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Held Affe-ctibln or All His Subjects And Was Well Known In Canada

Hy The Canadian Press

'11.‘. “mid-g 1110M popular citizen. in good times or bad, handsome Ed ird VIII was an idol of the English-speaking world from the time of lil- liz-ﬁii. To illl unusual measure he attracted the 118m ‘Vlll-Qh

beats un-ii Britain's Throne and on tiie heir to it. His common tourh rd Europe. the Americas, the Dominions.

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igigztrip to make time for the trip through the Porcupine mining in- us ry.

_ The result was that the citizenry in that part of tiie world gave the Prince a welcome which must have settled the fears of the most anx- ious official.

LEARNED TO BE SPEAKER

New York was another place where officials hesitated to take the Prince. At the time the city was full of anti-English feeling engendered by the Irish home rule question. Partly because of the Prince's lnﬂst- ence he was finally allowed to g0. One incident, characteristic of the man but amazing to the United States mind, helped to bring New York- ers around to a belief that a Prince could be also a simple gentleman.

At a gala performance in the Metropolitan a huge, ornate chair was set in front of the Royal box. all other chairs in the box ranged behind it. When the Prince came in with General Pershing the ovation from the fashionabc throng lasted minutes. At the end of it the Prince telt for his chair, turned to survey with horror the gilded throne, then pick-

yl wci‘. poker uxth-his ranch hands in Alberta. danced with Can- ru) t‘: on his first visit to the Dominion in 1919. He chuckled i li‘ll ihe Northern Ontario mining town of Timmiiis welcomed i Ll .~"l'(‘2llIl(‘l' of bunting hung outside the stntioirirhich read: l.\ your town. paint it red or any damn color you like."

.1‘ were unusual (iemonsraiions of joy when he was born Juncl . li l-l u male heir-apparent for the sceplre then held by his aging _ Queen V'.(‘iOl'l{l. As Prince of Wales he achieved popu- iivi-orzlecl one man by so much of the world. He ..e with ilic Empire than any previous licli" to the

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. ended the Throne Jan. ‘.20. 1936, 0n the death of King George \' sorrowful but determined to “follow in the footsteps of my beloved father." Less than 11 month; la'er he and an American divorcee, Mrs. W ‘li< ivvfield Simpson, stood in the centre of the Empire's moot ' nstiiirt; uil crisis in ccniurics. i," wished to marry at last. Rointncc thzil tlic '1‘ lull lioperl would come to him liacl arrived when he was 42 But the Cilllfflilllg‘ woman hc wished to marry was not only

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a lllllleillPY. slic was in process of being divorced from her Slllllplll!“ bl'i‘r{!‘l' liusbiiiitl, Ernest Simpson. She had previously been once di- vw-i-eil.

(‘LASHES “llTlI CABINET

Iiiiniezllrifelv tlie question of his abdication arose. Prime Minister v p rold a. breathless House of Commons that he had advis- ' rllfh a marriage as was proposed would have the ap- oi‘ ilie Government. nor the Dominions. If it took ~ .~‘lll{‘ on would be Queen. A uioruaiiullc iiiarriiige was no!

dvii-ioiiiid in iuteiisili‘, Mrs. Simpson hurried to the cc where she issued a statement saying she was willing ' from a position which had become "unhnpjgv nrd unten- _ in: in his Fort Bclvedere residence. the King was the sub- » uoi-liils- anxiety. His problem was the world's news. dzijv-to-cldy life was ncws for years, especially aficr l"is Iain- \'l.\ll 1o Canada and ilie United Slates. But he had been in ~ ~ frequently than usual since his acccasion to the Throne. , hi’! events marked his early reign. :' of l “so was his dedication of Canada's war memorial at Vimy Juli- 2'3. 198G. Six thousand Canadian veterans were in the ~ . I"I'I‘Il" of 103000 that stood before him that day when he said: ’ "ivaituig this memorial to our fallen comrades our thoughts ‘ i" i0 tire splendor of their sacrifice and to the consecration]-

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c for them than to the cannonage which beat upon this ‘i d score of years ago.... In that spirit, in the spirit of thank- .

