Novemeea 9. 1951
vmousands oi Prince Edward murders will ilock to Charlotte- mm to greet our Royal visitors. on November 9th. but it is doubt- ”. if my at those present will My the spectacle with more in- mgt than ex-Chiei Birtwhlstle or the Charlottetown Police, ior- mr member oi the Scots Guard. ",4 an ex-membe oi the old Roy- .) Northwest Mounted Police.
schooled in all the niceties and mctizirdes oi military ceremony. ma as one who has frequently mm part in the glittering pag- mmy oi Royal iunctlons in Eng- Lind. the former head oi the local police will see the show through me eyes oi an expert. He will note the bearing and drill precis- ion or the guard oi honor. will my ior any omission in the cor- mines; oi iiniiorms warn. of any was in traditional procedures.
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Ex-Chiei A. Blrtwhlslle
It was during his three years 0! 5El'i'iL'P. with the celebrated Scots Guard that ex-Chiei Birtwhistlo
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was the second coronation Mr. Birtwhistle had attended in ten years. Beiore the Mountlu leit England they were presented with Coronation Medals by Kingceorge V personally: The King was u- sisted in this ceremony by the iamoua Lord Kitchener oi Khar- oum.
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Oi his many contacts with Brit- ish Royalty. ex-Chiei Blrtwhistle cherishes most the part he played in the visit to Canada. in l9i9, oi the Prince oi Wales. later King Edward VIII and now the Duke of Windsor. During that memor- able tour oi the Prince across Canada. the Royal party. to break the ceaseless and demanding rout- ine oi oiiicial receptions. became the guests oi the Mounties. on an Indian Reservation twenty-lour miles irom Forr Qu'Appelle. Sask- atchewan.
There in Prairie country the Prince was miles irom the nearest settlement” and except ior one visit to a nearby town to unveil a souiers war memorial. was able to iest and relax.
It was while the Prince was en- joying this holiday irom his Royal duties that Mr. Birtwhistlc became aware that the real boss oi the tour was an old sea-(log. Admiral l-iolsey. The Admiral, it developed, had been placed in charge oi the Prince by King George V. and the old sailor. a stickler ior dis- cipline, ruled with a iirm hand. and the Prince obeyed.
Ex-Chiei Birtwhlstle. because he uas in command oi the Prairie camp, was a close observer oi all the movements oi the Prince and his entourage. I-le relates with some amusement that the Prince was a "pecky” eater and at break- iast one morning reiused his por- ridge.
''I dont like porridge." said His Royal Highness. The starchy old Admiral wagglcd a linger under the Royal nose and said. "You'll eat it; your rather put me in
received his education in the regal ceremonies which have grown up around a thousand years oi Brit- ish Royalty, and which now ioilow an established pattern. While with the Guards the retired Chiei did nuiy at all oi the Royal Palaces in London. Buckingham, St. James. Windsor.
His regiment at one time or an- other formed a guard oi honor for the Kings and Princes not only oi England. but ior most. of the crowned heads oi Europe. ior In- dan Princes, Airican Chieis. Sul- tans and Emirs irom the Mid- dle East. and ior Civil Dignitaries 'rnm every part oi the British Commonwealth.
At Coronation In 1901
He remembers well his first par- ticipation in one oi the great Roy- al Pageants associated with the British Crown. the coronation oi King Edward VII in 1901 in Lon- don. On that day he was a mem- ber oi the Guard oi 1-lonor irom the Scots Guard and the Regiment look post Just inside the gates of Buckingham Palace. The men were l.lCal'skilI busbys. and iull dress uniform. The Scots unit was quartered in Victoria Barracks near Windsor Castle at the time. and were moved to London by train ior the big event. Windsor is iineiity-two miles irom London.
The Chlci's detachment. Ieit Windsor at live o'clock.in the morning. and after arriving in the great city. marched across it to their assigned station at Bucking- ham Palace. All day long they tamed out their part in the mag- inticent spectacle. and returned to Windsor late at night. Througs- out the more than iiiteen hours of still military iormallty. they had nothing to eat except a chocolate bar issued to each man beiore the early morning departure irom Windsor.
