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Eighteen months ago the beautiful young Belgian Queen was killed.
Here, from one who was among her circle of
friends, is the intimate story of
QUEEN ASTRID'S
This picture of the Belgina royal childran--Prince Albert ón' the left, Princess Josephlaa. Charlotte and Prince Baudouin- was taken by their grandmother, Queen Elianbath, in the grounds of Lackan Palaco.
CHILDREN
TO-DAY...
0
N Thursday morning,
August 29,
1935,
Brussels was bask-
ing in bright, warm sun- shine..
In the grounds of the
Hongkong Telegraph. great International Exhibi-
FRIDAY, AVL 9, 1937.
FREEDOM AND
PEACE
tion, just behind the King's Palace at Lacken, a cosmo- politan crowd, thousands strong, was enjoying the Growing attention is being sights, while gay music, paid at Home to the movement diffused by scores of loud for the Defence of Freedom and speakers, filled the air.
Suddenly there was a sinister the world was there greater silence followed by a deep, need than to-day for unremitting broken, masculine voice broad- effort in support of such a cam-casting the stupefying nows that paign. The objects of the the lovely Queen Astrid, the per-
Peace. Never in the history of
movement are to unite British Leitizens, irrespective of polition- or creed, in defence of freedom, secured by democratic gov•
fect wife, the model mother, was
no more.
who, after dutifully presenting his respects, climbs on the bed She had been killed in a motor- and asks to be told more of the
By
One day Prince Baudouin was missing, and it was some time before he was discovered on the
ernment and public law; in ing accident at Kussnacht, Swit- chivalrous life of his grand-T. J. UNDERWOOD branch of a tree about 15ft.
zerland. The King, her beloved father. Thus, unconsciously, resistance to all efforts Lo
knew Queen Astrid per diminish or destroy
husband, was driving the car.. absorbs instruction in the duties who this
sonally and is a frequent visitor to freedom by violence at home The rest of one of the saddest of a good and manly king.
Then, in company with his the Belgian Royal Palace, or attack from abroad; and in stories history has recorded sister, Swedish exercises are per support of Britain's inter needs no recapitulation here. formed, and after bath and Noordwijk, where, in the com- national duty to join with Now a Week of Remembrance is breakfast (their meals are fre- pany of Jan Hein and Sabine, the others in preserving peace and observed last year throughout all quently attended by Queen two children of the burgomaster, Elisabeth) Princess Josephine M. van de Mortel, he had a withstanding armed aggression. Belgium.
Charlotte has to get ready for thoroughly happy time.. As one looks at the state of the
The world joined the Belgian her school while the Prince is The crowning moment of the world to-day, it is evident that people in their great grief; the baken charge of by one of the holiday, however, was when he the cause of ordered freedom is nation wept with its young King, many professors responsible for was allowed to take the wheel of in danger; peace itself is in Leopold III, and the question on his education.
- a motorboat. jeopardy. The foes of both are everyone's lips a year ago was:
vocal, organised and strong. "What is to become of the By Car To "School” Tricks On Bicycle
The movement under notice children?" offers a common ground to all who hold that without peace
mass
►
Queen Mother's Grief
after uncountable sacrifice.gians; and Prince Albert, Prince The PERFECT SECRETARY
above the ground. He declared that he was exploring the strato- sphere!
While her brother was away In Holland Princess Josephine- Charlotte was spending a holiday with friends at a chateau in the
Adennes.
This little, golden-haired, laughing child, full of spirit and kindness, grows more like her mother every day, not only in features but in character. A Keen Shopper
Qu
UEEN ASTRID could shop as well and as economically as
She will be an accomplished musician, and at the same time she revels in the outdoor life. Not so long ago her bicycle was all in all to her; now it takes second place to a pony, a gift from a family friend. Beating The Drum
THE Princess rides by car to AT home, in the palace gardens
the palace in Brussels, he can now perform numer- any housewife, and her daughter where she attends a class of ous tricks on the bicycle pro- is fast developing the same freedom cannot be sure, and
three or four girls of her own mised by his mother as a birth- aptitude. Even when buying that without freedom there can
FROM the shadows of her own age, including the daughter of day gift last year and presented the trifles such as girls of her Freat sorrow, caused by the the Prime Minister, M. van to him as such in spite of her age love to possess she shows be no true peace. The central untimely death of King Albert in Zeeland,
cruel death nine days previously. sound knowledge of price and of temperate, tolerant February 1934, came the Queen- Prince Baudouin, I am told, Prince Baudouin is full of quality. humanity must not be found fee. Mother, Queen Elisabeth. She has a remarkable aptitude for hearty childish fun. A garden- A clever little needlewoman, ble in action and leadership. loved her son's children as her learning, and in a few years will er tending the flower beds was an art in which her mother ex- Parliamentary Governments of own; she would care for them.