' for their devotion and of pride for their comradcshlp, I unveill nvniririal to Canada's dead." ‘

~ " izs attendance at Vimy Ridge resultivci in a sirnlancousl

F "~ affection by Canadians and French dike. Later. iii-i lr. rzrrtriincd the Canadian pilgrims at a garden par'y at h. .'. iighaiii Palace, the smiling Monarch was nearly mobbed by ad- mirers REVOLVER THROWN AT KING - "Welt. before the dedication, while he was riding back i0 tlic

a . Hill fl lllllllflfy review in Hyde Park. I-Iis Majcsiy w.is the centre of n sensation. On June 16, George Andrew McMahon, an Irishman. pointed a revolver at the King. A police ieservist knocked‘ the revolver to ilic road in front of the King's horse. McMahon, who said he had iio ‘i t" “ of shooting the King. was sentenced to a. year in jail for i1‘ the pcrscn of the King a pistol, with intent to alarm

rd was never closer to his people than a few days before his love for Wallis Simpson shattered the harmony of his reign. He visited the depressed areas of South Wales on Nov. 1B and 19, talked with men ‘ wlizi hadn't ivoriked for i0 years or more. “Everything that can be done uill he done “ hc assured poverty-stricken South Wales. He urged the yi-~i~‘r~ not. to lose heart. v

5- ilflt‘? high-strung. closely resembling his grandfather, Kin: Edward Yll .u physical appearance, Edward became a man during the war. He said =0 when he returned from the Front. He went to Eranoe as a lioiiuiiiiint in the Grenadier Guards. He was made captain in 1918 and colonel in 1919.

Wrliin a fcw months after the close of the war- the good-looking Prince of Wiilcs -*(‘l. out to sec for the first time thc Empire that one r-. w: ﬁr‘. ‘w h .=. As he started for Canada, he was merely making a tour traditional with the heir-apparent. His father and his grand- i zine: had made the visit before him.

The 25-year-old Prince landed in Halifax to be received by cheering

lhOUnnYKl-‘n The visit became a. triumphant journey across the senior Dominion i 1t fricizssezl for the first time the world's eyes on Edwardl At mm became ilie most-talked-of and most photographed young‘

min in no world.

BLOSBODED IN CANADA

Whether or not the Britbh government saw in Edward its ambassa- dor .;i rc, i: is doubtful if the quiet young man who landed in Nova Swi W10 and captured a nation's heart was ever expected to do llilll.‘ i i‘.’ll'l'_’y‘ out the tradition of dignity and tact which his progen- lruia. i . .iablishcd. His great success in Canada and United States was certainly not. foreseen by British newspapers.

Representatives of British papers who accompanied the Royal party i:.i<l been instructed to send a brief (leis-patch daily on the progress of iliu l'l.ll('f‘ ilirouiih Canada. By the time the party reached Toronto the i.-i.-.i~ pupeiw had raised their order to a column a day and after 'l‘oroii- iii . if‘ correspondents were told to g0 the limit.

riic Prince of Wales was a distinct, personality now. The clothes he wore were next season's fashion. The latest dance wasn't accepted in the best biillrmims lllllll the Prince had been reported its devotee and the Pflflfi‘) uvuiilly‘ was a devotee.

Lritoiis ivlin accompanied the Prince in 1919 said the Queen had u i-d ili‘l' influence l0 train Edward for the role of Ambassador of Em- pirii which he filled so well. One story had it that she looked to him to lu-ep ihc Empire together and that when he began his tours she told liuii continuance of the British connection with the DHmlHlOHS mlBlll 2'1 si iii his hands.

‘Z 'ai~(i'.~. affection for his mother was known to be warm, In his vcniicii-i'iiiu~. about tlic worfd iic often referred to Queen Mary in inform- a1 talk and til-n his lsritixli schoolboy reserve did not cloak the tremend- ous affection lic held for his mother.

