The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-19
KINGS FAV0RITE
MEETS QUEEN
ALEXANDRA is KINDLY TO MRS.
KEPpEL AT BIER OF DEAD
RULER
WEEPS AS SHE VIEWS BODY.
Woman Was Declared by Late Monarch
to Be "Most Brilliant IN
England"
WILL RETAIN PLACE IN SOCIETY


the royal house of England contain:
no more dramatic incident than that al
Buckingham palace on Monday. whel
the widowed Queen Alexandra and Mrs
George keppel met at the threshold OF
King Edwards death chamber.
! That afternoon, at an hour when the
Queen is accustomed to rest III her apart
ments. Mrs. Kcppel went to Bucking
! ham palace to look her last on the face
of the sovereign who had so greatly
/ favored her. For a long time she had
| had the entree to the palace. She went
/ upstairs and requested the Official on
duty to conduct her to the death cham
Der.
AS they ncared it the door of Alex
andra'S apartments at the further end
Of the corridor opened, and the widowed
Queen advanced toward the room where
her cons0rt's body lay.
Mrs. keppcl stood stock still and, as
Alexandra approached she courteSled
deeply, aud in a tatering voice SAID ,,
Il suppose this is the last time | Shai!
have the honor Of seeing you, madame.
Queen Answers with Dignity.
The Queen. recognizing her beneath
the deep crepe veil, showed neither sur
prise nor resentment, but answered with
great dignity.
why not? Are not the Kings friends
always my friends"
Mrs keppel. overcome by this noble
attitude. courtsied again more deeply
than before, and the Queen motioned her
to follow into the death chamber. There
the two women stood, gazing on the face
of the dead King for some min ties, MIS-.
keppel weeping quietly. Then Queen
Alexandra led the way from the room
and they parted.
For many years King Edward never
dined Mt Buckingham palace except
when official reasons compelled. Every
night when in London he dined out at
some friends house, and always met
Mrs Keppe. He used 20 say that when
his work was finished he was entitled TO
some change of scene.
During his last illness Mrs. keppcl
went to the palace three times daily, re-
naming for a considerable time. She
hal not long left the palace on Thure-
day when Queen Alexandra arrived
from the continent. Mrs keppel saw
the King even as late rs Friday aft
crnouu, accompanied by Sir Ernest Cas-
sci
Mrs Kcppcl has an income of 100000
a year from her Investments. and pos
eesses besides about 100000 worth of
icwcIry. She is established in a splendid
house in Grosvenor street, much money
having been spent on the reconstruction
and redecoration,
Keeps Place in Society.
Despite the fact that her unique posi-
ton as arblter of the Kings set has
gone, there il no reason to believe that
Mrs. kcppcl will be stunned by society.
BESIDES her relations To the Albemarle
family she has a hold on her friends by
reason of her tact, wit and cleverness,
to say nothing Of being one of the best
cooks in London.
As far as King George is concerned,
he has never attempted to conceal his
hostility 10 Mrs. keppel, and in his blunt
way has often said that he failed to
understand why his father wished To
have her always about HIM. The utmost
arts of diplomacy ON the part of the
kcppcS have failed to concIIIatc the
Now KING, whose resentment extends to
all those who entertained for the King
and the keppcls. Their day at court
is finished. King George was devoted
to both his father and his mother; this
was the one crumpled roseleaf in his
relations with the late King.
The last time the King dined out was
the Monday preceding his death-not
Tuesday, as previously stated His
h0stesscs on that occasion were the Mis-
SEES keyscr formerly of New York at
whose house, II GroSyeuOr crescent. he
was frequent guest at little private
dinners, where he could meet SPECIAL
friends,
At Americans Dinner
During the dinner the King had two
distressing attacks, followed by heart
weakness, which So alarmed Miss Key