Ihear from America that an official gift may be presented to the King when he visits Washington. Nothing definite is decided, but there seems to be general agreement that the gift should take the form of a writing desk and chair made of wood from the George Washington estate at Mount Vernon. The Americans like to think that their present, if the idea is adopted, would be used im the King's study at Windsor Castle. This room, it is understood, was one ofthe ante-rooms of King George III, who reigned when the American colonies became independent.
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