While serving on the staff of the Canadian corps near the close oi the war, he asked the corps photographer for two prints of a picture of himself entering the captured city of Valenclcnncs. "I want one for the {Hill Oil!‘ for tlic girl." he said. The photographer was not the more (‘.ll‘J'll‘\'.l.>.~C(l of the two.

RANCHER IN CANADA

Through his speeches during the 29's in all the British Dominions. mo. 1.," ~ colonies and many of the dependencies, in United States, Ar- gctitui. inn, Chile and Uruguay he preached the doctrine of the Brit- isli Flllillfl‘ iis d force for the world's good. In Burke's Peerage ii um Il’ll"ll l 1'1 that lir- resided nt Si. J.llii[“i'; Palace London, and at the "E. P " ll ll£'.’1l‘ Calgary. He once rcniiirked he wouki likc to Sl-lffnll 11B iling between ihe<e two places. _ _ liiifl tour of Canada was succeeded by two semi-official visits llLl l i- Prince Liccnmc a familiar figure in Cﬂilﬂdil. H0 Rﬂfllllfeil hi5 Al‘

,-- lljﬂfllﬂd to pick out the likclicst stock for it. He BC-

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s: . m- in several Ciimulian universities and rank in several Can- ai 'l.l‘ili.*.. Spciikiiig to thc Canadian Club in London in Novem- ‘Jv , iiu Prince Said:

‘ , for-l tliiii 1 have a right to call myself a Canadian bCCal-Liﬂ i; filli. lli u .-..ii;il| iviiy, a. rancher. I aiways fcei that my small ranch in Allivrui i.» 1o iiic a great link with Canada and that it is an aswrance

si ‘ill l'L'llll'll rlicre some day." -

i oi his curly success was his great l"..i)JCllSlVl‘ll(‘.&’3 ‘. iii great pa. ug. tn fllCCt the mood and meiilaiity .1, pii~~i.ili:l i‘ .:i for cvcn a brief visit. He convinced technic- iill“ ll" \I.'u.~. enormously‘ interested in their Pet hobby. He gave the lm- ]ll‘l“»$ltill oi‘ Wiilililli‘, to know all about you, and having l(‘f‘.ll‘i€‘(l, to re- luuilruis of Cairdiniis who took him at his word and Visited I

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SI .1 l’.i':ici- while Eu London :ell of his lzciii llii‘ll‘i0l‘_\‘ of pcope l l‘l‘lY'-"" l""'..ill l l' 2.’: "iour. ii si..il;v- an.» iii progress in the " i. ". ~..i Oll.."‘il u.'.. ..;la' ‘llitd that ll. would ‘I

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l trary it was. and will always iTlllillll, an example of the highest. political

: wealth. No Government represents or stands for all parties or all

l 1919 at Regina and his shirt a few years later at E. P. Ranch. Somebody

ed it up and started to move it to the back of the box. Startled attend- ants rushed it away. The Prince gathered up iwo small chairs, and set one down for Pershing beside his own.

Between 1920 and 1986 Edward made countless speeches. Most of them followed his first Canadian tour. Between the time that he spoke at Carnarvon on the attainment of his official majority and hisflrst speech iii Canada. iic spoke only once—St. Ansclins Church in bOl-lfh London, June 13. 1914. As Duke of Coriuiall he spoke of housing Condit- ions in the old Duchy of Cornwall estate in South Iiondon. Time alter time iii Canada he \\“.lI'I‘i0(l Canadians against slum conditions and While the country‘ was new to prevent ovurcroivdiiig in cities.

His first big speech was on the occasion of his acceimilwﬂ 0f m9 freedom of the City of London in the Guildhal May 29, 1919. He SPOKE of the war and of the London regiments, and added: “the part I Plﬁyed was, I fear, a. very insignificant one. but from one point of view I f-hall never regret my periods of service overseas. In those four years I mixed with mcii. In those four ycars I foiui_d_ my manhood. Whcn I think 011 ihc future and the heavy resixiiisiiiilities ivhich may {all l0 my to? n [eel that. the experience _L".\ill(‘(l since 15114 will $lf1l"i(l'llll‘>lli good s cad.

