The Archive · 1941

King's Condolences To Lady Willingdon

London, Aug. 14. sympathy lay from him~ The King sent a message of

self and the Queen to Lady Lord Willingdon, former Viceroy of India, "died two days ago at the age of 75.

Lord Willingdon's funeral will be held privately" tomorrow when the body Will be cremated. "A memorial service will be held probably at Westminster "Abbey next week. Reuter. gan Governments Great Britain's wartime "economic polley and to foster British exports to South Ameri Lord Willingdon was. {ail hand~ some and of extremely distinguished appearance, In old age"he became a Tittle bent. but preserved his slender athletic figure all his life, He always wore old-fashioned collars and a stock I with a pearl pin, He was Chancellor of the Order: of $8, Michael and George—ot which he held the Grand Gross—from 1036, He was a G.CS1. GEL, and gu, ifonorary, LL.D." of both "cambridge and Edinburgh, He helped to found and was the first President of the Army. Home and, Empire Defence League formed in February, 1099. to teach every man and woman that national defence was longer a job for the soldier alone, but the responsibility of each one of them, son. Viscount Natendone—Reuter, Lotd and Lady willingdon had one

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