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Eleven years ago to-day was born

The Princess Who May Rule A Mighty Empire

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HE Princess Elizabeth! was there ever a child. more talked about, written about, and photographed.

It is fortunate that the fair-haired, blue-eyed little daughter of the King and

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Nothing gives greater pleasure than to hear her daughters praised for their utter Inck of affectation.

"That is what I like to hear," Her Majesty replies, "The chil- If the mission to Berlin bydren must be natural above all Britain's veteran apostle of else." peace, Mr. George Lansbury, re- In a Theatre suits in the calling of a World Conference with economic co- And so they are-at times, to amusement. For operation and the removal of the every one's

instance, one day, at a matinee in causes of war as its objectives, a

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PRINCESS ELIZABETII

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their capable governess. They The Outdoor Life work, diligently or, otherwise

"No, no, Nannie, leave go," piped the child. "The horse is holding me up." There was no fear in this young sports-

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Now she has added swimming to her sporting accomplishments, and, next, she wants terribly badly to fly. At the time of the wedding of Princess Juliana of Holland, she cherished a vain hope that she might be allowed to be a bridesmaid and fly to The Hague.

To her dager questions as to whether she could go, her father temporised: "I can't answer that question now, Lilibet.". It was to be answered later, but, much to Lilibet's sorrow, in the negative.

Another Queen Victoria?

Many people have often re- marked upon how cool and self- possessel is Princess Elizabeth. In his Inmate quality It may, be that she resembles her great- great-grandmother. Having been introduced to the child, a famous admiral regarded her search- ingly and said: "I thought I was looking at Queen Victoria." That- natural case which is hers will nid her greatly in the years to come.

She is more serious and deli- berate than Margaret Rose, to--- wards whom she has always shown a deep, protective love. She has watched over her young. sister, stopped her from sitting on cold stone walls without the protection of a rug, applauded her successful efforts to dance and sing-two accomplishments in which the six-year-old Prin-

just as hundreds and thousands At Royal Lodge, a country ceas excels. of other little girls all over the home in Windsor Forest, the Elizabeth at times sings loudly world work at their reading- two little girls have spent many and lustily, but not always, it books and sums...

lovely holidays. Here they have is to be feared, in tune. Mar- Princess Elizabeth is espe- been able to lead an almost com- garet Rose, takes after her cially fond of history and geo- pletely out-of-door life and en- mother in her love of music and· after her father in that she is graphy, but she has to tackle joy, real privacy. some subjects more seriously Here the daily curriculum is already mechanically minded. & CO., LTD. distinct step forward in the dis-Elizabeth, then six years old, than other children are of first children run about the gardens markable memory and can, on of her age. health and freedom. The Princess Elizabeth has a re- sipation of current worldwide struggled hard to restrain her importance, as are the arts of with their beloved dogs or dig occasion, show an imperiousness fears will have been accomplish- excitement. She had been a royal hostess and the mastery and tend the flowers, ride or which has to be firmly checked.

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| ed........Mr.Lansbury-calls-himself. a Christian Pacifist; Herr Hitler, when her mother spoke re-

romp-with-their parents. Every--To offset this, there are few who.. | squirming ̈ ̈about in her aunt of constitutional history.--

After a break at cleven, les- thing is informal and intimate, do not praise her charm, her dictator though he is, has again provingly. "Sit down, Eliza afternoon is devoted to walk, if beth's first ambition. To-day and her ready tact.

sons continue till luncheon. The To ride was Princess Eliza- dignity, her quick intelligence, and again emphasised his desire beth. The gentleman behind the weather allows, and ton with she has probably forgotten her Miniature Housekeeping for peace, What actually trans- pired at the conference between

Mummy and Daddy. Or the first riding lesson, but her, nurse, Queen may find time to give her no doubt, remembers the deter- these two men, who, in some

children a crookery lesson. In mined little voice, raised in the children think for them.

The Queen believes in letting respects, though both professed

the evening there is "home protest at being held securely selves, and encourages their ly anxious to avoid war, are poles

work" to be done. asunder in their outlooks, has not been divulged. But the major consequence of the talk is Germany's declared willingness to participate in an international gathering if one can be arranged under the auspices of some such leader as President Roosevelt.

The child looked round and noticed a big man watching her with a smile. Sizing him up quickly, she

protested: "He's bigger than me."

Her answer was apt, a little pert, but certainly natural.

in the saddle.

growing ideas of domesticity. The miniature house, presented to them by the people of Wales, is looked after solely by the

In the new nurseries in Buc- THE KING'S HOUSEHOLD children. They clean the whole

kingham Palace the samo homely atmosphere prevalla as there was in Piccadilly. The Queen is a perfect well-nigh

of the four-roomed house them- selves down to the washing and ironing of the red-and-white check gingham curtains at the casement windows.

