NOVEMBER 1951

;:??'::T mat, when Their-i Majeetiea we Duke and Duchess 0! York. 503.31 Lodge was given to them by King George V. History has called mm to the throne. but through- wt those 20 years this pink- painted brick mansion in Berk- shift. in the seclusion of Windsor 5...; Park, has been their tav- ourlte residence. since the accenion more than may it has become a reliile from me pubiic'S prrlns ms and, the met oi kiozehip. Not even close mwds set loot inside the door. Hm the Royal Family lives and acts like any other family on holl- d,..-wearlng old and oomiort- mjp clothes. .not bothering to tires! for dinner, and playing on this lawns with their We i'-I085 There are no servants in the wjrmal sense or the word; the hall- dozen men and women who look titer the comiort oi the royal 'aniliy are old retainers. more like i;-tends with whom the King and Queen love to ohatu Besides. in their own home the King and Queen like to do things tor them- .gives it the tire needs more coal, the King tetches it himseli instead 3! ringing for a servant. Tho our.-eii picks and arranges the iiaim-s which adorn every room.

llonieiy Atmosphere

'riivri- is nothing about Royal more to distinguish it from the i'.)nl.i' or any other well-to-do iam- ;., txcept perhaps that it is less ..';m;.tiioiis than many. There are jn gold-plated bathrooms, no

grid chairs. no elevator, and -. l-ixiii-les. Every fitting is strict- - lilli.al'llIXl. I nrer the rears Royal Lodge ias taken a warm. homely nature. o.- lli1lCl'l the Queen's artlstlchands urn colour sense can be seen in :lir furnishing and decorations. !inxious'to preserve the country muse atmosphere she has used much chlntz. and the green and lliilf colours so love” by her pre- ilnminatc.

or the original Royal Lodge. liiiili by Nash for George iv when itr iiaa Prince Regent. only the :no-room still stands. It. is il- nnated at night by two line old Eiirziish glass chandeliers. Tapes- tries hang on the walls; ll large mi comfortable eettee and two iv.-nrlialrs face an open log tire. In one corner stands a grand pzann on which -the Queen and Princess Margaret oiten entertain the King. who joins in ii iamily nni:-song. -Three antique desks me the hut; ”Erench windows riiicn look Ollt&Jt0 a gently slop- il.L lawn. The Whole room. com- fnrtahlc and with a lived-in at- mnsplwre. is covered with a blue i'?.”Plil9d French carpet.

No Formaliiy

'ti:v dining room is severe in stinplicity. It is panelled in na- Itiral oak. adorned with oil reint-

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lnge. There is no ilrcplace; in- stead, heated air rises from con- cea'led vents in the floor. In the centre of the room iitands a mas- sive, highly polished oak (lining table around which lilgli-backed chairs with plain. wooden seats. are arranged. One chair has arms and is used by the King. It was in this room that the Duke of Windsor dined for the last time before leaving for the Continent.

The library. its shelves filled with rare old books. is considered to be one or the most attractive roonia in the house. It is built to an unusual. octagonal plan. The hall is quite narrow and is airst- erelyltreated, but it leads to a line old oak staircase.

It is only in the Kiiigs and Queen's bedrooms, both on the ground floor, that there is the slightest hint that royalty sleeps there. for over the uindoirs there are brass grilles to prevent any intrusion.

Apart lronl this there is little

protection (or the Royal Family. There are no guards, no armed Patrols: only :1 solitary pollc-.-ibox and one poi'tcr's lodge guard the approach.

The bcdrooms (ii the King and Queen are simply but tastefully furnished. Scattered around are informal photographs. many taken by the King himself. a keen ama- tuir pliotographcr.

Recent Alterations

Tire King and Queen have both supervised alterations to the house. Stall quarters are bright and airy. and a new wing was added in place of the old conser- vatory in which Queen Victoria llSlN1Cil to hrr uncle's iGcorr:r IV: German hand.

When the Princesses were old enough to learn to swim. a pool was constructed in the grounds. And still there is the little Welsh cottage. given in Princess Eliza- beth by the peoplo or Wales on

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We join in extending Cordial Greetings to

Their Royal

Highrtesses

THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH

Duchess of

Edinburgh

and

THE DUKE or EDINBURGH

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THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

Lodge Is Favorite Among

PAGE THREE

Duke And Duchess Are Third cousins

At Washington

The ancestry of Princess Eliza- beth. heir presumptive to the British throne, is well known to all people in the Commonwealth and the world. The-family tree of her husband. Prince Philip. Dulce of Edinburgh. however. is probably I mystery to a great many who only know that he started life as a Greek Prince and. just before his marriage, became a naturalized British citizen.

