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BORN. To George Harrison, 35, last of the ex-Beatles to father a child; and Olivia Arias, 30, his Mexican-American friend, who met Harrison four years ago when she worked as a secretary for his Los Angeles record company; a son; in Windsor, England. Name: Dhani, translated from Hindi as "rich person...
...your story on Prince Charles, "The Man Who Will Be King" [May 15], you recalled the strong prejudices the Duke of Windsor held for men of color by contrast with the liberal attitude of the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales...
...said: "Sir Etienne Dupuch, owner and editor of the Tribune [the most influential newspaper in the Bahamas], had called at Government House to tender his respects. Windsor, who was standing just outside the main gate, dismissed Dupuch with the withering comment: 'Colored people to the tradesmen's entrance.' " TIME cites this as an example of the duke's treatment of colored Bahamians...
...time during the Duke of Windsor's governorship of the Bahamas did I call on him at Government House to pay my respects. It is true, however, that the duke had no time for people of color. And he did not hesitate to show his feelings in words and deeds...
...this respect, the Queen, Philip and Charles are the complete antithesis of the Duke of Windsor. I recall how, when Windsor arrived in the Bahamas as Governor-General in 1940, he savaged the feelings of one of the island's most distinguished colored citizens. Sir Etienne Dupuch, owner and editor of the Tribune [the most influential newspaper in the Bahamas]. had called at Government House to tender his respects. Windsor, who was standing just outside the main gate, dismissed Dupuch with the withering comment: "Colored people to the tradesmen's entrance...