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THEY SIT IN THREES IN A PALACE IN VIENNA ...

The world's most privileged

Vienna.

IN the great piazza in

front of the ornate Hofburg Palace here huge limousines with CD plates cluster ag thickly as pigeons,

Behind the flags of 84 nations, fluttering lazily in the early spring sun- shine, 300 diplomats are discussing the subject nearest to their hearts.

Their privilege.

For soon the great gilt and marble wails of the last home of the Hapsburg emperors will echo to the chatter of a dozen languages.

Countless Secretarles will hurry along endless passages, mountains of paper will flicker through duplicating machines, and £00,000 will be spent.

people who sport

the badge 'CD'

BY

CLIFFORD LUTON

to

ING

to the portore to be Russian and beyond reach of foreign laws.

Meanwhile, brilliant food- lights sparkle on creani-and-gilt arabesques and magnificently painted ceilings which arch high across the crowded floor.

The delegates sit in threeD behind the familiar title-boards of their various countries..

A GHOST

Other things they will discuss will include the way embassles are used, possible misuse of diplomatic bag privileges, and

In the visiting diplomats' mal- whether privilege should extend lery nits a ghost, from the past all the way legal adviser

Mr Molotov, pole, 'down' from the --Russia's the Foreign reagh, the Czar of all the Rus diplomat to his wife's aunt who ageing and unsalting. Outsido Omee. With him is Mr C. D. sins, and the ruling class of is paying him a visit. Lush, his assistant, and Mr Europe met in this some Hot-

the chamber, his once world. famous Inec now amooth and Thomas Henry Glass, C. M. G.. burg Palace to settle their affairs

To their credit the British unlined like a waxwork, he former head of the protocol de- in the blaze of state balls and here want to cut down drasti- shook hands and told me:- partment, who was brought receptions which was the first cally the number of people back from retirement as an es- Congress of Vienna.

entitled to the CD (Corps

"I am here in Vienna as one sential expert to accompany Me

They laid down Vollet.

the rules Diplomatique) plate and the of the Russian delegation to the which-largely unwritten and a right to do virtually what they International Atomic Energy malter of tradition-have up Ull please.

Authority. I have nothing to do now governed the world's

with this conference. I just diplomats.

came in to Isten for a while."

As he spoke, young coloured diplomats from Africa and two members of a Latin-American delegation pushed past without recognising him. "All very in- teresting," nodded 13-year-old Molotov sadly. "It is all so changed."

To

the diplomats the con- terence is an international party of the sart they understand best. In and out of the lounges All to decide questions Hite:ential aides. The tiny transistor they wander pursued by deter-

SHOULD a minor clerk who radio sels slung round their gets tight at an embassy party ecks give them a blow-by- and runs down a family man blow commentary in tour langu- be able to claim diplomatic ages English, French, Russian, immunity and escape responsi- and Spanish: wherever they bility?

SHOULD the cook of the am- bassador of some new-born State have parking privleges in Berkeley-square?

OR SHOULD grocer have no right to sue for an unpaid milk bill nn attache who, only months ago, was a penniless student in some obscure colony?

might be.

IN 1815

Viennese cafe owners, scrub- bing and polishing ready for a. bumper tourist season and con- vinced that their capital of wine and waltz and "Third Man" in- trigue is at the hub of the world, are all thinking of 1815.

Britain's team is led by tall, It was then, 146 years ago, quiet-spoken Mr Francis Vallet, that Metternich, Lord Castle-

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The Americans also feel that Home thinning of the ranks of But the modern-day envoys the embassy aristocrats might Want something down in black be a good idea. the ever-busy United Nations, and white. They are backed by

It is the Russians and many which has called this second of the small nations who stand Congress of Vienna to discuss a firm by the right that custom 45-point "Diplomats Charter" has granted the Russians at prepared by the International least, because they prefer every Law Commission.

embassy employee right down

Then the man who was the friend of Stalin smiled vaguely and shuffled off alone down the wide marble stairs,

-(London Express Service).

The courtship:

it hasn't

an

easy

been

one

THE Duke of Kent's engagement is something of a triumph for him—

and I think it is an action which will do good both for the Royal Family, the country and the Empire.

