The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-24
MAN WHO ACTS AS
DEPUTY FOR QUEEN
Secretary Attends Functions to
Which Her Majesty Was
Invited.

lana IL n man. Wnen queen Ale4dn-
dra's presence is required by her sense
than one place at a time, her secretary
Mr.. Sidney Greville, represents her.
When the queen attends n function
such as q wedding. baptism, or any pri-
vate reception, by deputy, her hostess
IL notified beforehand that Mr.. Greville
will be present on the queens behalf,
and the time at which he will arrive
Is also stated.
. The hostess receiving sue an init
nation must exercise a good deal OF
ceremony in receiving her majestN's
representative. In the first place, the
guests must be informed of the hour at
which Mr.. GreNille is to arrive. for it
is contrary to etiquet for a guest to
arrive at any function which the king
or queen attend later than their majes-
ties. and just the same ceremony is
observed when royalty attend any en-
tertainment or reception by deputy.
The host and hostess must address
Mr. Greville as Sir" and no one must
speak to him without being first spo-
ken to. No one is, Of course, ever in
troduced to the queens representative.
When Mr.. Greville acts as such, he is
attended by the host and hostess while
he Is present, and when he arrives and
departs. all the guests stand up.
Hard Role to Fill.
When Mr.. Greville attends a baptism
on behalf OF the queen, he is always the
bearer OF a silver cup as a present to
the infant from her majesty, which he
presents to the host and hostess on his
arrival.
Naturally. a hostess who has hoped
to have the honor of the queens pres
ence at a reception, may feel somewhat
disappointed when the queen is un-
able to be present in person, and she
may find difficulty in according her
majesty's representative a very enthu-
siastic welcome.
1T Ia quite easy. to perceive that in
such a position the queens deputy has
a ~singularly difficult part to play. for
1t is part of his duty as the queens
representative to make his hostess feel
that she has been as much honored as
II her majesty had been actually pres
emit.
A story is related Of an American
woman who had seen Mr.. Greville at a
reception at which he was represent
Ing the queen and remarked to him
~laughingly when she was introduced to
him elsewhere. that she would feel
very disappointed indeed if she had to
receive him instead of her majesty.
Imitation Equals Original.
SOM time afterward it SO happened
That h American did receive
Nj. GreVflle as the queens deputy:
when he was going away his hostess
said to him:
II know 1t is very much against ETH
auet to say so. but I must tell You
that I feel really almost as charmed
and onore as II the queen had been
present." 1850
Mr.. Greville recollected what the lady
had said to him some little time be-
lore, n smilingly agreed to pardon
her breech of etiquet in making such
an observation to her majesty's repre-
sentative.
Mr.: Greville is n of the most In
teresting personalities at court: he be-
gan life with the intention OF deyotinR
himself to a political career, and for
some line acted as private secretary
to III late Lord Salisbury. Then lie
was o1rered a position in the royal
household by his majesty. then Prince
or Wales, and some few a later be-
came private secretary to her ma
jesty.
Mr.. Greviile is a born courtier and
possesses great charm of manner, inn
mense tact, and a temper that is never
ruffled. AS a dinner conversationalist
he has few equals; it has been said Of
him that he can always be amusing. and
is v unkind. He is extremely pop
ular in II royal household in the d.
rection OF which he has, as her maies-
tvs secretary, considerable influence.
When her majesty travels, all the re-
sponsibility of making arrangements
for the royal journey devolves upon Mr.
Greville, and sometimes the arrange
ments have to be made at very short
notice.
Mr.. Greville does not go very much
into general society; his chief recrea-
tons are the theater. Of which he ia
very fond. and travelling.