White R: Gran ely tit ge Ex EP cheering, Apart from the officials and a naval guard of honour, only handful' of people witnessed the Duke's home-coming, so well had the secret been kept. Among the friends who welcomed them were Major E. D. Metcalfe and Lady Alexandra Metcalfe, whose guests the Duke and Duchess will be for the next few weeks at their house in Ashdown Forest.
Major Metcalfe, of course, is an old friend of the Duke; he was best man at his wedding. The friendship began many years ago when the Major, then an officer in the Indian Army, attended the Prince of Wales on his Indian tour,
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