et. Lord and Lady Allendale, Sir Phil- lip Sassoon. millionaire undersecretary for air, and his cousin, Mrs, Gubbay, who helped the Queen furnish her Piccadilly home. as she is an enthu- gi1ast over old furniture and old silver. These friends the roval pair have as- eured a warm welcome whenever they visit Buckingham Palace. But the new Queen is entirely wrapped up in her duties as wife and | mother, and these come before every- | thing. She has a most ardent admirer | in her husband, for whom she makes | an ideal companion. She accompanies | him whenever possible and looks after | his personal comfort just as any middle-class wife, and when he is nred and wants to be alone, she takes care | that nobody disturbs him in the quiet and peaceful atmosphere of his study. She always s extremely considerate | Piccadilly. ploited talent for light verse. It is fortunate*that Princess Elizabeth, who, unless a brother is born, will be the next Queen of England, should have such loving and sensible parents to prepare her for the important duus which lie ahead. Her parents have devoted & tre- mendous amount of care to planning her education. It had been decided that the pretty 10-year-old girl, with THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, .D. blue eyes and a crop of soft, fair curls, should not go to school, but should be educated at home with her younger sister, Margaret Rose. Their mother, herself a product of ‘home education, was determined that both girls should enjoy the same natural freedom of development that she herself had. She holds spoiling children to be a crime and rules hers through kindness and tact while at the same time demanding implicit obedience. Princess Elizabeth is inclined to be self-willed and sometimes has to be reproved sternly by her mother, but she never has been slapped in her life and is & natural and unspoiled child, extremely popular with every one with whom she comes in contact. She adores her sister, an affection which is ‘returned, so that they are | happiest together and hate being sepa- | rated even for a short time. The Princess Elizabeth seems to have as remarkable a memory as that to her staff, and frequently, when they | = returned home late at night, they let | themselves into the house and enjoyed | a light meal left for them in the | boudoir, where the duchess would make coffee = an electric percolator. 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She is an apt pupil and seems to like her leasons, particularly his: tory, geography, ‘music and drawing, for each of which she has & different teacher. The Queen Insists on & regular routine for the children. Their meals have to be punctusl, for punctuality is a law which has ruled the life of every royal person. A few minutes delay, in their well-planned day would result in catastrophe. The school lessons begin at 9:30 a.m. and con- | tinue, with a break for exercise, until lunch. The afternoons are devoted to games, an occasional dancing class, skating lesson, & visit to the oo or a drive through Kew Gardens or through the park or some other ex- cursion-of educational interest. ‘The two princesses are especially C.y fond of visiting the 300, where they have nursed a-baby alligator, talked to a baby chimpanzee, seen the lions fed and laughed ‘at the antics of the penguins. Elizabetn, who has &-gen- erous nature, once tried to hand one of her toys to some child in the street. She likes playing with other girls and has many little friends of her own age whom she delights to enter- tain in the miniature cottage pre- sented to her by the people of Wales. 8She and’ her sister clean and wash the four-rcom house themselves and wash and fron the red-and-white- checked gingham' curtains. Elizabeth is very fond of animals and likes skating and swimming. She has several hobbies, including garden- ing, knitting andVmaking cakes, and has ‘a scrapbook in which she keeps protographs of various royal relatives from all over the world. ‘The children’s nursery in their Pic- ©oadilly home was on the top floor, with Every suit has two pairs of trousers! Included is a special purchase of 500 fine worsteds of unusual value. Tweed, Velour, Melton and Weatherall fleece Overcoats. -Midnight ‘Blue or Black single and double-breasted Tuxedos and Full Dress Suits. And, of course, you know our reputatlon for fit- MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1936, & special elevator to it. The chairs and other furniture in the nursery are all of mahogany, the carpet bright red and the walls golden green, re- lieved by a few pictures. The front windows give a splendid view of a corner of Hyde Park, but despite this there is a tremendous traffic outside | the house. A large garden in the rear is where Elizabeth and Margaret do most of their romping and playing, generally with their pet dogs, Janie, belonging to Elizabeth, and Dookie to Margaret. Elizabeth hates formality. 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