It was in Canada that Edward got his real training l" Sllcl-‘Cmmil-k‘ mg. Before the end of the toui he was making improinptil speeches here and there while ofiiriiils of his suilc tried to hide their nervousness. But the Prince showed he was quite capable of groping the rcqlllrenlenls °r any 1iartioular occasion.

In Calgary he spoke of hi: desire to cxplorc the northwest-the Mac- Kenzie Valley and the Peace River country. When he said he liopcd to visit Canada soon again, the likelihood of anoiher visit did not secm great. But, shortly afterwards he purchased a ranch near Calgary and became an Alberta taxpayer.

(‘onipIinu-iitrtl Canada

At Montreal in i919 the Prince said: "The union of the two races in Canada wa~ ucvcr a maztcr of more political convenience. On the coii-

wisdom. inr WhlCll the Empire owes an incstimable debt to Cartier. MacDonald and the other statesmen of boih races who brought it about."

At Foioutt) in tiic some year, acknowledging tlie welcomes given t0 him, he siiiil: ‘

"I realize that. they have been given to me as the King's son com- ing to Canada as the heir to tho British Throne. My fir t visit to the great Dominion has made me realize more fully than ever what a great privilege and what a grczit responsibility that confers upon me and I value these wclcciiic. all tlxc more highly because they have come from the Canadian nation as a whole, from all sections of the community. . wherever their party. whatever their education.

“I a’k himself, what clces that mean? It means I think that the Throne stand: for a heritage of common aims and ideals shared equally by all sections, all parties, and all nations within the British Common- na- H0115 within the Empire. But despite this there is a common sentiment which is .'harcd not only by all nations within the Empire, but also by all political parties within each nation. It was this common sentiment which made us stand together in the Great War."

A few days later in Washington, the Prince told a public gathering that he came not only as a representative of the British Empire but also as a Canadian. He spoke of the unguarded boundary line and added: “North of that frontier we chcri=h our British in titutioiis, our British form of freedom. our British allegiance to the King. South of it you cherish equally the institutions into which the American citizen is born. The forms are different, but the aim of both systems of government is the same." '

FAMED WHEN PRINCE For Personal Touch

The “personal touch" for which Edward VIII was famous both when ne was Prince of Wales and when he was King came naturally to him.- Close friends believe he established a. life-long relationship with the common people during the Great War, and there WES no doubt of his ability to talk with anyone when he first visited Canada in 1919.

He gave a luncheon during thnt visit in Winnipeg-an informal luncheon. Noted men from all parts of Canada were to attend and the young Prince, then 25 years ‘old, wasn't convinced it was sufficient to print on the invitation cards "informal dress."

"I'm Boing to wear my old grey suit," he announced. On the invit- ation cards was printed: “Lounge suits." They say that invitation was the first document Edward ever dictated for himself.

Lost His Shirt It was common knowledge, too, that the Prince lost his pants in

stole his pants in Saskatchewan's Government House-the "football' britches" the Prince wore on early-morning runs. Edivards own ranch hnnds took care of the shirt. They taught the Prince to play poker and tsave him several notable beatings. Bus; Edward, in turn, taught them w play bridge and trounced them just as badly.

The personal touch" of Edward was r0 famous that Pethick Law- rence, formerly financial secretary in the Labor Government said: "We havelinlou: present King a man who has more direct and intimate gfscciclgéléigiilwrith our common people than any Monarch since the days

xmo. REAL FRIEND r0 vnuv rrnoiuivis

‘lemsanafdgm wgr veterans who went overseas in 1936 to attend the un- hr hi! o1 tuna as memorial at Vimy Ridge saw King Edward VIII in WHO $213 65‘ mood. Among the 6.000 tax-servicemen from the Dominion [ﬂuidly gncljpixlziionxillall 1e Elﬂﬂl throng at the ceremony, His Majesty was

j , ’ - ‘ iional standards Her nose is sharp rho has never wasted a penny in

EDWARD vm ’ "

. tinued to make his home in King ton. Ont.

cumstances. And, although I now speak toyou as Kingl am still the Sdme

writers in the London press natur- ally have had Mrs. Wzillis Simpson under observation for a long time and here is what they (‘hiuk of her.

woman apprcciaiivcly spoken of by all who know her. natured, she has a ialcnt for making

talent that is the secret of good

vants. A most aiirac‘ive

terval between races.

