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player and in 1928 entered for the doubles championship Wimbledon, though beaten in the first round. The defeal is sold to have implanted a isting dislike of tennis other members of his family. In later life George played golf with rensenable com- pelence,
11 nover
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His great enthusiasm, how .ever, was for shooting. He was first-rate chot, though he attained George position as the best shot in the Arat tima for country-the centuries that a King did eny- thing markedly better than eny of his subjects.
There
was no pin for the Duke of Windsor.
THE SYMBOL
CEORGE VI gradually
re
George VI set an example of Ho was a King who triumph- courage and resolve merely by ed by carrying the virtues of remaining at Buckingham the ordinary mun to the highest Palace. He did more. He was point. tireless in his round of dulles.
He Insisted on decorating all ranks himself, which no King had done before. He constantly visited the Aghting Forces in Britain and overseas,
His visits to factories were There he even more valuable. estonished Ministers and indus- trial directors by his technical knowledge.
STA
Two questions remain before we can draw a balanced picture of his reign. How did he per- for his political duties a head of a systems of govery- ment? And how did he meet the challenge of the post-war years when the old landmarks were vanishing?
stored the routine which had been interrupted at the death of his father. He was restore normality trying to both for himself and the British people.
Events thwarted his desire. In
September 1939 Great Britalo was plunged into the Second World War.
Nor did he confine himself to From the day that war broke inspections. Learning that there' a shortage of parts for out the King never appeared in anti-tanic guns, he had a lathe public except in uniform. This installed at Windsor Castle and was for malcal plays and the was a symbol that he, like the worked bappily on It at music-hall. Serious plays he whole nation, was on nelive svolded whenever possible. service. The symbol proved Opers he detested. The biggest truer than he and others at first hit with him was "Annie Gel guessed. Your Gun"; and he used to sing the Lyrics from it-with In early days kings rode out sdditions-nt private dinner to war while their people stayed TULE King loved working to parties.
Then for centuries rule. public behind.
The
brought War appearance was to see "South kings remained at home and the
fighting men went out Pacific,"
George made no secret of his preference in the theatre,
His
Last
It
battle.
week-ends.
RATIONING
plenty of rules to which "ho to could work
10
Rationing Was strictly En- UNCENSORED In the summer of 1940 when forced at the royal table, with France Iell, when invasion perhaps a little relaxation when seemed Imminent, when German the Prime Minister came was his bombers swarmed over London, lunch, THE Crazy Gang
highest preference In the King and people slike stood in music ball. Once, visiting their the front line. performance soon after Princess Margaret had been, "Am I seeing the daughter saw
WHEN
MATERIAL
CENSORED,
TOLD
HAD
OFFERING A SANDWICH
KING
EXCLARIED:
ho asked: This seems
George VI did not falter. TO A VISITOR, THE
easy and obvious show my now. It was different at the time. Probably only the united
Prime KNOW SOME resolve of King and
Minister prevented a wholesale
"I DON'T
TIIESE. WHAT'S IN
HE
BEEN seutile of Court, Government SAWDUST,
HE REPLIED:
and Parliament Into the country. Such plans had been made by the previous Government,
I EXPECT.”
WAS NOT FAR WRONG.
"PUT IT ALL BACK, AGAIN." George VI and Churchill tore As darkness fell, George often
THE them up. LED
AND
HE
LAUGHTER AT THE BROAD-
EST JOKES.
Queen
The King and remained steadfastly at Buck- ingham Palace through the heaviest bombing, going down to Windsor only at the week- ends.
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Courts have sometimes been centres of culture. This had not been so in England since the death of the Prince Consort, and George VI left the situation unchanged. Tho Queen had
None occasion the Prime wide interests in literature and
Minister came to lunch and the arts, but they were very much her private concern, The learned only at the end of the visits of Sir Osbert Sitwell or meal that bombs had fallen on Dr A Rowse to Buckingham Palace were not mentioned in previously. the Court Circular.
the Painco
Low
hours
stepped out into the courtyard to check the palice blackout. Nor was he above drawing the curtains in the study himself: "No we ringing for scrtice round here."
When fuel became scarce, the King kept Windsor and Buck- Ingham Palace in a state of ley chill. Armed with a foot rule and a paint-brush, he went round the family bathrooms and marked the hot-water ilmit, five inches from the bottom.
He made do with his pre-war stock of clothes, of which he had indeed a plentiful supply.
As his collars and cuffs wore
The King himself had been showered with broken, ginss.
Before the raida onded tho out, new ones were made from
could
proudly: his shirt-tals,
The Queen went alone to art exhibitions or accompanied only King
by Princess Margaret. George "There's not a window lett in VI made criticism.
The King truly shared the art the whole blinking pince." But hardships of his people, recorded one When shown somo when bombs feli, King and As well be faced · special drawings of Windsor Castle Queen had no thought for their danger. Apart from the con- with claud effects, he remarked: own safety nor even for their stant risk of bombs there was "What bad weather you must own home. They at once left also the possibility that German have had, Mr Piper."
HIS ROUTINE
In he in the repres this, as in everything else,
for a
tour of the heavily parachutists might attempt to damaged areas in the East End. kidnap him.
an hour
MANY WEALTHY PEOPLE George spent half SENT THEIR WIVES AND each morning at revolver prac- lee in the grounds of Bucking- CHILDREN OVERSEAS. ham Palace. He always travelled
- with a Sten gun, by his side.
The chauffeur had strict
sentative man, or rather the CABINET man most Brilons would like to
MINISTERA AND
be. And not least in his rigid UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS Instructions to drive on in case
adherence to duty. His early
of attack while the King and
morning routine was a parable JOINED. IN THE IGNODLE His companion shot it 'out.
of his life. After shaving him-
self with a sufoty razor he put SCRAMBLE.
on a dark tan "rinke-up.”
Underneath he was tenae,
NOT. BO THE
Though always in uniform,
·George VI, understood that the
KING. HE CLAIMED NO Repood World War made equal
dirman, racked with Ul-health. PRIVILEGES BEYOND THONE, demands on civilians. It was On the surface radiant with
· open-air „energy. All through ENJOYED BY THE. POOREST
his being he was resolved to go-
on unifl he dropped dead.
OF HIS SUBJECTS.
his
initiative that Jostituted, the George Cross for acts of civù courage, At his own suggestion, too the CROSS was bestowed; on tho Island of Malta.
Duly meant for George a round of ceremonial, Ho-akd His two daughters..spent the ytara before: “We are not a war yours al. Windsor," just as family. We ́sre a' firm.” And children, from tha East End ho organised the from with wore ovequatod. to the country, business efficiency,
Dut to u susrestions that they had
UNIQUE M
The King" "checked the list of should To ta America, the No man doserved the Gearge
engagements for each member. Queen replied: "The PrincessAIL
Crom more than Hingg
of the Royal Family, A largo could not go without mo; 1 could: Creorps VT himmelf....... Ele: caked wall-mgo, "stuck" with ... pine, not leave the Kings and of for nothing. Ho received-and enabled kirra to follow their course the King will never do morited. a tuilque tribute mcrements throughout the your,, leave,?
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