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...Patterson, President of Liberty: "Some seem to hold a mistaken impression that this narrative . . . 'The Heartbreak of a Queen'. . . in some way reflects upon the late Queen Alexandra. Nothing could be farther from the fact...
...Queen Alexandra: "She met her marital problems with a cleverness that evoked the unwilling admiration of Europe. Repeatedly, although by nature she was one of the most exclusive of persons, she invited to Sandringham the very women with whose names his was associated. And she was at some pains to show these ladies manifestations of her good will in other and equally significant ways...
...night of the fifth of May, 1910, Edward died. Mrs. Keppel had been summoned by Alexandra. The Queen took her hand and led her to the deathbed. There, together, they knelt and prayed...
...nobles grouped themselves about the octagonal throne, King Pracha Tipok, a slim jolly little man, approached with his Queen, whose ample person and wide, placid smile won her much good will when they visited the U. S. (TIME, Oct. 13, 1924) as Prince and Princess...
...times, each time facing a side of the octagon, each time sprinkled with holy water by the clergy, who invited the eight principal gods of Siam to enter his person. Rising, he walked to another throne, where he placed the crown of Siam upon his head and invited his queen to sit beside him, thus raising her to royal rank. Finally, he proceeded to the great Temple of the Emerald Buddha, renowned among travelers, and there proclaimed himself Defender of the Faith...