1961-05-12 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1961.

PHOTO - NEWS -×

with RENE MacCOLL and artist Robb IN ITALY

The Queen-so regal in Rome

On the rare occasion when the Queen may wear black.....this is how Hartnell dressed her for the visit to the Pope

Look beyond the

Butler, the Home

M'Secretary, has asked

television companies not to sensationalise incidents which have recently

occurred in julls.

Speaking in London,

during

headline Butler

subject and the liberty of

ho willing.

"T

the festival dinner of the the Newspaper Press Fund, appealed to Press and Ty to show moderallon in the way In which they denit with crime.

Ho said: "The main object of responsible journalism today in this rush and torrent of change

maintainedl have always that absolutely, There is the right of public criticism, and that should be maintained ini all our publie Hfe.

Quiet moment that is the heart of the Vatican's pageantry.

FOR SHEER

GLAMOUR

YOU JUST

COULDN'T

BEAT HER...

IT

Rome.

IT was a great, a noble, a splendid day in Rome, when the Queen of England, inheritor of the throne of the wilful heretic Henry VIII, called upon Pope John XXIII and there, in the super- latively marvellous surroundings of the Vatican, spoke with him in a moving and most charming ceremony.

of irten who wear full evening

tie and tolls-in the morning sunshine.

Let us understand this right away the Quecu has never extraordinarily unconvincing air lucked to better advantage. There by this tiresome tradition dress-white

hot British royaitles shall never In ordinary circumstances wear black. On this day though the Queen had, by profecal, to wear K. And I must say that she looked terrifle.

a

POUNDING

A chap looking like a night club head waiter right next to Hor flashing tiara was

youthful Swiss An shining enwreathed in a black veil, armour, pounding along upstairs hor elegant 'figure was behind the Queen and the Duke, swathed in black loco. Har it had to be seen to be believed,

Amild this array the Queen i whole

presenca Was ca- easily held the centre of the hanced and highlighted by stage. Hor sheer deauna ned this audacity of sombre glamur you just couldn't beat

undor-statement.

her. She was a wow from the word go--a wow all the way up The sun shone bright. The those long stairs. crowds packed the pavements.

"Ecco The motor cars stote softly heard the Italians

across the empty majesty of St

Elisabetta!” WC

and a British monarch meets the Pope for the first time in 40 years.

Palatine Guard,

ever friendly and charming. The Fure tools the Queen's arm The Prince "towered over him. and steered her solicitnusiy

towartis the three chairs which awaited thein.

Then, the Queen, sitting on his right, the Prince un his left, and two assistant prelates stand- Ing statuesquely behind, the Pope started reading his speech In what can only be described as fractured French.

Next the Queen presented her entourage to the Pope. Non- Roman Catholics bowed briefly, Roman Catholics bowed low and

kissed his hand.

among the most ancient of guards of honour.

to

Tinie to leave. The Pope, more The Queen went back later to and more genial, saw his guests pay a return visit to the Vatican, to the door, chatting and smiling where she was shown the love and happy. For him it was letters sent by Henry VIII obviously a great day.

Ann Boleyn. Also the original As they filed out, the manuscript written by Henry attacking Martin Luther, which Pope blessed them ond the won him the title of "Defender courtiers, sweeping his hand of the Falth.” about in traditional manner,

Don't tell me, after that, that

not a sense of

but half-way through this the Pope has

humour. departure he suddenly put The Queen and the Duke left up a hand, lifted his skull- Rome by RAF Comict later in cop and briofly scratched the afternoon for the Adriatic There to bond port of Ancona. his head. Oh, that was all the royal yacht Britannia for

it needed.

Venice.

Hussein's new bride-and the

dangers she must share

hissing CHE must be a very brave young woman. For, Peter's. The Swiss Guard pro respectfully into their make no mistake about it, King Hussein's

microphones. And ono of

sented halberds.

As In Hamlet's palace st Elsinore, there are ghosts in the hilltop palace at Amman, But,

BY ROBIN

much alive. Queen and unlike Hamlet's they are very DOUGLAS-HOME

A HARTNELL gown of black lace stiffened with black tulle over a slender slip of soft black satin.

This was a wonderful de- parture from etiquette, a ແພກບ This is the dress the robust reminder that the Queen chose for her Queen is held in high meeting with the Pope. esteem in places for away.

The Queen Kot out. The them added to his audience new bride Mona will need a good deal more luck started the long, long walk up to meet the Jolly chap who heads of

on her wedding day than two kisses from a chim- millions: "Elisabotta, one of the most famous rellglous wears a dress of the highest | ney-sweep. fulths in Christendom.

society."