When Life Was Happier For King And Friend

No rhint of the stornr that soon was to rage abnut them was evident when this picture of King Edward \lll and Mrs. Wallis Simpson was taken inst summer, during their attendance at the Ascot races. The photo, radioed from London to New York City, shows tho pair in marry mood during an in_

ll utstanlling‘. Events In King Edward's Reign

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LONDON, Dec. 10-4“) ~01“. gglvlglutu of the m", o; Km Jun. 20, IBM-Succeeded 14; 1h . mi: e ~' “- m. Jun 21—1leld flrlt P; . at sc. James’ r m,‘ IOIIOI ui my lather‘! room." l vmrk. u he did throughout his for the happiness and welfare e all claucs of my Bllbjgglg}! o Jan. Zﬂi-Followed King 3,0,". oolﬂn tfarough the streets to w"; drlminslulzmnu-ftcr its return from s", Jan. ZL-Mounted - brothers at the biergollfmieiswllgii: during the lying-in-amd Jln. Z8-—Atlended his father.

March l-Mldo a. speech to In Empire.

July Ill-Revolver was thrown a him as he returned from lnspeciing the guards in Hyde Park.

July 2.—Visited Vimy Ridge an unveiled Canadian war memorial,

Aug. l-beft on five week crulge in the Adriatic with a. party o which MIS- Wallis Simpson wag .

broadus .

member.

Sept. lif-Retumed to En . airplane. “and b

Nov. k-Opened his first Parlia- meat.

Nov. 11—Attended Armistice cer- emonies at the Cenotaph in “hits. hull.

Nov. 12—Inspccted tfic home flee at Portland.

Nov. lﬁ-Begun three day's (our of distressed areas in South Wales.

Dec. lit-Announced his abdica. lion in favor of the Duke of York through the‘ speaker of the from of Commons.

whose abdication today will be written into history as one of the greatest precedent-breaking acts of British royalty, set aside an- other tradition in the wording of his formal abdication.

In all formal state papers he ha: been known as: “Edward VIII, by the Grace of God, of Great Brit- ain. Ireland and the British Do- ininions beyond the Seas, King

Still later. when he entertained the visitors at a Garden Party on Bllcklnmlam Pﬂlﬂci? lﬂW1l._lic was the popular idol of the pilgrims. It rained that day but the King and his iucn from Canada, their mothers . and wives. will never forget the occasion, I At Vimy nothing was more illustrative of His Majesty's democratic élilrlt than the freedom with which he walked among the ex-‘crvice- men. Among the first pilgrims greet/rd was Mrs. C. S. Woods of Winni- peg, a silver cross moflicr whose 11 sons had served in the war. Five of thlem gave their livvcs. Mrs. Woods was aproud woman when, in the‘ - adow of Cauadas imposing monument, King Edward approached her, shook hands and voiced his pleasure at meeting her,

REMEMIBERS HIS FRIENDS

Curly Christian. Canada's only quadruple amputation vctcran, grin- ned broadly when the King addressed him as "Curly". His Majesty ask- ed General Sir A. C. MacDonell if he was “still okay" and if he con-

At Buckingham Palace, the King immediately recognized George H. Cairns of Saskatoon, father of the late Hugh Cairns, V. C., and re- called meeting him on a previous occasion.

The pilgrims made tlurms-clvcs thoroughly at home amid the austere surroundings of the Pnlme gardens. Children ramped over the lawns, playing in and out of the flower beds. Families obtained snark; from the long tables bordering the walls and. seating themselves comfort- ably on the grass, proceeded to enjoy their alfresco lunch. Others, wand- ering through the Royal Palace, discovered His Majcstys notepaper and at once applied it to the use of communication; with their friends at home.

