Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 216, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1910 — NURSERY AT WINDSOR CASTLE [ARTICLE]

NURSERY AT WINDSOR CASTLE

Schoolroom In Victoria Tower Well Situated for Light and Air— Delightful Views. London.—The two suits of rooms at the top of Victoria Tower, Windsor Castle, are fitted up and ready for the children of the King and Queen, xhere are a schoolroom dining room, day and night nurseries, rooms for governesses and attendants, bathrooms and kitchen. The former are beautiful apartments and are Immediately above the rooms of the King and Queen. The children’s apartments are magnificently situated for light and air and they command most delightful views. When the sun is shining it throws a flood of light into the nurseries. Being at a considerable altitude these children’s apartments catch the

health-giving air from Windsor Park, and there are no more beautifully situated schoolrooms In the world. Everything about them Is light and bright. There is notching sombre, the walls being covered with very light papers. The schoolroom Is fitted up with lib tie tables and chairs and the furniture Is all In keeping. It jpuch resembles. a drawing room, except that there are all kinds of children’s Woks and school requisites. Here the royal children, Prince John Is the youngest, and he celebrated his fifth birthday a few days ago, will do their lessons and learn about the great empires of which Windsor Castle Is the centre. Immediately below the windows on one sidfe is the beautiful east terrace, with its sunken garden and flowers and a fountain playing in the centre and statuary all round. On the south side are the magnificent Long Walk and Windsor Park and some of the grandest scenery in England. There are nicely fitted up bathrooms and close by is a special kitchen which serves the children’s needs. There will be a staff of servants and attendants to look after the welfare of Princess Mary and the little princes, and there is nothing wanting to make the rooms quite Ideal apartments for children. The rooms of course are never shown to visitors and are kept quite private. 'The Queen of Spain and her brothers received their early education here and Queen Victoria’s children had their nursery and schoolroom in the same tower.