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...days of Queen Alexandra lengthened into an immediate prelude to death, much hoarse croaking was heard (TIME, Nov. 16) to the effect that upon her demise the Prince of Wales would quit York House, a wing of St. James's Palace, and occupy Marlborough House, the town residence of Alexandra...
...social ravens who uttered these prophecies recalled that, upon the death of King Edward, Alexandra had been with difficulty persuaded to abandon Buckingham Palace. She clung with all the force of an indomitable will to the style and title of "Queen" (TIME, Nov. 30), and by way of "compromise" at length possessed herself of Marlborough House, where she had resided as Princess of Wales. The present Prince of Wales, gossips opined, might "like it or lump...
...great Palace of Whitehall, the sovereigns of England from William III to George IV maintained there the Court of St. James's, still a synonym for the Court of Britain. There Charles I slept out the night before his execution; there the ill-starred Marie de Medici, Queen of Henry IV of France, found a refuge; there George III was attacked by a mad woman. In 1736 a wing was added for Frederick, Prince of Wales, later driven from court. This, having later become the residence of the Duke and Duchess of York, is known as York House...
...side three tall windows, dull-bright with winter sunshine. Down the centre a huge table, covered with blue baize and vermilion-splashed by three official despatch boxes. Around the table a group of the most distin- guished statesmen in Europe-all clad in mourning (for England's Dowager Queen). At smaller tables other statesmen and ladies-like- wise in black. At one end of the room eight rows of seats, tiered like a grandstand, for the press. Above and over all, the unearthly white-green glare of mercury-vapor arcs. Conspicuous upon a red-draped raised platform, several uncouth...
Later the genial Winston did his colleague Sir Austen the favor to "loan" him "No. 11 Downing,"** at which Sir Austen and Lady Cham- berlain proceeded to entertain the plenipotent signatories. A tea was likewise given to the delegates by the King and Queen at Buckingham. Elaborate festivities had originally been planned, but had to be abandoned on account of the Queen Mother's death...