Danger will be her lady-in-waiting, tension Instantly things become In- teresting.

And now here was Pope John, her handmaid. Every time her husband leaves the As the Queen BP waiting to receive his guests. peared in a courtyard hemmed He is known as the Holy Father, breakfast table she will be wondering if an in' by gorgeous glaring windows, but I always think of hins a assassin's bullet will beat her to the next rendez- and the ceremonin! band of the the Holy Uncle for there is an Palatine guard of honour start unmistakably avuncular manner vous. ed to play our National An about him, and he always strikes them, a most astonishing thing me as the kindly

man that took place.

would indeed like to everyone A crowd of several thousand have for their uncle. priests and nung who were He greeted the standing there soared into fill Prince Philip with extreine sim- ery and in unison sang "God Save the Queen."

pllcity as though they were all There are two ghosts, to be who moved his mother into this ald friends. Compared with the precise. Both are queens. pomp and the protocol that had

mansion to try to prevent her The first is the shadow of the meddling too much in the before, this was a dis-king's first wife Dina, whom he politles round the throne, armingly affectionate welcome.

divorced four years ago.

From the days she moved in time of the ACCEPTED

wedding many her power faded. Jordanians were surpriced at the For half an hour the Queen, Ing. rumbustious young king unlikely linking of the rip-roar- the Pope, and the Prince talked and the quiel-speaking intel I was told that it was the old On my recent trip to Jordan together.

lecttial woman older than queen's resentment They spoke in French, but himself.

of another What is the principal thing is my duty to report that the

womno older than the king,

Was tun influence over him, that shamoftilly trented. They deplore Anally broke up the marriage. But anyway the Royals the disreputable way she never sufficiently heated. Great, and the

A rumour was even put about corridors stretch of

A yoke of black tulle

is bordered at the high [neck-line with a narrow

collar of lace appliqué.

COLDNESS

At tho

Rumour

you feel inside this enormous Pope's French is well, pretty many who say that Dino

Now. in Jordan there are kely, to wield strong intellec-

palaco? It is the feeling of heavily accented. coldness. The vost place in

long, dim

successor

ta

OX-

ROJA

St sent soutting thek home to her that the kindly Dina was nothing Into Infully. Overwhelming Peter got along together native Egypt deprived of her bul a apy in the pay of Colonel staircases soar u Into the in this fashion. They

beloved young child, the B-year- Naster at the time when Nareer old Princess Alla. changed gifts. From the

was malting an all-out effort to The Queen took off into nil

The second haunting shadow gain control of tiny Jordan.

But this was before Husacin

faluro mother-in-law, deelde things for himäell with- out tugging at his mother's

Long black Inco sleeves heavens. "I am equally convinced there and a long fitted bodice this, surrounded by a massive Quean: an ebony walking-over the palace was blamed for to look beyond the sensa- is a great responsibility on this of lace are joined to a was determined that the British horn. To the Queen from Mona's

guard of honour. The Vatican stick tipped with shino making Dinn so unhappy matured into a ruler who could

tional headline and stories of competitive Press, and the com-

violence into the exential direc tlon in which our civilisation is moving.

bollove myself most ardently that the whole secret of the Preis is the liberty, of

petition should not be used for bell-shaped skirt of lace the purposes of enlarging the aren of view and for the pur-and tulle. And crown- poses of sensationalising what

ing all a regal head-dress be an isolated incident arul may making it ripple over the whole of cascading tulle

lace.

country"

London Exprese Service).

and

TONI GARDINER,

monarch should not feel lonely- the Pope: 20 golden coins Queen Zoin,

At her elbow marched

At the time of Hussein's first apron-mirit:gs." olgnor Nardone, a plump and found in the Catacombs. merriogo he was only 21-100 Now Mona is to brave life in above all others — to store n Billing cleric who is the "Vati-

to Then the great doors were young

stand up to kle the weeps" rent that Is can's Master of Ceremonies.

the ghost straight between the eyes Aung open and out eama the {mathor,

Animan Palocci,

and, my, in a loud 6mm, volck Fluttering about on the flanke Pope, and his guests.

Wha How much influence does she ↑ With all the dangers and the

"You don't and won't-hvit, of this assemblage were various thoroughly beguiling to see the Inow have over the king? The tensions she is walking into the frighten me.". Itunctionering - Wisc bore that three. The Pope was more than theory is that it was Hussein will have to have the ability' ' -London Kayreta" Botvier).

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