be able to converse with ease in mystified when the water ceased celled, Princess Josephine-Char self-ruling peoples need, there- Comtesse della Faille, Grand at least six languages-French, to flow from the hose. He ex- lotte will often sit quietly em- fore, to know they are upheld Mistress of the Queen's House Flemish, English, Dutch, German amined the nozzle when suddenly broidering or making dolls' by the resolute will of citzena hold, was placed next under and Scandinavian.
he received a drenching and clothes while keeping a watchful, who are ready to stand for the Queen Elisabeth as guardian of
He has recently, for the second heard a peal of boyish laughter. motherly eye on her brothers. the three royal rights of man and for justice'
children- year in succession.. spent a noli- The Prince had been operating Princess. Josephine-Charlotte, day at the Dutch seaside town of the tap! among the nations. The ideas now in her ninth year; Prince enshrined in the.. League Baudouin, Duke of Brabant, Covenant and the Kellogg Pact nearly six, and direct successor grow out of man's bitter need to his father as King of the Bel-
Those idea alone stand between of Liege, horn on June 1, 1934. the world and nameless wvoe, Queen Elisabeth submerged Great Britain must be strong to her grief, and-forced a smile to
CHOOSING a personal secretary is, she will be able to talks Intelligently rother like choosing a wife. about the weather, but, when it's bear her part in banning war her lips for the sake of these her
To me,
more need be said of him certain qualities in the Monday morning and I have missed AS for little Prince Albert what from the life of nations, so that grandchildren. Under her love perfect business assistant are essen- two good contracts and acquired a well-guarded peace may lightening care life for them for the lal, I need not dwell on the obvious cold in the head, she will know it then that he is a fine, sturdy in- la wise to say little and do much. fant, up to all sorts of tricks now the burden of the people
past twelve months has gone on qualifications that she must be able and
When I give her four more letters offer the inhabitants of States, it should.
exactly as their mother intended to write shorthand at a fair speed to do after the clock has struck six that he can toddle about alone.
and to type accurately and well. and the typewriter is covered up for He is the darling of his brother great or small, just. redress for
I would emphasise rather those the night, she will smile cheerfully and sister and delights to make proved wrong. British leader-rise" is the order of the day in someone whom we can get along test for any secretary,
"Early to bed and early to seemingly unimportant details which and look as though she likes the
malce **all the difference
between extra work; and that is the acid his presence known by vigorous- ship, showing a firm stand for the royal nursery and whatever with" and someone else who serves
ly beating a drum, one of the justice and freedom, may yet the duties of State that King merely to Irritate tis.
Altogether she will be rather a many toys that have been show delightful person this model secretary ered on him. save peace and civilisation. The Leopold has to perform during My secretary must be polite and of mine; but let us look at it from His bright, bluo oyos sparkle aim of the movement is to the day--and they are arduous courteous, not only on special oc- her point of view. What is such a with contentment as he catches
casions, but always, whether she being to out of being
to get further this work. Britain, the and difficult in these times ho speaking to the managing director paragon?
hold of a new word and repeats United States, France and the never fails to spend a few or the office boy,
In the first place, she will do it time and again until he finally minutes at least with his children
everything so well, talte so much Scandinavian countries are deep:at bedtime. Joining in their CHE must, to use an Americanism, responsibility off my shoulders, and adds it to his fast-growing ly interested in the principles prayors before kissing them
which the movement rests. good-night.
bo "easy on the eye." I don't emce that sooner or later she will
generally make herself part of the vocabulary.ja Want a Garbo in my onlce, but I do become indispensible to me. And dren getting ready to carry on
Three splendid, healthy chil As the Swedish Prime Minister,
want someone who takes a little that is 羈 dangerous thing for a 100- He will, too, whenever oppor- pride in her appearance. M. Hansson, recently stated: tunity occurs, pay surprise visits After all, I shall be seeing her man to become to any mani
If she asks me to double her Royal House of Belgium. A "Democracy and
Individual to the play-room or amilingly many times during the day, and peo- wages, I shall not dare refuse, in liberty are not miraculous gifts watch the Princes at their games usually make. agreeable workmates.
ple who are pleasant to look at case she should leave, that can be had for the asking; in the palace grounds.
If she asks for the day off to visit & Queen and the Queen of She must be able to talk when her grandmother she shall bave Mothers, whose father is as de they have to be won, and, once The first visitor to Queen
necessary, and to hold her tongue
I may probably end up by marry when required: achieved, must be guarded like Elisabeth's apartments in the
ting her! When important clients come in a rich treasuro.”
morning is 'Prince Baudouin, and I have to keep them waiting,
on
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the great traditions of the noble little family whose mother was
voted as he is upright, whose grandmother the world recog J. A. James nises as a Great Lady.