In 1906. on completion oi his term oi enlistment in the Scots Guards. the ex-chiei came to Can- ads and joined the Royal North- west Mounted Police. at that time a fully mounted unit. policing the vast open spaces oi Western Can- ada. Two years later in 1903 at the Quebec tercentenary. held to observe the three hundredth. an- niversary oi the historic French Canadian city. Mr. Blrtwhlstle was one oi the contingent oi Mounties or hand when the Prince and Princess oi Wales. later King George V arrived ior the great oc- canon.
only three years later. In lail. the Royal pair were crowned King and Queen in storied Westminster. and ex-Chiei Birtwhistle was once more one oi a select contingent oi Mounties to represent Canada at the time honored iunctlon. This
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on thh day when the Prince un- veiled the soldiers' monument lsome miles away from camp, he rode to the scene on horseback. Somehow or other his riding crop became lost. and his valet borrow- ed one owned by Mr. Birtwhistle. When camp broke up, the Prince presented the ox-Chiei with a sil- ver-mounted briar pipe.
The last role Mr. Birtwhistle played in connection with Royalty. was as Chiei of Police at Char- lottetown, when the present King and Queen visited the city in l939. In his oiiicial capacity he assisted ii arranging details oi the Royal reception at that time.
when Elizabeth and Philip come here in November. it will be the lirst time in ility years that Mr. Birtwhistle has been a bystander on such an occasion. and not an active participant in the courtesies cxtended Royalty.
CRATIIIE CHURCH MUCH BELOVED BY ROYAL FAMILY
A church which has a warm corner in the hearts oi the Royal family is that at Craihie, on Dee- side. which looks across the river to Balmoral Castle. where they spend long spells in the summer and fall. .
Queen Victoria loved it; so did King Edward and the rest oi the Royal Family, and the Royal days at Crathie were red letter ones ior Princess Elizabeth and her sister Margaret Rose. They loved the little church on the hill. the bells irom which were Just audible at Balmoral as they set oil from the castle to the service.
The stained glass windows, the plaques on the walls are l- als to members oi the Royal Fam- ily. The church ltseli holds only a little more than 300 or a congre- gation but it is packed each Bun- day the King and Queen and any members oi the Royal Family are in the district.
Visitors who crowd round the church on Sundays to see the ar- rival or departure of the Royal Family are not allowed into the ciuirch until the villagers them- selves are seated. And the services are oi the simplest kind.
The pulpit is made oi la differ- ent kinds oi Scottish granite set with pebbles gathqed irom the holy Isle oi Iona.
Ballater. six miles away. has its long association with royalty com- memorated in names like Victoria Road. Albert Road: there is a Victoria Hall and even a Victoria Garage.
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Cordial Greetings Q and All Good Wishes
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nova HIGHNESSES The GREEIIDAL G0. I.Tll.
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Queen Mary
Gracious Queen. Mother Beloved Of ” Her People
Oi all the members of the Royal Family. none has a greater claim on the aiiections and loyalty oi the peoples oi the Commonwealth than Queen Mary who. aiter many years oi devoted service and the tribulations of two wars. still re- mains gracious and serene. devot- ing her llie to her high ideals. and to duty as she has always seen it.
Queen Mary is a very real per- son. Perhaps no better testimony to her kindness could be given than that her own servants never want to leave her service: many have been with her all their work- ing lives. some l;l.l.ll dcath.. Sucn devotion is not commanded. it is carried.
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The Queen Mother is iamous for her practical outlook. Long ago. when personages were not expect- ed to have knowledge oi practical things. Queen Mary would oiteii astonlsh those around her by thoroughly investigating domestic details. Even today. she likes to talk to a workman about his Job and irom the first manages to dispel any ieeling that her ques- tions are a polite iormality; they never are. her grasp of practical details confirms it.
