The Archive · 1935

Family Folk

TPHE King and Queen are family folk: Nothing is dearer to them than the old tradiuons of family life, and they make a. great effi spite of the time taken by their national' dari keep them up in their own home, LA' cep affection binds them to thee Children, and they ike tobe kept fntormed of all that. is' soing "on. Long letters pass between the Queen fed ner only daughter every week, snd the King, whose sincere affection for the Princess Royal has, been one the most beautiful things family lite, looks forward. to. these weekly budgets tiling al that "she aod her children have been ding Between the Princess ad her father tore is, perhaps, 2 greater bond of vmpathy than that which existe be-five en father and sons. For the King the. old-fashioned Ideas" about the ttomen of his house, whom he feels Should be cared for and protected they were'in the dave of his grand: mother." "When the Princess wes ome time ago and was ordered com lets rest and after her operstlon for ppendiclis, his Majesty was cone fermed fora long time. "She came to Tendon later for the Season "and feltted a certain number of ensure ments, but her father" was. never cally at. ease about her. "Eventually issued what was virtually fstimatum hat' she, mast not slowed to do. much Tu public fini she had' really" regained' her Strength Teit only necessary to see father ud daughter together to reales thee Section' for each other In Scot land a year or two. ayo, when the Princess was tu recldenee with their Majesties at Holyrood House, a royal arden party was. given as) part' the -weel's programme: 'Atler the frst presentation had been. made, the: Queen, and ber sulla went one fear, and the King' and the Prinses Royal the other to seek out, guests whom they wished to speck Majeety was in'perfec hostili and in rent good humour, and. evidently Jncious thatthe Priscess should Share his pleasure atthe re-union with Bach time they came to a halt to exchange greetings. the King turned her with smile and then said'in friendly, but very "proud toner you know my daughter, Mary? The Princess's litle sone "ave a constant source of joy to their grand= parent Bots ere surely boos tremely intelligent. as ford of Horses Sod of siding as is their mother, and frory keen, since wey. west to' pre: paraicey schoo sbyet sports, sweet. jolly cricket. The elder one, Viscount Lascelles, is being specially coached inow by an old Yorkshire cricketer, and it is the hope of his mother, grandfather, and his uncles that he may some day play for Eton—to [which he is going on—at Lord's, he em they of te Dake eatatal tele of Mate Sone e min wit Sauer mako tone june Sore date arn Ste ae Mey ery saa ge, hee eT cee a antic taettt ence! fai apy

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