It has not been an easy path for the Duke and Katharine Worsley. In their courtship they met many difficulties and it was only with 1 now-found determination that the Duko was able to succeed. But, it

By DONALD EDGAR

must be admitted, the spirila She was three years older who had bad a tremendously that watch over love were also than he fact which was to good influence over the young helpful,

play its part later in the oppo- Duke and was a person who The Duke was not a quick son to his engagement, would be able to play her part developer. I remember seeing But she was very different in the future. him at the funeral of King from most of the girls he had George VI. In his mourning mot in his days in London when Money Inevitably clothes he seemed diffident, shy he had mixed with the decay the pre, Tho Duchess of and incapable of making con- ing remnants of deb society.

came into

Kent had no official Incoma

tact with the foreign royalty and Katherine has a mind-and from Ure Civil List since hen personalities who had come to being Yorkshire sho hap husband' died. London

Transformed

Independent?

character, She is not highly educated. But she is educated enough to know what is going on in the world around her.

She Fras all the normal

The Queen, as head of the and title-races, vast personal fortune, Sibe

But then it was decided that attitudes of a girl born to Royal Family, has inherited a do not know how much credit hunt balls, weekend parties, makes many grants. And it is

he should go into the Army. I rich family

one should place entirely

on But,

sho never wanted to be common knowledge the Duchess

the Army. But it is a fact that part of the London set. his years there have transform- ed him.

He passed through all

the phases of a young man privi leged by birth... and possess ing, with the help of his mother who was not rich, enough to "do the town."

There were people then who said he would become a play-

benefited.

The Duke of Kent has beno-

Naturally she was flattered by of Kent and her family have the Duko's attention. Yot sho wasn't swept off her feet--that's where the Yorkshire training comes in. That was four or five Fears ago,

Worried

sted and been able to live us well as most rich young men. Katharine Worsley will not inherit a great fortune. But she will be rich by ordinary ptandards.

And, since the Duke will be

boy. But I spoke to several of When the Duke bold his playing his part in doing a job, his friends who knew him at mother and sister about it all the Queen is expected to make that time and they said that they пуста slightly worried him independent. although he, loved gaiely and After all, he had 4old them

fun and fast cars he was al- about other romances.

ways in the end conselous that

ho was the Duke of Kent.

The Duchess of Kent started

And at times when some of off life as a foreign princess in

Old family

The Worsleys, too, are an old

his friends, at the end of a the dying twilight of European party, would try and be fami- royaitles. But she is highly family, strong in tradition, lar, he would quickly re-assert intelligent and realsed during proud and independent. himself and it necessary depart her life that the destinies of her

children would not necessarily yorkshire talking to people who

straight away.

No

I remember when I was in It was about this time that ba a dynastle, medringe. the Establishment realised that

knew her and they all said she But she felt, like. most was a good straight girl. the Duke would have to play a considerable part in the life of mothers, that her son needed, a mansone, no jumped-up pride.

that the Queen- the Royal Family. There were little time to think things over. I should say

took great pleasure in approv→ few other young men of his age The Duke agreed.

ing the marriage becauso Dround who could perform the He went to Germany with Katharing will it in with the. duties in a constantly expand its regiment. Now and again type of people the Queen has ing Commonwealth,

Katharine went over to see him around her. Without being offensiva I with the excuse of ski-ing, And

A Light touch-sho think somno of the members of the Royal Famally began to headscarves just as casually as the Government and some of notice that the Duke was not the Queun. She likes horst. the courtiers wondered just how only growing up to his duties, But if it comes to an argument good the maleriat was.

but was also still corresponding over Scrabble. I thinkc the And the answer of it is-they and telephoning Katherine. Yorkshire girl will hold her have been amazed just how It was a ciso of absenco own good the young Duko' of Kont making the heart grow fonder. The young Duko, Joy the Then, I feel, SV Is only right chance of family birit bas Katharine Worley came upon to say that the maylago of been born to greatness. But so his fe just about this period. Prince Margaret to Mr An- far as Katharine is. concerned I Ho. was a young officer station- tony Armstrong-Jones mado, sitould say this greatness, now ad up at Catterick in Yorkshire the whole matter both more to be shared, has not been and wont naturally invhed digicult and morojenky,

thrust upon her, nor meroty More dimcult, becausa the accepted.

Ground to the lol parties.

Ho mel Katharine ni the Royal Family, the Government She in love and cóORO= homo of her parents

at and the courtiers felt they bad quently, according to all I know Hovingham Hall.

had just about enough of dline

Her father, Bir William, is quit marriages. "Lord Lieutenant of the North

Riding

Moto easy, becauso, everyone felt that Knitiarinio was a lady

of her, will do her best both for her husband and for the kitis for which she stands.

London Erpresa Service),,