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While I greatly enjoy reading your weekly pungent comments, I must be allowed to tell you that some of your conclusions are utterly and entirely wrong. ... At least 95% of the British Empire are utterly disgusted with Edward VIII. . . . He allowed himself to be shown tied to his mistress' apron strings in public and was absolutely at her feet, not only in his private life but was influenced by her in public affairs, especially foreign politics. His behaviour to his mother, Queen Mary, is notoriously bad and was instigated by Mrs. Simpson. His professions of great concern...
This put the father, England's future George V, in a difficult position when he faced the Great Queen, his grandmother, and she demanded that his newborn second son be given as his first name "Albert." Victoria had tried to get the future King Edward VIII christened with Albert as his first name, and the future King George V had managed to tuck it in second, but after the way Queen Victoria had been annoyed on Dec. 14 it became impossible to resist her will and the baby became "Prince Albert," later "Prince Albert, Duke of York" (premature headlines...
...Royal Naval College, cadets nicknamed the future George V when he was a cadet "The Sprat." Edward VIII as a cadet was "The Sardine." The more serious, studious nature of George VI made him, as a cadet, "Dr. Johnson" and later "Mr. Johnson." It was soon evident that the present King was the only scion of the Royal Family ever to show a definite mechanical bent. Ship mechanisms became his major interest. Even today His Majesty is fond of the exceedingly intricate model railways-not "toys" but "scale models" costing in some cases up to $20,000 for a complete...
Queen Elizabeth, although the daughter of an earl and descended from the most illustrious Scottish nobility, is technically the "first commoner" to become Queen of England since Henry VIII's Queen Catherine Parr. In nothing has Her Majesty been common, except in dress, for it was undeniable that as Duchess of York she was "the sloppiest dresser in the Royal Family." This was the result of misplaced loyalty to her Scottish maid, an honest wench who, realizing perhaps more keenly than anyone else how unfit she was to dress the Queen of England, tearfully protested her inadequacy...
...opens with Studentenmusik Suite No. 2 by Johann Rosemuller (1620-1634). Also to be heard are Bach's Concerto for two violins in D minor; Gluck's Sinfonia to the ballet-pantomime, "Don Juan"; Bach's Cantata No. 202, "Weichet nur, betruebte Schatten"; Two Instrumental Pieces by King Henry VIII; and Gretry's Overture to "Le Rival Confident." The music is certainly unusually interesting and gives further proof of the admirable energy which Mr. Holmes has constantly shown both with the Pierian Sodality and the Wellesley Orchestra...