Elizabeth. of course. is illl'(!CUV descended from Queen Victoria and her consort, Prince Albert oi Saxc-Coburg and Gotha. who were her great-great-zrrandparents Ii happens that Philip also is a 2:'eat-rri'eat-tzrandchild of the la- mous hrltish Queen.

Philip is descended from Victoria and Albert through the female line and Elizabeth through the male line. This makes them acL- ually third cousins through the Hanover line.

The Duke's great.-grandmother vsas Princess Alice Maude Mary. third child and second dauuhter oz Victoria and her consort. This .accomplishcd wonian was mice do- iscrlbcd by her father as "tho beauty of the rainily”. Her hus- band was Louis 1V oi Hcssc-Darm- siadt. Their (laiiglitcr, Princess Victoria. married llE'r cousin. Prince Louis Alexander of Batte-nlicru who later became the First. Mar- quess oi Milford l-inron.

l1lllllp'5 inother iiho now is 5! ozcinbcr oi the religious order oi Martha and Marii on the Aegean Island or Tinos. was a child of this niarriaizc. She tins born Princess lvlicc of Battcnberg but her (ath- ot. who was admiral ol' the fleet Hiulnlcru-gr) scors . iaitcr the first World War. relinq- dellght to Prince Charles who -i- iuislied his royal titles. chantzc-ri his loves to play tea parties insidr-, as.i liini: Edwni-ii '1 of Engianri iins name to Moiivitbaticn and later indeed. did his mother not suiknoivn as "'l'iic iizinunor oi" lliCllV3S raised to the peerage oi the many years ago. is:-ots" lioi-iiusv or the llUnl(li'UuS:Ul'lli(3(l Kingdoni.

So Royiil Lodge has lircoinc llli' i0Fii.l-V hf? mildc against llicin, Philip's father. Prince Andrew. King and Queens meat, It 1., oniylljlo divd .imirnv.Hnt-I norlh in a ii:other of Kim; Constantine oi three miles .i'oiu the tou':.- oitf”"" "”9"”” l” Subdi” ”'9"i' iGF0CC9. Oi Danish POYE1 d05C91””- Windsor. and on a clear day the? ivriis banished from Greece with

her sixth birthday. This is now 3;

turrets oi the castle can be sccn' Th” Km” "mi . Q”"” l”"'1'il1is. family and fled to Paris in

from the veranda or Royal Lodge i"f;0ll"lT'j at W95'm'"5l"V 0" MH.Vi 1.022. Philip ended up living with

Often the King and Queen drivcll” 15”" the Eiigiisli branch of his mother's

unheralded into the town. wherci P, y . . fsrnily. His father died in France iinccss Marr.:iircls l)lrlhdi.l)'lin 1944

they visit the antique shops, anritig xumm .21 Sm W15 hm” t . I . . ' r it

then back again to listen to llielriclnmis Casuei. home of Elizabeth's line of descent from

h"iVlctorla and Albert comes through

favourite radio sliorrs. lrdeed,. ., 4 , . ., Royal Lodge could be i(il'illP('ll ”th.-igm"dpMem?' In m”n' iKing Edward VII. her great- home Of Mr' and Mrs' WindE0r"' k Tho biriliri'ii' Vol, -Pl'lil(ttWN' l-'li7a lgmndfaumri King George V h" -...L...- thmh is Apmiglp Sm, is ;m'rSi,'.:i'aiidiatE1ci': and King Georgi VI.

'l”itr- Royal family liiis hi-t-iiyof ilflfl, was horn in London. ;h" (amen

I'EliiCI'l Windsor since it proi-l:im.i-. . . .. i She can also claim do-cont lrlllll H0" mild" in ill1i.V- 1917- 1 Diirini: the war the King and Alfred th” Grmtv William the Queen seldom used their own'C0mlU9T0i'- Chal'iCnl4'i'3'W- The Ema

kin: Gcorizc ll was the l.isl'prii'atc train when they wont to Peru? Barbailmsar St 149"” 95 British lllOniir('ll to load Iiistlialmoral. Normrillv thcv iis9dlF-'?1nCC- ROIFPIT "Tim Bruce" 01 troops personally mi ilic field of-.tho public train sorricc io Pcrih Smtlflilti and MFUIV "Q1700" 0' haltlc. He did so at tlw lirlrl of and went by car from there iolscots". to name a icw of her an-

Dcttingon in 1743. iBalmoral Casilr. ccstors.

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LOYAL GREETINGS

Wiihioyel and affectionate greetings" werwel-' come H. R. H.'Prlncess Elizabeth and H. R. H. Prince Philip to Prince Edward island. Mey their days We Blessed with sunshine and good ' cheer. and through ilieir visit may the lies which

bind our Dominion-to the Commonwealth grow

ever stronger.

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