feeling that a member of the Royal Family
connection with and
The Force
had a personal interest in them.
B
As regards the proposed appointment
of a member of the Royal Family as honorary "Commandant General", we would hope that which ever Royal personage was concerned would find it possible to pay an occasional (if only a very occasional) visit to the Colony in the context of the appointment. You will be aware, from the correspondence concerning the possibility of a Royal Visit to the Colony last year, that there are good grounds for believing that a visit by Her Majesty the Queen or His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh to Hong Kong, will
not be practicable in the foreseeable
future.
For this reason we would not
propose to approach either Her Majesty or His Royal Highness in connection with this
appointment,
If, however, the appointment
a member of the Royal Family of such a person meets with Her Majesty's
in proneple approval, we have had in mind to approach
it
Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra,
anth that
since it is felt that/ her considerable
Hong Kong associations, Her Royal Highness
would be an appropriate, as well as a popular
choice for appointment as "Commandant
General."
Perhaps you would be willing to
unishes
ascertain informally Her Majesty's views as regards
on the above proposals and let us know
whether they would be likely to receive
Flag F.
approval.
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