One aspect oi her character was revealed in the carpet which she made with her own hands and which is now in Canada for all time. Millions oi stitches andeight. years oi work in her spare time went to its completion.
On being told in school the his- tory oi the Queen Mother's car- pet. a small boy remarked. "It just shows what you can do if you keep on goin'." When his school teacher wrote to Queen Mary tell- lng her of this remark. the Queen Mother was delighted with it. She wanted him to be told at the age of 84 she was "keeping on going"
Best Wishes
for a Successful and . Enjoyable
Island
Visit
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Throughout her life she has been a collector oi iine arts. particular- ly antiques. She is well known in
of furniture. pottery, jade is that or a specialist. while her collection. particularly of jade. is one oi the best in Britain.
Marion Crawiord. governess to Princess Elizabeth
character oi Queen Mary and how much all members of the Royal Family rely on her ior sound ad- vice. when she was married the Queen Mother made hcr a gift oi some pictures. First arrived the pictures. says Miss Crawford, then a man to hang them. and finally Queen Mary herseli to see that the job was done properly. 0 U C
When Christmas comes around. all members oi the Royal Family know that their Christmas cards must. be kept for the Queen Moth- er. when the iesilve season isover Queen Mary sends around to all the homes ior the cards which she diligently sorts herseli and uses ior her charities.
Nothing can swerve Queen Mary irom her duty and loyalty to the things she believes in. Many years ago. she wrote a iew words de- iinlng her sentimentts on loyalty. They ran:
"Remember that life is made up oi loyalty: Loyalty to your iriends: loyalty to things beautiiul anti good; loyalty to the country in which on live: loyalty to your king: and above all. ior this holds all other loyalties together, loyalty to God."
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The public has a. short memory: : so it may be diiiicult ior many to picture the Queen Mother as she'
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antique shops and her knowledge lection being conveyed in a politi- prim, 0, but iirm note.
and Princess Jewels are kept under lock and key. Margaret, soon discovered the iine i:. a specially guarded display csb- I
removed during the war and stor- Mlss Crawford relates that ed underground ior safety.
was when George V ascended the throne. She was a tall. comely woman with a glowing personal- ity. pretty as a picture, with a mass oi close curls about her well- shaped head. Ker beauty was out- standing in the court oi her day. and like many other member oi the Royal Family. she set iashions ii: wearing apparel. -
Today, her liie is comparatively quiet by comparison with the iull and arduous years in the past. She visits the hospitals in which she is so interested and has never missed visiting the British Indus- tries Fair since lt. was founded.
Until this year. she walked miles around the iair buildings. stop- ping to admire new products and to talk with manuiacturere. This year. aiter about an hour on ioot. she had to have a wheel chair for the rest of her tour. Yet. she managed still to retain her dignity as she was pushed through the crowds.
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, Between the Queen Mother and Queen Elizabeth there is a genu- ine aiiection which has grown through the years. From the first. Queen Mary was charmed with her Scottish daughter-in-law
At 84. the Queen Mother; pub- lic appearances are iew. Sur- rounded by her ladies who have been with her many years she follows a strict daily routine an- swering her correspondence and attending to her many charitable works. The best comment on the Queen Mother's nature is ioiind in the last words at night oi one of her beloved ladies-in-waiting ior many years. "Good night. gracious and be- loved Ma'am." CUSTOM DECREFIS N0 ROYAL GIFTS
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MADE LOVERS' KNOT
When Princes Elizabeth and llir: Duke oi Edinburgh visited Liver- pool Cathedral in March. 1939 they stenciled their initials and "P" on one oi the great pil- lars. The letters entwined in a true lovers' knot have been cut.
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King George V was also styled George I oi the House oi Windsor.
Edward. Prince known as "the Commonwealt s most eiiicient commercial ambas-
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Lord Kingsale enjoys the hered- itary privilege of keeping his hat on in the presence oi the King. a iamily right since 1692.
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ROYAL HIGHNESSES
PRINCESS ELIZABETH - T:RlNCE PHILIP
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