Composure of (he King's martialmen, gorgeously uniformed attend- ants on duty at the Palace, was tested when pilgrims bombarded them with requests for autographs. But they complied with dignity. Bo in- sistent were the autograph hunters on the Earl of Bessborough, former Governor-General of Canada. who was prccnt, that he had to plead for "mercy". and asked time out in ordcr to recover from writer's cramp. Everything was photographed. Despite the heavy downpour of rain amateur camera-men feasted themselves on snapping the great and the near-great of the Empire. The unveiling of the memorial on Vimy Ridge a iew clays previously was a spectacle of moving dignity and beauty; but the garden party at Buckingham Palace left on the minds of the pilgrims a more homely impression.

"STILL TllE SAME MAN" AFTER ACCESSION

In the early months of hi= reign. King Edward VIII twice addressed his people by radio. A few weeks after the death of liis fat-her he spoke to the Empire and his words were carried to evcry coir/hunt and every sea. In the summer of 1936 his speech at the unveiling of Canada's war memorial at Vimy Ridge was carricd i0 the Dominion.

“In his first broadcast utterance after succeeding to the Throne, he fa. z

“I am better known to most of you as the Prince of Wales, the man who, during the war and since, has had the opportunity of getting to know nearly evcry country of the world under all conditions and cir-

man who has had that experience niid whose constant effort will be to promote the welfare of his fcllovir-mcn.”

But it was announced in November that Hi: Majesty would not fol- low the custom of his father and make a Christmas-Day broadcast to the Empire. ~

Impressions Of Mrs. Simpson Given By London Social Writer

el-ONESN- Dcrcm-‘acr il-Sricfnl slcck and smoothly waved down lo cavcr her ears. Narrow, black brows arch above her best feature— deep violet-blue eyes.

“In the dusty brown fortress lown of ‘Proglr in the Adriatic this summer I saw the King in informal blue linen slacks and s"nd shoe". wandering. hand in hand with Mrs. Simpson down one of fhe mrrow side streets."

A Daily Express writer: "She is no social snob. She still keeps con- wmlmnil. She takes a cnn=tructive inct with her old friends of all sorts. interest in her home. cniuvs dolmzl though she has too much good many small jobs herself, is the sort sense to try to mix groups. Not one 01' Person who has a talent for both, o‘ her old friends has turned info finding and keeping excellent ser- a new enemy, which is a pretty re- woman. markable tribute. She always has with a vibrant personality." llind the gift of friendliness and, “E.C.", in the Daily Sketch: "I l loyalty rind stands up at a drop of , don't think she could b: called-the hat for those she likes. Shc is l beautiful. judged by ihc conven-Wiydemrcrnment hoqiiinbkr. but

Margaret Lane, in the D.iily Mail; “She is that rnrc phenomenon-a

Unspcctncular, intelligent, quick-witicd niid good-

people feel happy and. at ease, a

and imiiudent. her chin arrogant her life. She knows values."

and determined. Her hair is black,

lidwardl Sets Aside Another Tradition l

Defender of the Faith, Emperoi of India." '

Today for the first time since his accession, reference to the deity was omitted in hi: own of- ficial renunciation and other state documents.

The phrases “by the Grace of

(C. P. by Guardian's Special Wire) l God" and "Defender of the Faith",

LONDON, Dec. ilk-Edward VIII,

were not included.

BIRTH 1S ANNOUNCED BY RIDER. AND WIRE

Birth of King Edward VIII was announced in traditional

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in the early morning of June 23, 1894, by shouts of a speeding horseman

——but the news reached London by a speedier means of communication. The horesman on this occasion.

telegraph. Precedent was upset by

who had proudly predicted that the

first of Queen Victoria's great grandchildren would be a son, pwted

hunself outside White Lodge, Richmond,

as soon as he learned the

Duchess o: York, later Queen Mary, was to have her accoucliement

there. When the Prince in direct line

of succession was born. the rider

ijumped into the saddle and.rode furiously into London, shouting as he went: "A Prince! A Prince!" His shouts awakened dwellers all along hit route and to the day of his death he boasted he was the first to an- nounce the Prince's birth. He was right, as far as those who lived near

Richmond were concerned.

