Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 December 1951 — Page 10

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By MARION CRAWFORD Governess of the Little Princesses QUEEN: MARY'S children were given as happy a childhood as was possible

"in a roya] household.

Stories are told which suggest they were over-disciplined. For example, if one of them came down late for a meal he was not allowed to sit at table but had to eat from a tray in his own apartments. Some people say that Prince Edward (King Edward VIII, until his abdication) was spoiled. If so it was not by his parents. He was King Edward's favor-

ite grandson, perhaps because

the King saw in him a chip off the old block, On his 10th birthday, the King ‘gave Edward a party at Buckingham Palace and laughed to see the dignity with which the boy received his guests. . ‘“Infernally bumptious,” said the King. 4 Once, King Edward asked the Prince what he had been reading and the reply was: “The story of Perkin Warbeck, who pretended to be of royal descent but who really was born of respectable parents.” 2 » » “GRANNIE'S BIRTHDAY” was always a great occasion for -her grandchildren, the Little Pricesses. Usually their mother took them to Marlborough House to see Grannie on her birthday but once I had that enjoyable duty.

Queen Mary was in bed with a slight chill. In a lovely bed jacket of pink satin she looked as regal as ever.

I remember thinking: “Why this is a regular royal levee, in the true sense. Kings used to receive their courtiers in bed; it was a great honor for them.” And I realized that I, too, was greatly honored. On the way to Marlborough House in the car, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Mar-

garet held in their hands little

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NOTE: This is the second

of a series of six installments from the book, MOTHER AND QUEEN, just. published. The author, Mrs. Crawford, spent seventeen years in the

royal household as tutor to- -

Princesses Elizabeth and Mar-. garet.,

Victorian posies—tight bunches of flowers in frilled paper holders. These they presented to Grannie;® wishing her a happy birthday and kissing her on the cheek. .

On the bedside tables were all sorts of quaint and pretty gifts—fans, china ornaments, gilt, enameled and lacquered boxes and knick-knacks. “See how many friends I have,” sald Queen Mary. She explained that many of these presents had come from people who were strangers to her only because they did not give their names, Then she said to the Princesses, “Would you like to choose something for yourselves?” = ” . LIKE ALL nicely brought up children, they said, both together, “Oh, Grannie! We really couldn't.” But after a little persuasion, of course they found that they

could, and they took two little '»

china animals, ’ A It was my turn next, and I received a lovely painted fan of French workmanship, which I still treasure, Also beside the bed was a heap of letters, most of which, like the presents, were from people. not personally known to Queen Mary. One written in blue crayon on a ruled page from a child's exercise book, began, “Dear Queen Mary.” The children loved that. “It’s nearly as tidy as one of your letters,” said Princess Elizabeth to Princess Margaret. And I think this a good place for me to tell you of a schoolroom trick Princess Margaret invented when she was small. Queen Mary was eager that

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rize Hamlet's soliloquy.

the Princesses should learn poetry by heart, and as much of it as possible. Today this is scorned by some of the modern educationalisty, They say that people grow up hating the poems they were made to learn at school. # = o ON THE OTHER hand, there is a great deal to be said for Queen Marys insistence on learning poetry by heart. There can be:no doubt that it does sharpen the memory and stimulate the mind, besides equipping one with a stock of useful quotations and their sources. Princess Elizabeth was an extraordinarily quick learner, and took a very short time indeed to become word-perfect; I am sure that she could recite Tennyson's “Ulysses” from memory today. But Princess Margaret, much to Queen Mary's amusement,

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went about learning poetry in a different way. For example, to learn “Hamlet's” “To be, or not to be” soliloquy, she drew a series of rebuses. *. The, sketch shown with the chapter is not her actual draw=ing, but it will give you the idea. Princess Margaret worked out that method for herself, and got many long passages from Shakespeare by heart.

(Copyright, 1951, Prentice Hall, Inc.) Next Sunday: The Prince of

Wales and Mrs. Simpson.

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