The King and Queen expressed their keen appreciation of the Command Variety Performance at the Palladium in aid of the Variets Artists' Benevolent Fund, programme I sent last week and they were of the opinion that it }was the most excellent variety programme they had ever seen. Every performance was splendid fror beginning to end. The Queen thoroughly enjoys an amusing turn and makes xo attempt to disguise her laughter. On this occasion she was easily the most animated person in the Royal Box. She wore 2 Deautifol dress of gold tissue covered with gold net and diamante. She hada diamond tiara and some lovely diamonds about her neck. Her cloak was of gold tissue with sable. With the King and Queen in the Royal box. were the Duke of Gloucester, Lady Elizabeth Motion, Sir Derek Keppel fand Sir Harry Stoner. The Queen appeared to be immensely amused sketches dealing with move humble life, Her Majesty of course has a fairly wide acquaintance with humble life, which ae ress who recommended "fyshe and clipes" but did not recommend the "News of the World" as a container because it would not hold vinegar.
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