In the matter of diet, the

mother. KING GEORGE VI. has chosen the He has been Lord Chamberlain for personnel of the Royal House many years, and although he wished Sight cannot, of course, be lost Nothing in the children's educa-hold. It has taken some weeks, bat to retire last year, his services are so of the fact that previous efforts tion which can be attended to by whom is combined loyality, tact, in-suaded him to remain

it is not an easy task to find men in valuable that King Edward VIII. per- Royal Mother has definite and at heast until sensible ideas. The Princesses'

to come to some universal eco-herself is delegated to others. tellect, and a never-failing knack of the Coronation. Now the

the present food is simple in the extreme nomic agreement have not met As little Lady Elizabeth Bowes- getting along with all types of poo-King has secured his services.

ple.

The Lord Chamberlain's duties in-and their luncheon, the most: with success. There is, how Lyon took her lessons at home

Arranging every detail connected clude the issuing of regulations for important meal of the day. with each of Their Majesties' public Court

than

ever, this new circumstance to pe lunder her mother's guidance, 80 appearances; replying courteously to invitatis; as well as all cards of

to Royal functions--such never consists of more every letter sent to the King and as Courts, Drawing Rooms, Levees, two courses. Simplicity also Queen, and there are hundreds a day: State Bails, and so on. To him falls governs their dress and many controlling the enormous household the responsibility of seeing that no are the practical, juvenile fa- and clerical staff; and planning Royal unauthorised person attends, tours abrand are just a few of the Every year he is inundated with shions which fler Majesty has: duties shouldered by the personnel of hundreds of letters applying for Com- set for a host of other mothers. the Royal Household.

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kept in mind-that these other now does Princess Elizabeth. attempts were not made at a She will continue to do so, for it moment when widespread fear has been decided not to send her existed of the outbreak of an- to school. other war. Current misgivings regarding the trend of events Favourite Lessons

person might not be suitable Each morning, at 9.30, in the The Duke of Buccleuch, brather that a pure is the slightest doubt Grandfather and the

of the Duchess of Gloucester, the he has to write a tactful letter re- ing the nations, to make a really serious effort to reach an under- sunny Palace day nursery, the King has given the post of Lord Ste-fusing the request.

ward of the Household. This is a Itis offices are

are in St. James's Palace; Princesses do their lessons, very ancient office and one of great and not infrequently 1 mother, standing which would undermine under the eye of Miss Crawford, trust and dignity.

Something of the happy at- furious that her daughter has been mosphere and affection which the tendencies towards a new

To him falls the sole direction of refused permission to be presented at the Royal Household below stairs, Court, calls upheaval which, if it ever oc- curred, would have disastrous that a more settled world regime and servants, except those of the

tils authority reaching over all officer's Earl of Gre and demands to see the has always prevailed in the Royal Family, and particularly, per- The Earl of Eldon, 30 years of age haps, between the late King effects for the world as a whole. [cannot be brought into being

Chamuke of

the Chapel, and the Stable, and a Roman Catholle, together with George and Princess Elizabeth,

Beaufort, who រថ Viscount Allendale, who was a next- The complexity and immensity except by a process of co-opern- Queen Mary's nephew by marriage, door neighbour to the King and is reflected in the following of the problems which would tion. A great opportunity now is to retain the position as Master of Queen when they lived at 145, Picen- story.

the Horse Hq is the third great dilly, have been appointed Lords-In- engage the attention of a new presents itself to statesmen officer at Court, giving place only to Waiting. They take the places of would pick up a telescope, go to

Every morning the little girl' World Conference cannot be everywhere to make a supreme the Lord Steward and the Lord Lord Brownlow and the Earl nf

Chamberlain.

her bedroom window, and look ignored, covering, an they do, effort in laying the foundations

He has charge of, and the ordering comparatively new appointment, towards Buckingham Palace. At : such diverse though inter-for a lasting peace. And we and disposing of, all matters relat-that of Captain of the King's Flight, the same time; according to the frelated matters as the amma-can conceive of no more appro-ing to the Sovereign's stables, and was created by King Edward VIII., trustful Princess; "Grandfather

exercises con el over all those con- and King Ge

King George has decided to re- ments race, international control priate leader in such an attempt nected with them. In Royal proces-tain brother's choice for this England" would look through of undeveloped territories, raw than the President of the United ions he has place Immediately be-position. Wing Commander H. his telescope toward Elizabeth.

hind the Sovereign, and he has the Fielden will therefore be personal materials and the organisation States. Let us fervently hope privilege of making use of any horses, pilot to the King. of markets. But these are the that the seeds which Mr. Lang-gases, or footmen belonging to the These are just a few of the men

who help to keep the King's House very problems which will need bury has sown will germinate

hold running smoothly. There are." to be tackled if any real success and yield a richer harvest than ONE of the most difficult posts is of course, many others who will be is to be achieved. It is obvious 'the world dares even to hope:

that of the Lord Chamberlain, retaining the posts they have held for now occupied by the Earl of Cromer. years.

Sovereign's stable. «

Sefton,

"That," explained the child, was how we used to say 'Good morning."

Yvonne Morden