Public enthusiasm for the young Prince of Wales which‘ be!“ that day a‘ a national manifestation grew to be international. His pop-

ularity knew no boundaries.

Edward's two grandmothers, the Princess of Wales

(afterwards

Queen Aiexandrai and the Duchess of Teck, looked upon his birth and. will! the 1111186. carried the happy news to a. nearby room where the 9011's father and his grandfather paced the floor nervously like father!

and grandfathers the world over.

“We Used To Pelt The Blighters”, Said King Discussing Pages

hOzNDONr-Ilihe story of King Edward's wish, on coming to the Throne to dispense with the post of Page of the Baukstairs at Buck- ingham Palace is told in the auto- biography of the late Sir Harry Preston, published recently, writes The Morning Post.

Sir Harry, whose book is ca'led “Leaves from My Unwritten Diary" explains that when King Edward went over the internal arrange- ments of the Palace with Sir Ralph Harwood he asked what function the page: fulfilled.

"All I know about them." King Edward said. "Q that when I and my brothers were boys we used to pelt the blighters whenever we fcund them lurking about the stairs)“

Sir Ralph told him that origin- ally the pages were appointed to wait on the backstairs to revent any unauthorized entry, an at all times to protect the King's brick.

“Well, stabbing in the back is an obsolete way of disposing of kings now," observed King Edward, "a0 I think we might dispense with these pages."

In a later discumion, King Ed- ward wished to have only a. foot- man on duty at the door of his room in the Palace. Sir Ralph thought, however. that the usual page should be retained, otherwise, when the footman went on an errand, there would be no one to answer the King's bzll.

“But? the King protested, “when f press my bell I don't expect to see a mun appear instantly in the doorway. I can wait like any- body else." Sir Ralph sugg-aied that the page should be kept for a

system. and the King turned with a disarming smile. “The fact is." he admit-ted, "I am not used to all

time in order to test the established ..

was presented to the K1118 “h” Prince of Wales) at the first Beokett-Carpentier ilizht. he W‘ seated to the Prince that he shvlll‘ not begin to train in l'.ii'll.'-. mil-l the age of 40.

"The Prince," sir Iiarri‘ l'Y°°°°d5' “was then takinl very sirvmfi’ exercise. usually in heavy “Pa” l running and playln! Squash ,1“ riding iimi. He save that?!’ if“ on. and took to 8°" and phyilcﬂ jerks’ instead; and I am w" .' this lighter exercise-sari, bending and stretching, swimming ﬁnd ﬁr“. daning-la responsible for ihet ‘he physical mm he u in today. I age of 4 ." , .

Bir Harry tells how 5'1‘ CM if‘ Thomas. Private Secretary w war Prince from the end of the we was once arrested as B S" "Min murderer. Theﬂvﬁlllsh Prime 55a! ister, Senor DatO. Md bee“ f‘ inated: the vehicle-“luullll. motor-cycle-fn which the nstﬂ: v had escaped W" dewlbed all’! a "light car"; and WM“ "l" '_ with a friend near the Patti‘; frontier Bir 0011!"? ‘WM '

Presenting hi8 diaper? passport from Mn 1' - ° ed that the Civil Guard could Y: i-eiiu. vnhapnﬂv. tw- 1* ""5: r , volver was discovered in "l" cgnhc well as some kodak films. H" were taken for CXPlQSil/es‘ m0 suspicious foreigners. an, enormh revolver, sticks of dynlimde-l“ car, the road i0 the mmwr‘ clear case." ,

Sir Godfrey and his frieiédagfe marched w a. many swi- B" S‘ ,_ there until a nel8liboring tow" l duced an intelligent official. mos

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